Coal

United States

Despite ‘Religious War’ Over Fossil Fuels, Texas Lawmakers Approve $1.8 Billion for Microgrids

During the Texas Legislature's recent session, renewables were blamed for causing the outages related to Winter Storm Uri. But a resilience bill providing $1.8 …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Pennsylvania’s Largest Coal Power Plant Set to Retire

1888 MW Homer City facility will close by JulyThe largest coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania will shutter by July, according the U.S. Energy Information Adm…

Coal Production

Cornwall Insight: Vni West Project Could Delay the Retirement of Coal Generators

Analysis conducted by Cornwall Insight Australia has revealed that certain coal plants in New South Wales (NSW) may benefit from delaying their retirement, foll…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Firstenergy Subsidiary Upgrades Power Line to Strengthen Ohio’s Transmission System

FirstEnergy subsidiary American Transmission Systems has completed a significant upgrade to a nine-mile high-voltage power line in Carroll and Harrison counties…

Coal Mine

Expansion Plan For One of World’s Biggest Coal Mines Challenged in India

Protests against plans for the Gevra site in the eastern province of Chhattisgarh threaten to complicate Coal India Ltd's ability to win approvals to expand ann…

Energy&Power

Register Now｜the 28th Coaltrans Asia 2023

Register Now｜the 28th Coaltrans Asia 2023It’s been another extraordinary year for coal. Decreasing prices – after the record highs of 2022 – are spurring dema…

Coal Production

Intramotev to Deploy Self-Propelled Battery-Electric Railcars to Transport Coal From Cumberland Mine

TugVolt self-propelled battery-electric railcar prototype undergoing testing in Intramotev’s St. Louis headquarters. Image from Intramotev.Intramotev, a M…

Wind Farm

Wind Power Once Again Germany’s Most Important Electricity Source

Despite a slight decrease in electricity generation compared to the same quarter of last year, wind power reached a share of 32.2 percent in Europe’s larg…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Duke Energy Hikes Five-Year Capital Plan to $65 Bln, Focus on Low Carbon Energy

The US flag flies at half mast in front of a coal-fired power plant's cooling tower at Duke Energy's Crystal River Energy Complex in Crystal River, Flor…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

VNI West Project Could Delay the Retirement of Coal Generators

Analysis conducted by Cornwall Insight Australia reveals that certain coal plants in New South Wales (NSW) may benefit from delaying their retirement, following…

Clean Energy Transition

Vietnam Approves Power Development Plan for Cleaner Fuels

Power Development Plan VIII ("PDP8") calls for expansions to renewable energy generation and development of LNG facilities to aid a gradual phase-out of coal-fi…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Space Data on Coal Power Plants Monitored in Energy Transition Pitch

Image: 123RF.comEspousing insights into the transition away from coal as a pitch, Geospatial intelligence provider BlackSky Technology was competitively selecte…

Thermal Coal

Decarbonising Coal Use in India: Role of Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage

The complex and elaborate coal network that underpins energy provision and social support in India should be complemented with CCUS for decarbonisation without …

Coal Production

Coal Share in China’s Power Mix to Decline in Coming Years: Report

this is despite its reliance on coal, Fitch Solutions reported.The share of coal in China’s energy mix will likely decrease in the coming years as it is o…

Nuclear Technology

Researchers Study Cooling Power Plants With Brackish Groundwater

New analysis led by a University of Wyoming researcher shows that brackish or salty groundwater could replace fresh water to cool coal- and natural gas-fired po…