Weekly US coal production falls to seven-week low, all basins dip: EIA
Weekly US coal production fell to a seven-week low 10.34 million st in the week ended Sept. 12, down 3.3% from a week earlier and 26.4% lower than the year-ago Continue Reading
Is This The Final Nail In Coal’s Coffin?
Coal headlines this summer have been uniformly doom-and-gloom, with stories like “ Renewables surpass coal in US energy generation for first time in 130 years ” from the Guardian, “ Continue Reading
Trump’s Promise to Revive Coal Thwarted by Falling Demand, Cheaper Alternatives
John Hickman was filling out a coal production report about 2½ miles deep in a mountain when his foreman’s voice came over the intercom. “Stop mining,” the foreman instructed. “Bring Continue Reading
Coal’s Rebound on Hold in Europe as Bearish Headwinds Persist
Coal prices in Europe show little sign of getting the usual uplift into the winter heating season thanks to a groundswell of rising pollution costs, cheap natural gas and high Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production totals 10.7 million st, down 20.5% on year: EIA
Houston — Weekly US coal production was estimated at 10.7 million st in the week ended Sept. 5, down 3.4% from the previous week, Energy Information Administration data showed Sept. Continue Reading
Why would anyone finance another coal power plant in China?
Government officials and state-owned energy enterprises in China are currently debating another wave of coal power investment, despite a severely diminished business case for the technology. These companies that own Continue Reading
Climate: Natural Gas is the Rich World’s New Coal
Even the cleanest fossil fuel is losing its appeal to rich nations. Just a few years ago, natural gas was hailed as vital for the transition toward an economy that runs Continue Reading
Britain blocks plans for new coal mine in northeast England
The British government has refused to allow an open cast coal mine to be built in northeastern England, the minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick said. Northumberland Continue Reading
Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage
The Swiss company Climeworks is building the world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) and storage facility for converting atmospheric CO 2 to rock in Iceland. Audi is partnering with the Continue Reading
Coal’s Moment in the Sun, Courtesy of Natural Gas
An abundance of fossil fuels combined with advances in technology to harness wind and solar power has sent energy prices crashing around the world. WSJ explains how it all happened Continue Reading
Trump’s Broken Coal Promises Could Cost Him 2020 Election Support
President Donald Trump spent more than $1 billion in taxpayer funds, rolled back environmental rules and tried to stop power plant closings to fulfill a vow he made to West Continue Reading
Northern Appalachia Q2 coal deliveries to US power plants fall 49% on year: EIA
Highlights Q2 deliveries totaled 10.23 million st McElroy takes over as largest supplying mine Houston — Northern Appalachian coal deliveries to US power plants fell to 10.23 million st in Continue Reading
Is Big Oil Doomed To Repeat The Coal Industry’s Mistakes?
