Coal Is Getting Even Closer to the End of Its Line
In 2020, Americans used 447 million short tons (to distinguish from metric tons) of coal. That’s enough to fill 4 million railroad cars, which sounds like a lot. But it’s also Continue Reading
Northern Appalachia Q1 coal production rises 15.3% from Q4: MSHA
Northern Appalachia coal production in the first quarter jumped to 24.31 million st, up 15.3% from 21.09 million st in Q4 and 12.1% from 21.7 million st produced in the Continue Reading
80% Of U.S. Coal Plants Are Uneconomic As Renewables Costs Drop
As much as 80 percent of the coal-fired power plants in the United States are already uneconomic compared to new wind and solar projects, energy and climate policy think tank Continue Reading
US coal exports jump to 18-month high in March
US coal exports rose to an 18-month high 6.88 million mt in March, as thermal coal exports jumped to their highest level since January 2019, while metallurgical coal shipments declined Continue Reading
Coal Consumption in the U.S. Declines as Natural Gas, Solar, Wind Energy Rise – Bloomberg
In 2020, Americans used 447 million short tons (to distinguish from metric tons) of coal. That’s enough to fill 4 million railroad cars, which sounds like a lot. But it’s also Continue Reading
“We are moving the horizon.”
No one on the train knew what time it would arrive at its destination. For hour after hour it snaked through the snow-covered forests of far eastern Siberia without passing Continue Reading
US coal generation rises to six-month high in February: EIA
US power generation from coal totaled a six-month high 87.85 TWh in February, up 7.4% from January and 56.6% higher than the year-ago month, Energy Information Administration data showed April Continue Reading
Weekly US coal train loadings average 74.4 trains/day, reaching six-week high: STB
Weekly US coal train loadings averaged 74.4 trains/day in the week ended April 16, up 2.4 trains/day from the previous week, Surface Transportation Board data showed April 23. Receive daily Continue Reading
India Is Pushing For More Coal Capacity
One of the world’s largest carbon dioxide emitters, India, could add more coal-fired electricity generation capacity despite the global push for clean power sources. India could still need new coal Continue Reading
Winners of $20M contest make concrete to trap carbon dioxide
Organizers of a $20 million contest to develop products from greenhouse gas that flows from power plants announced two winners Monday ahead of launching a similar but much bigger competition Continue Reading
Exxon Floats $100 Billion Government-Backed Carbon Capture Hub
Exxon Mobil Corp. proposed a giant, $100 billion hub to capture carbon dioxide emissions along the U.S. Gulf Coast in Texas but warned that government funding would be required to Continue Reading
Miners’ union backs shift from coal in exchange for jobs
The nation’s largest coal miners’ union said Monday it would accept President Joe Biden’s plan to move away from coal and other fossil fuels in exchange for a “true energy Continue Reading
Everything Counts
There’s no more time for half-measures and compromises on climate change Despite the complexities of global warming, and there are many, we can describe the principle behind our necessary response Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production rise 4.3% on week, 17.7% on year: EIA
Weekly US coal production rose to a four-week high 11.19 million st in the week that ended April 10, up 4.3% from 10.73 million st a week earlier and 17.7% Continue Reading
A Carbon-Sucking Startup Has Been Paralyzed by Its CEO
The prototype of the device meant to stave off climate devastation looks like a shipping container wrapped in vibrant green Venetian blinds. Fans atop this shell are designed to draw Continue Reading
EIA US coal production, export, consumption forecasts rise for 2021
The US Energy Information Administration forecast coal production of 585 million st in 2021, up 8.6% from 2020 output of almost 540 million st, the EIA said April 6. Receive Continue Reading
Coal Country Races to Shield Itself From Biden’s Climate Plan
The Colstrip coal-fired power plant in eastern Montana, in 2008. Coal’s slow downfall is gaining momentum across the U.S. as clean energy becomes cheaper and wins widespread support, but lawmakers Continue Reading
The Coal Plant Next Door
Georgia’s Plant Scherer and its neighboring pond, where the plant has dumped nearly 16 million tons of toxic coal ash. Mark Berry raised his right hand, pledging to tell the Continue Reading
US coal generation rises to five-month high in Jan: EIA
US power generation from coal totaled a five-month high 81.81 TWh in January, up 3.9% from December and 25.7% higher than the year-ago month, according to data from the US Continue Reading
Can South Korea Overcome Its Coal Dependence?
