Coal

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US Awards up to $890 Million to Carbon Capture Projects at Gas, Coal Plants

Natural gas and coal plants in Texas, California and North Dakota will share up to $890 million in U.S. funding for projects to demonstrate the viability of car…

Coal Trade

Five coal companies sue province of Alberta for $8 billion

Alberta Rockies. Shutterstock Image.Five coal companies are suing the Canadian province of Alberta for a total C$10.8 billion ($8bn), claiming the provincial go…

Coal Production

India's Coal Sector Bucking the Trend

While growth in coal production slows gradually across the globe, India is setting itself apart from other countries, with its ambitions to aggressively increas…

Coal Production

Vale Mulls Briquette Plants in Gulf of Mexico, Middle East

Iron ore briquettes. Image: Vale.Brazilian miner Vale is considering implementing new iron ore briquette plants in Brazil, the Middle East and the Gulf of Mexic…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

EIA Expects Combined U.S. Solar and Wind Power Generation to Surpass Coal-Fired Generation in 2024

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects, for the first year on record, combined electricity generation from wind and solar to surpass generatio…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Greenlight for €2.6bn German Aid for RWE's Early Closure of Lignite Power Plants

Image: RWEThe European Commission has approved a €2.6 billion (£2.2bn) German support measure in favour of RWE’s early closure of lignite-fired…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

EU Approves German State Aid for Closure of RWE Power Plants

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsThe Euro…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Thermal Coal Prices Diverge as Japan, S.korea Buy More, China, India Less: Russell

The prices of differing grades of seaborne thermal coal in Asia are diverging as strong demand for high-quality fuel coal by Japan and South Korea drives a rall…

Coal Mine

TMK All-in on Mongolian Coal Seam Gas Giant

TMK Energy’s Lucky Fox-1 well flaring gas. Credit: FileTMK Energy has assumed full ownership of the 8400-square-kilometre Gurvantes XXXV coal seam gas pro…

Thermal Coal

Morocco Joins International Campaign to Phase Out Coal

Morocco on Friday joined an international campaign to phase out coal, as it plans to secure more than half of its energy needs from renewables in the next seven…

CCS

Utility Company Dte Energy Sees Higher Profit in 2024

Utility firm DTE Energy (DTE.N) expects higher operating profit in 2024 and plans to explore small carbon capture storage projects next year, betting on revenue…

Thermal Coal

Germany's RWE to Win EU Approval for $2.8 Bln Coal Phase Out Aid- Bloomberg News

RWE AG (RWEG.DE) will receive 2.6 billion euros ($2.79 billion) in compensation from the German government for its accelerated phase-out of coal from its energy…

Carbon Emissions

China Issues Action Plan to Improve Air Quality

A cooling tower and chimneys are seen at a thermal power plant on a polluted day in Beijing, China, November 3, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo Acquire Licen…

Coal Production

Coal Generation Decreased in 2022, but Overall U.S. Emissions Increased

U.S. coal-related CO2 emissions decreased by 7%, or 68 million metric tons (MMmt), in 2022 relative to 2021. This decrease was largely due to an 8% decline in c…

Pumped Storage

Energyaustralia Outlines Lake Lyell Pumped Hydro Design

Australian utility EnergyAustralia has unveiled the concept design for its 335MW Lake Lyell pumped hydropower project in New South Wales (NSW) state, part of it…