Until this year, alarmists proclaiming the end of oil were often dismissed as crackpots or overly optimistic environmentalists. But the spread of the novel coronavirus and its unprecedented disruption of Continue Reading
Illinois Basin utility coal shipments fall 36.2% on year to 12.5 mil st in Q2
Illinois Basin second-quarter deliveries to coal-fired power plants totaled 12.5 million st, down 36.2% from the year-ago quarter, US Energy Information Administration 9-23 data showed Aug. 27. Receive daily email Continue Reading
Coal’s Share Of Global Energy Supply Has Increased Since 1973
The share of coal of total energy supply increased between 1973 and 2018, while the share of oil shrunk by nearly 15 percentage points, as the share of energy supply Continue Reading
US weekly coal production totals 11.3 million st, up 9.6% on week: EIA
Weekly US coal production was estimated at 11.3 million st in the week ended Aug. 22, up 9.6% from the previous week, Energy Information Administration data showed Aug. 27. It Continue Reading
Trump Promised a Coal Comeback But America’s Miners Need an Energy Revolution
Green Bobby Stevens’s backup plan for his backup plan encountered an obstacle a few months ago. In March the coronavirus pandemic closed the Kentucky government building where he was set Continue Reading
US coal-fired power generation totals 65.5 TWh in June, hitting seven-month high: EIA
US coal-fired power generation totaled 65.5 TWh in June, up 40.8% from May, Energy Information Administration data showed Aug. 25. It was the highest level of coal-fired generation since December Continue Reading
US utilities, power providers continue plans to accelerate coal retirements
US coal producers are already in a tough spot, but the hints power generators dropped on second-quarter earnings calls suggest they may soon be announcing plans to retire even more Continue Reading
China Aproves Mega Merger Of Two Coal Giants
China has approved the merger of two of Shandong province’s top state-owned coal miners, Shandong Energy Group and Yankuang Group, a decision that effectively creates a new top company in Continue Reading
Northern Appalachia Q2 coal production tumbles to over 25-year low: MSHA
For the second quarter in a row, Northern Appalachia coal production in the second quarter fell to over a 25-year low, as the coronavirus pandemic led to a decrease in Continue Reading
US 2020 coal production to fall 28.8% on year to 57-year low: EIA
The US is expected to produce 502.2 million st of coal in 2020, the US Energy Information Administration said Aug. 11, raising its estimate from a month ago by roughly Continue Reading
Value of world’s largest coal mine slashed by $1.4bn
Peabody Energy has written $1.4bn off the value of the world’s largest coal mine, an acknowledgment of electricity generators’ permanent shift towards natural gas and wind. The open-pit North Antelope Rochelle Continue Reading
Natural Gas Has Replaced Over 100 U.S. Coal Plants In The Last Decade
A total of 103 coal-fired power plants were converted to natural gas or replaced by natural gas-fired plants in the United States since 2011, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Continue Reading
Russia’s Largest Coal Mine Gets Unexpected New Owner
It might not be a secret to anyone that Russia’s coal industry has been pivoting towards Asia – domestic utilization of the country’s vast coal reserves is stagnant at best, Continue Reading
IIlinois Basin Q2 coal production totals 14 million st, down 45.3% on year: MSHA
Illinois Basin coal production totaled 14 million st in the second quarter, down 27.2% from the previous quarter, Mine Safety and Health Administration information said Aug. 3. Receive daily email Continue Reading
Global Coal Power Falls for First Time Even as China Builds More
Global coal-fired power capacity edged down for the first time on record in the first half of 2020 as retirements accelerated and the coronavirus saw new projects put on hold. The Continue Reading
Biden Can’t Save U.S. Coal, But He Can Help The Miners
Margaret Thatcher hated the UK’s coal miners and especially their union. A series of brutal strikes divided the nation during her regime. But when the time came to deal with Continue Reading
Powder River Basin second quarter production down 21.5% on quarter:
Powder River Basin coal production totaled 49.2 million st in the April-June quarter, down 21.5% from the previous quarter, Mine Safety and Health Administration data showed August 3. From the Continue Reading
A Giant New Coal Plant Helped Boost This Japan Utility’s Sales
How does a utility make money in the midst of one of the worst hits to power demand in modern history? By burning a little coal. At least, that’s what Kyushu Electric Continue Reading
May coal deliveries to US power plants fall to more than 13-year low: EIA
Coal deliveries to US power plants fell to a more than 13-year low of 28.9 million st in May, down 3.7% from 30.02 million st delivered in April and 37% Continue Reading
