Coal

Coal Mining Fades and So Do Jobs

The closing of coal fired-generators in Texas and other states as coal has become an increasingly expensive source of power has resulted in job losses in coal m…

Virtual power plant

Tesla's Australian Virtual Power Plant Propped Up Grid During Coal Outage

The 50,000-home virtual power plant (VPP) Tesla is developing in South Australia helped maintain grid stability when a coal-fired unit in Queensland tripped off…

100% Renewables Means 95% Less Water Consumption for Conventional Power Generation

According to a new study by Finland’s LUT University, solar PV consumes between 2% and 15% of the water that coal and nuclear power plants use to produce just …

Coal Price

Queensland's Debt Blows Out by $1b in Six Months as Coal Price Slumps

The Queensland government’s “surprise” decision to increase liquefied natural gas royalties in this year’s budget has failed to slow the state’s climbing d…

Coal Mine

U.S. Coal Production Employment has Fallen 42% Since 2011

The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Coal Report shows that coal mining employment has declined in the past decade as coal demand has decr…

Thermal Plant

Los Angeles Wants to Replace the Natural Gas Plant by Hydrogen-fueled Power Plant

As Los Angeles weans itself off the last of its coal-generated electricity, the city needs to replace that fuel with a climate-polluting natural gas plant in Ut…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Why ‘wet coal’ Causes Problems for Power Generation

Eskom has 13 coal-fired power stations around the country, which all have various requirements when it comes to coal. The one thing they all have in common is t…

Los Angeles Wants to Build Their Fist Hydrogen-Fueled Power Plant

As Los Angeles weans itself off the last of its coal-generated electricity, the city needs to replace that fuel with a climate-polluting natural gas plant in Ut…

Liquid Hydrogen

Japan Launches World’s First Liquid Hydrogen Carrier

The world’s first liquid hydrogen carrier ship has been unveiled today in Japan, marking a major step forward in the Australia-Japan coal-to-hydrogen pilot.

Coal Pollution in the Western Balkans is a European Problem

Sixteen coal plants in the Western Balkans pollute as much as the entire EU fleet of 250 units, causing sickness and deaths across the continent. It’s high tim…

India’s Coal Power Usage Set to Shrink for First Time in 14 Years

Coal’s use for power in India is set to shrink for the first time in at least 14 years as demand slows and cheaper and cleaner renewable sources of electricity…

Institutional Investors Urge Greater Climate Ambition

The largest-ever group of investors has called on governments to phase out thermal coal power worldwide, put a price on carbon, end subsidies for fossil fuels, …

Renewable Energy to Become Dominant Energy Source in France’s Capacity Mix

Nuclear power, currently the dominant energy source in France, is expected to be overtaken by renewable energy by 2027. The share of renewable energy in France …

CCS

Carbon Capture And Storage Projects Advancing at Ethanol, Coal plants

As a Richardton ethanol facility gears up to store its carbon emissions underground, the company that runs a coal-fired power plant north of Washburn has secure…

South Korea Shuts Down 10 Coal-Fired Power Plants to Curb Pollution

The shutdown comes after the government said last month it would idle up as much as 15 coal-fired power plants between December and February, while its remainin…