South Korea remains the weakest performer within OECD in terms of renewables’ penetration into the national energy matrix, merely 5% of its electricity generation boils down to green energy. Apart Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production rises 15.2% on year to total 11.5 million st: EIA
Weekly US thermal coal production was estimated to be more than 11.5 million st in the week ended March 13, down 2.4% from the previous week and up 15.2% from Continue Reading
Colombia Will Back Its Coal Industry For Decades To Come
The world’s fifth-largest coal exporter, Colombia, is confident that continued coal demand in Asia will warrant Colombian government support to the industry for at least two more decades, even after Continue Reading
Coal India Approves $6.4 Billion In New Coal Projects Despite Green Push
State miner Coal India has approved as many as 32 new coal mining projects worth a total investment of US$6.4 billion, as one of the world’s largest coal consumers looks Continue Reading
Continued competition and economic uncertainty to reign in coal market optimism in 2021
There is optimism for coal markets in 2021, but the extent of it remains unknown given competing factors and continued economic uncertainty, Andy Blumenfeld, heads of market analytics at IHS Continue Reading
US 2021 coal production estimated to rise 7.8% on year: EIA
The US is estimated to produce 581.2 million st of coal in 2021, the Energy Information Administration said in a March 9 report, lowering its monthly estimate for the fourth Continue Reading
FEATURE: Despite February storm, US coal plant retirements likely to continue
Despite the Feb. 14 winter storm’s triple-digit natural gas prices, massive gas-fired generation outages, soaring power prices and rolling blackouts in the southern Great Plains of the US, coal-fired generation Continue Reading
Central Appalachia 2020 coal deliveries to US power plants drop 37.5% on year: EIA
Highlights Q4 deliveries at 3.31 mil st, down 23.8% on year CAPP barge deliveries rise to one-year high in Q4 Coal deliveries from Central Appalachia mines to US power plants Continue Reading
How private equity squeezes cash from the dying U.S. coal industry
Private equity firms are proving there’s still plenty of profit in the U.S. coal industry despite a decade of falling demand for fossil fuel. They are spending billions of dollars Continue Reading
Weekly US coal train loading decline 9.3 trains/day on week, driven by PRB drop: STB
Weekly US coal train loadings averaged 57.9 trains/day in the week ended Feb. 19, down 9.3 trains/day from the previous week and down 15.3 trains/day from the year-ago week, Surface Continue Reading
Upheaval Is Coming to South Africa Over the Shift Away From Coal
The Komati Power Station, due to be decommissioned in the next two years. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg A photograph in the entrance hall at Komati Power Station shows the plant in Continue Reading
India’s Coal Power Use May Have Already Peaked, Report Says – Bloomberg
India’s use of coal may have peaked in 2018, according to a new report by U.K.-based clean energy group Ember. That’s sooner than many experts have forecast. The share of the dirtiest Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production slides 2.3% on week, falls 7.1% on year: EIA
Weekly US coal production fell to 10.89 million st in the week ended Feb. 6, down 2.3% from a week earlier and 7.1% lower than the year-ago week, according to Continue Reading
Coal-Fired Power Took a Beating During the Pandemic, Study Finds
The share of energy generated from coal has dropped more sharply during the coronavirus pandemic than that of any other power source, according to a new report on Monday that looked Continue Reading
Is This The Carbon Capture Technology Of The Future?