This is one absolute failure by Donald Trump that is actually good for the United States
To say that in 2019 America produced less coal than it has in any year since 1978 is telling only part of the story. Because in 1978 coal mines across the Continue Reading
Biggest U.S. Coal Carbon Capture Project Halted After Oil Price Crash
Low oil prices have made the only large-scale commercial project for carbon capture in the United States uneconomical, E&E News reported on Tuesday. The Petra Nova project for capturing carbon Continue Reading
U.S. coal production hit its lowest point in last four decades
Last year was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad one for the U.S. coal-mining industry. Freshly publicized federal data showing that U.S. coal production is down to its lowest Continue Reading
U.S. Coal Production Crashes To 1978 Lows
U.S. coal production fell another 7% in 2019—the lowest amount of coal produced in the United States since 1978, during the national coal miners’ strike, according to the Energy Information Continue Reading
Poland Stumbles on Long and Winding Road to Coal-Free Future
Poland’s government started discussions with utilities and powerful mining unions about speeding up the country’s green transformation, only to hit the first hurdle within hours. Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin’s Continue Reading
Deutsche Bank tightens fossil fuel lending policies
Deutsche Bank ( DBKGn.DE ), said on Monday it would end business worldwide with the companies most exposed to coal mining by 2025 at the latest, as part of a Continue Reading
US Hampton Roads coal exports drop to near four-year low in June
Coal exports out of the terminals in the Hampton Roads region in Virginia were at a three-year low at 1.55 million st in June, down 26.3% from 2.1 million st Continue Reading
US 2020 coal production expected to fall 28.9% on year to 57-year low: EIA
The US is estimated to produce 501.3 million st of coal in 2020, the US Energy Information Administration said July 7, lowering its estimate from a month ago by 28.7 Continue Reading
Germany’s Coal Power Could Shut Down a Decade Early
For a country that prides itself on its clean, green image, Germany’s power sector is remarkably dirty. Despite having the third-largest installed base of wind and solar power after China and the Continue Reading
Coronavirus slams Poland’s already-troubled coal industry
The coronavirus has ripped through Poland’s coal mines, where men descend deep underground in tightly packed elevators and work shoulder-to-shoulder to extract the source of 75% of the nation’s electrical Continue Reading
US coal exports drop to 3.5-year low in May: Census
Lowest exports since September 2016 Year-to-date thermal exports down 26.8% on year US coal exports tumbled to a 3.5-year low 4.28 million mt in May, as metallurgical and bituminous coal Continue Reading
Why Power Companies Can’t Ditch Coal Just Yet
We’ve always had difficulty understanding why US electric companies have not simply closed down old, smaller and least efficient coal-fired power plants quickly. From a simple bargaining perspective we thought Continue Reading
April coal deliveries to US power plants fall to over 13-year low: EIA
Coal deliveries to US power plants fell to over a 13-year low of 30.02 million st in April, down 13.5% from 34.71 million st delivered in March and 32.9% lower Continue Reading
A Call for Massive Reinvestment Aims to Reverse Coal Country’s Rapid Decline
The global coronavirus that’s put tens of millions of Americans out of work and plunged the nation into a recession is speeding an ongoing transition away from coal. With devastation Continue Reading
2020 Will Be A Brutal Year For Coal
As if the economic fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic weren’t enough, a series of trade battles have redoubled the United States’ economic woes in recent weeks. Like everywhere else Continue Reading
US Hampton Roads coal exports falls to three-year low in May
Coal exports out of the terminals in the Hampton Roads region in Virginia were at a three-year-low 2.1 million st in May, down 7.8% from 2.28 million st in April Continue Reading
Europe’s Coal Heartland Is the Hottest Market for Green Power
As Europe prepares a multi-billion-dollar blitz to cut greenhouse gas emissions, a race is on to cash in on the green transformation of its most-polluting member. Poland, which currently relies Continue Reading
The U.S. Coal Industry Is Declining Irreversibly
Nearly all of the coal produced in the United States goes for electricity generation, but its share has been eroded in recent years by growing natural gas-powered generation and rising Continue Reading
China Likely to Ease Coal Mine Closures to Meet Rising Needs
China will likely ease the pressure on local governments to shut older, inefficient coal mines as it seeks to meet rising demand of the most-polluting fuel to spur its economic Continue Reading