Coal

Coal Production

IEA :Global Coal Demand to Remain Stable Up to 2024

"Despite the growth in low-carbon fuels in recent decades, the reality is coal remains a major fuel in global energy markets ... the world consumes 65% more coa…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Indonesia's Biggest 2 X 1000 MW Coal-based Thermal Power Plant is Officially Operational

"The USC technology is projected to increase generator efficiency by 15 percent rather than non-USC while lowering the cost of fuel per kilo watt-hour. This sim…

Coal Mine

As Many As 43 Out of 85 Coal Blocks Have Yet to Receive 159 Clearances

Coal ministry data shows mine plans of eight blocks have yet to be approved as they are awaiting action from block operators. Environment clearances are pending…

Coal Power

Japan was Given a Second "Fossil of the Day" Satirical Award

Japan was given a second "Fossil of the Day" satirical award from an international conservation group Wednesday after the country's environment minister failed …

Clean Coal

Japan Faced a Barrage of Criticism Over its Continued Support for Coal

As a key United Nations conference on climate change in Madrid entered its final days, Japan faced a barrage of criticism over its continued support for coal fo…

Coal Power

Natural Gas Surpasses Coal in Carbon Emissions

Carbon emissions from coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, are on a steady decline, and carbon emissions from natural gas now surpass coal. The new data adds fuel to…

Coal Mine

Social Transition and Why it Matters in Coal Mine Closure

Coal remains a significant contributor to the economies of the world, and backbone of many local communities, so simply closing coal mines can trigger a series …

Thermal coal

A Negative Outlook on US Thermal Coal Markets in 2020

Moody’s Investors Service said Friday it retained a negative outlook on US thermal coal markets in 2020 based on stiffer competition in the generation stack fr…

Clean Coal

Global Natural Gas Electricity Is Gaining On Coal

Perhaps the primary question for climate and reducing greenhouse gas emissions is the ability of natural gas to displace coal in the power generation sector.

Coal Technology

China's Changing Coal Landscape Crucial to Global Outlook

Most Chinese nitrogen capacity uses coal (anthracite and bituminous) as feedstock, meaning it is exposed to China's increasingly strict policies around air poll…

Clean Coal

WCA: CCS Regains Momentum but More Ambition Needed

The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI) has published its annual ‘Global Status of CCS’ report. CCS, or ‘Carbon capture and storage’ is a pr…

Coal Mine

US Coal in Downward Spiral, Says EIA

The US Energy Information Administration has released its Annual Coal Report for 2018, revealing that the nation’s coal mining employment numbers have dropped …

Distance Rule Scrapped from German Coal Exit Law Draft

The latest draft for Germany’s coal exit legislation seen by Recharge no longer contains a damaging distance rule for onshore wind planned by the country’s go…

Japan Companies Show Off Carbon-Free Tech as Tokyo Clings to Coal

While the Japanese government weathers criticism at a United Nations climate conference over its failure to renounce coal, the country's private sector is using…

Koizumi Gives Up Pledge to Curb Coal ‘Addiction’ Due to Opposition

Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi delivers a speech at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid on Dec. 11. (Provided by the Environment Ministr…