As the world increases its Net Zero and decarbonization efforts, many Energy Transition technologies are being introduced to meet the Paris Agreement’s global temperature targets, an agreement which the U.S Continue Reading
Can The Steel Industry Survive Without Coal?
The world is moving steadily away from coal. The emissions-heavy fossil fuel is public enemy number one in many, if not most, clean energy and climate smart initiatives and campaigns, Continue Reading
US 2021 coal production estimates rise 9.3% on year: EIA
The US is estimated to produce 589.2 million st of coal in 2021, the Energy Information Administration said in a Feb. 9 report, lowering its monthly estimate for the third Continue Reading
Climate Change: UK Coal Mine Project Under Review After Backlash
Construction of a coal mine that threatened U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s claim to be a world leader in the fight against climate change is under review after growing opposition. The Continue Reading
US coal exports fall to four-year low in 2020: Census
US coal exports fell to a four-year low 62.66 million mt in 2020, down 25.6% from 84.23 million mt exported in 2019 and the second-lowest figure in the last 11 Continue Reading
Central Appalachia coal production drops to over 37-year low in 2020: MSHA
Coal mines in Central Appalachia produced over a 37-year low 46.04 million st in 2020, down 36.7% from 72.7 million st produced in 2019 and the lowest on record, dating Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production totals 11.1 million st, down 10.8% on year: EIA
Weekly US production was estimated to be over 11.1 million st in the week ended Jan. 30, down 3.5% from the previous week and down 10.8% from the year-ago week, Continue Reading
A New Coal Mine Undercuts U.K.’s Claim to Climate Leadership
As the U.K. prepares to host the next round of major global climate talks in November, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has adopted the most ambitious emissions-reduction goal among large Continue Reading
Northern Appalachia coal production falls to over 37-year low in 2020: MSHA
Northern Appalachia coal production tumbled to 77.95 million st in 2020, down 26.7% from 106.38 million st produced in 2019 and the lowest on record, dating back to 1984, data Continue Reading
Exxon’s (XOM) Carbon Capture Project Stalled in Climate Change Setback
Elk and pronghorn antelope migrate each fall through southern Wyoming, where the sparsely vegetated landscape slowly gives way to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Interrupting this serene vista is Continue Reading
Place, prices, alternatives playing roles in coal-fired generation retirements
Despite the retirement of 131.8 GW of coal-fired generation capacity since 2010, about 225.3 GW of such capacity remains operating today, led by Texas, Indiana and West Virginia, and replacing Continue Reading
Powder River Basin coal production totals 42.1 million st, down 29.6% on quarter: MSHA
Powder River Basin coal production totaled over 42.1 million st in the fourth quarter of 2020, down 29.6% from the previous quarter and down 41.7% from the year-ago quarter, Mine Continue Reading
Exxon’s New Carbon Capture Plan Looks a Lot Like Its Old One
Exxon Mobil Corp. pledged to spend $3 billion on low-emission technologies through 2025 to address investor concerns over its environmental record, unveiling a plan that comprises several projects that have Continue Reading
Tampa Electric’s 2020 coal burn falls 24.3% on year: filing
Tampa Electric saw its coal burn fall to 431,512 st in 2020, down 14.4% from the 503,880 st expected for the period and 24.3% lower than the 570,012 st burned Continue Reading
China’s Offshore Purgatory Snares More Australian Coal Cargoes
After loading up with coal the DZ Weihai slipped into the turquoise waters off the coast of Australia this month and began a 14-day voyage to the southern Chinese port Continue Reading
Musk Says He Will Give $100 Million For Carbon Capture Prize
Elon Musk said he plans to donate $100 million toward a prize for the best carbon capture technology, weeks after he became the world’s richest person. Musk made the announcement Thursday Continue Reading
Weekly US coal carloads total 57,665, down 17.9% on year: AAR
Weekly US coal carloads totaled 57,665 in the week ended Jan. 16, down 5.1% from the previous week, Association of American Railroads data showed Jan. 20. From the year-ago week, Continue Reading