Coal

Hydropower Plant

Chinese Company Dumps Coal Plants, Moves Aluminum Production to Hydro-Rich Yunnan

Aluminum producer China Hongqiao Group Limited is selling its coal-fired power generation assets to Shandong Guoxu New Energy Co.

Mitsubishi Technology to Enable 100% Hydrogen Power by 2045

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems has been awarded a contract to convert a coal-fired power generation plant in Utah into a renewable hydrogen-fired plant.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

From U.S. to Europe to China to Russia, Renewables are Now Cheaper than Coal

It’s now cheaper to invest in renewable energy than coal in all major markets around the world—and more than half of existing coal plants are also more expens…

Coal Trade

China's January-February Coal Output Drops 6.3% as Coronavirus Disrupts

China's coal output in the first two months of 2020 fell 6.3% from the same period a year earlier as the coronavirus outbreak stopped miners from getting back t…

Market Analysis

World Fritters Away Half Trillion Dollars on Coal Support

Nations around the world risk wasting $640 billion by continuing to prop up the coal industry rather than investing in less expensive and environmentally friend…

Coal Power Developers 'Risk Wasting Billions'

Coal power developers risk wasting hundreds of billions of pounds as new renewable sources are now cheaper than new coal plants, a report has said.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Vietnam Reduces Capacity of Coal Power Plants

Vietnam will reduce the total capacity of coal-fired thermal power plants from 2020 until 2030, according to the National Steering Committee for Electricity Dev…

Clean emission

India's Historic Drop in Coal-Based Power Generation is Most Likely a One-off

Indian electricity demand grew by only 0.8 per cent in 2019 compared to an average annual increase of 7 per cent per year from 2010 to 2018.

Australian Green Hydrogen Strategy will Include “Gigawatt” Plans for Gladstone

The state of Queensland has unveiled its new plan where coal and gas were traditionally sourced.

Coal Mine

China Resumes 83.4% Coal Production Capacity Amid Epidemic

China has resumed 83.4 percent of its coal production capacity amid the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak, the National Energy Administration (NEA) s…

Solar Power Panel

Australia Could Soon Export Sunshine to Asia Via a 3800-km Cable

Australia is the world's third largest fossil fuels exporter – a fact that generates intense debate as climate change intensifies. While the economy is heavily…

Crude

Russia: Coronavirus Impact On Oil Is Worse Than Expected

Russia continues to refuse to announce its position regarding deeper cuts by the OPEC+ coalition, but admitted that the coronavirus outbreak could lead to addit…

Coal Mine

47GW of U.S. Coal Capacity to be Uneconomic by 2024

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC sees a $64 billion spending opportunity on top of double-digit earnings accretion for more than a dozen utilities that decide to retire…

Offshore Wind Power

Offshore Wind Energy Giants form Global ‘Action Coalition’

The international Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition will represent the offshore wind sector in the global dialogue on climate change

Coal Power

Morgan Stanley: 47GW of US Coal Capacity Uneconomic by 2024

Nearly 50GW of US coal power capacity will be unable to compete with renewables by 2024, according to analysis from US investment giant Morgan Stanley, which ad…