Coal

Philippines

Philippine Banks Still Fund Coal Projects: Report

In effect, banks are enabling fossil fuels by underwriting or selling bonds.

Coal Price

China State Planner Sets out Irregular Price-Pushing Behaviours for Coal

China's state planner warned domestic thermal coal producers and traders on Saturday not to hoard stock or engage in a list of other practices that it said amou…

Coal Mine

RWE Brings Solar to German Coal Mine

The company plans to develop a utility-scale photovoltaic system with integrated battery storage.

Coal Trade

India Tells Its States to Step up Coal Imports for Three Years

India has urged its states to step up coal imports for the next three years to build up inventories and satisfy demand.

Coal Mine

Campaigners Slam Potential Approval of New UK Coal Mine

If the project goes ahead, it would be the first deep coal mine to launch in the UK for more than 30 years.

Coal Price

India's Petcoke Imports Seen Doubling amid Soaring Global Coal Prices

India's imports of petcoke are expected to more than double this year, industry officials say, as competitive prices are driving cement makers to switch to the …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

South Korea Eases Coal Restrictions to Curb LNG Demand

South Korea's state-owned Kepco will limit voluntary restrictions of coal-fired generation plants to weekends this year, in a bid to reduce gas-fired generation…

India

Indian Aluminium Producer NALCO Faces Coal Scarcity Due to Train Shortage

Indian state-run aluminium producer National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) is facing a coal supply shortfall, due to supplies being diverted to priority electricity …

India

India’s Coal Supply Shock Causes Major Power Outages

The Indian states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh have been forced into blackouts as of Thursday as power supplies are cut off due to a major increa…

Thermal Coal

India's Coal Imports Are Shifting, Thermal More than Coking

India's coal imports are starting to reflect shifting world trade and pricing dynamics in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Wind Turbine

Wind-Powered Electricity Gains New Prominence but Still Long Way From Natural Gas, EIA Says

Daily wind-powered electricity eclipsed both coal-fired and nuclear electricity generation for the first time in March, though wind still pales in comparison to…

Hydrogen Technology

Japan’s ‘Hydrogen Economy’ Runs the Risk of Being Powered by Coal

The government-led drive to boost hydrogen energy and lower emissions may end up giving coal-fired power plants a new lease on life

Nuclear Reactor

Eyeing Green Vote, Macron Vows to Exit Oil, Coal and Gas

President Emmanuel Macron promised on Saturday to make France the "first great nation" to stop using oil, coal and gas as energy sources, in a pitch to young an…

Wind Turbine

U.S. Wind Surpassed Both Coal and Nuclear Power for the First Time Ever

Power generation from wind turbines was the second-largest source of electricity in the United States on March 29, behind only natural gas and surpassing both c…

Natural Gas

China's Guangdong to Boost Natural Gas Consumption by 65.5% in 2021-2025

China's Guangdong province will boost gas consumption by 65.5% in the five years to 2025 on the back of industrial coal-to-gas switching and new natural gas-fir…