Coal

Energy Storage Project

SSE Renewables to Construct Battery Storage at Fiddler's Ferry

Image: SSE RenewablesSSE Renewables has greenlit the construction of a 150MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project at the site of the former Fiddler&rsqu…

Coal Production

Kazakhstan Railways Names Volume of Transported Coal

The fleet of Kazakhstan Railways JSC (KTZ, national company) has transported about 46.2 million tons of coal within Kazakhstan from May 1 through December 21, 2…

Coal Production

Australian Pacific Coal Agrees Terms for Funding Package

Australian Pacific Coal Limited (AQC) has announced that the Dartbrook Joint Venture has received a credit committee approved offer on agreed terms for a 3-year…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Biden Administration Awards $9M Grant to Research Carbon Capture for Proposed Southcentral Alaska Coal Power Plant

The UAF coal plant in Feb. 2022 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media)The University of Alaska Fairbanks is set to receive a $9 million dollar grant from the Biden a…

Coal Production

Japan's JFE Takes New Tack to Tame Volatile Coking Coal Prices

JFE Steel, Japan's No.2 steelmaker, plans to buy more coking coal from the spot market to boost activity and make prices more transparent for the industry&#…

Coal Production

Biggest Import of Coal by Kyrgyzstan Over 5 Years Reported in 2021

Coal production grew by 1.3 million tons over 5 years, according to statistical data.Some 3.775 million tons of coal were produced in 2022.783,600 tons of coal …

Coal Trade

Sinopec Forecasts China's Coal Consumption to Peak Around 2025

A man stands next to a logo of Sinopec, or China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, at an expo on rubber technology in Shanghai, China September 19, 2018. Pict…

Offshore Wind Power

In Montana, Wind Is About to Overtake Coal Generation Capacity

When two new Montana wind farms come online, the state will have more nameplate capacity in wind than in coal.Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated output in …

Solar Power Plant

China Strengthens Solar and Wind Energy to Boost Green Development

In the first half of this year, China’s installed capacity of renewable energy surpassed that of coal power for the first time in its history, indicating …

Renewable Energy

China Beefs up Renewable Energy to Boost Green Development

In the first half of this year, China’s installed capacity of renewable energy surpassed that of coal power for the first time in its history, indicating …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan's Sumitomo to Stop Using Onahama Coal-Fired Plant

Japanese trading house Sumitomo is planning to end operations at its Onahama coal-fired power generation plant in March 2024, as part of its decarbonisation str…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Tokyo Struggling to Keep Pace With Fast-Track Shift From Coal Power

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers an address Dec. 1 during the COP28 U.N. climate conference in Dubai. (Pool)DUBAI--Japan found itself the odd man out at th…

Solar Power Plant

150MW/300MWH BESS to Be Built on Decomissioned Coal Plant

The BESS will be built at the site of SSE’s former Fiddler’s Ferry coal-fired power station. Image: SSE Renewables.SSE Renewables has announced its …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

JERA Starts Operating Yokosuka Coal-Fired Plant Ahead of Schedule

A turbine generator at JERA's No. 2 coal-fired power unit at its Yokosuka plant in Kanagawa Prefecture. | JERA / VIA KYODOJERA, Japan's top power genera…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China's Renewable Energy Capacity Overtakes Thermal Power

China's renewable energy capacity has surpassed thermal power for the first time, constituting more than half of the country's installed power generatio…