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Category: Coal

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  • Coal
  • USA

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

Posted On : 3 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

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

Posted On : 3 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

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

Posted On : 27 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • South Africa

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

Posted On : 16 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • India

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

Posted On : 16 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • USA

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

Posted On : 12 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

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

Posted On : 12 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • carbon capture

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

Posted On : 11 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

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

Posted On : 10 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • USA

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

Posted On : 10 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • United Kingdom

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

Posted On : 10 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • USA

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

Posted On : 6 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

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

Posted On : 6 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

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

Posted On : 5 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • United Kingdom

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

Posted On : 5 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

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

Posted On : 4 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • carbon capture

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

Posted On : 4 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • USA

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

Posted On : 2 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

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

Posted On : 2 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • carbon capture
  • Exxon

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

Posted On : 2 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

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

Posted On : 27 Jan 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • Coal

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

Posted On : 23 Jan 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • carbon capture

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

Posted On : 22 Jan 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

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

Posted On : 21 Jan 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • carbon capture

Businesses Aim to Pull Greenhouse Gases From the Air. It’s a Gamble.

Using technology to suck carbon dioxide out of the sky has long been dismissed as an impractical way to fight climate change — physically possible, but far too expensive to Continue Reading

Posted On : 19 Jan 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

BMA to invest $204 mil to spur ramp up at Queensland coking coal plant

BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance will invest $204 million to speed up the process of ramping up production at its new Caval Ridge coking coal processing plant in Queensland, Australia, to Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Jan 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • carbon capture

Occidental (OXY) Wants to Go Green to Produce More Oil –

Deep in the Permian Basin, America’s biggest oilfield, Occidental Petroleum Corp. plans to build a facility that it believes could change the way the world thinks about fossil-fuel emissions. The globe’s Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Jan 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

US 2021 coal production expected to rise 15.6% on year: EIA

Highlights 2021 production estimate to rise from 55-year low in 2020 Coal to make up 22.4% of 2021 power share, 24.1% in 2022 Houston — The US is estimated to Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Jan 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

Scientists ‘Microwave’ Coal Into Graphite

An international team of researchers demonstrated that pulverized coal powder can be converted into high-value nano-graphite in just 15 minutes. In a study published in the journal Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects Continue Reading

Posted On : 12 Jan 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

Weekly US coal production totals 9.8 million st, up 12.5% on week: EIA

Highlights Year-on-year output down 18.5% Output from all major basins jump on week Houston — Weekly US coal production was estimated to be over 9.8 million st in the week Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Jan 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

Will Asia Actually Fuel A Comeback In Coal?

As 2020 meant a slowdown in coal production and use, experts and governments were confident that the industry would pick up again as pandemic restrictions eased. However, going into 2021, Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Jan 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

Weekly US coal production totals 11 million st, down 12.6% on year: EIA

Weekly US coal production was estimated at nearly 11 million st in the week ended Dec. 19, down 2.6% from the year-ago week, US Energy Information Administration data showed Dec. Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Dec 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • USA

US coal-fired power generation totals 59.8 TWh in October, down 12.5% on month: EIA

Highlights Coal generation at six-month low in October Renewable generation share of 19.3% in October Houston — US coal-fired power generation totaled 59.8 TWh in October, down 12.5% from September, Continue Reading

Posted On : 24 Dec 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • Coal

Traders at Odds With China Import Ban Keep Coal Cargoes in Limbo

Seafarers stuck for months on vessels carrying Australian coal off China’s coast are trapped between authorities who won’t let them unload their cargoes and buyers who won’t let them leave.  Continue Reading

Posted On : 21 Dec 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Canada
  • Coal

Could Coal Help Canada Out Of Its Oil Slump?

Things may be looking up for Canadian oil, but improving on something as dismal as the condition of our northern neighbors’ oil sector doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be going gangbusters–it Continue Reading

Posted On : 21 Dec 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

Global Thirst for Coal to Return Once Pandemic Ends, IEA Says

Global coal demand is poised to rebound next year as the economy recovers and the U.S. and Europe may see the first increase in consumption in several years, the International Continue Reading

Posted On : 18 Dec 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • Coal

China’s Coal Industry Pushes Back Against 2060 Net-Zero Target

The future of coal looks like an ice-cream truck parked half a kilometer down a mine shaft in China’s Shanxi province. The yellow-and-white vehicle is equipped with a 5G router Continue Reading

Posted On : 16 Dec 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • USA

Continued Toll on Coal; More Companies File Bankruptcy

The struggling U.S. coal industry, decimated by falling demand for the fuel from the power generation sector, and hit hard by low prices during the coronavirus pandemic, saw two more Continue Reading

Posted On : 16 Dec 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • carbon capture

There’s a Plan to Bury Asia’s Carbon Emissions Under The Sea

Australian and Japanese companies are studying plans to capture carbon dioxide from industrial emitters in Asia and store it under the ocean floor off the coast of Australia. Perth-based Transborders Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Dec 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

US thermal and metallurgical coal exports total 4.6 million mt in October, down 21.5% on year: Census

US thermal and metallurgical coal exports totaled about 4.6 million mt in October, down 6.1% from the previous month, US Census data released Dec. 4 said.  From the year-ago month, Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Dec 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

Weekly US coal production totals 10.6 million st, down 5.2% on week: EIA

Weekly US coal production was estimated at 10.6 million st in the week ended Nov. 28, down 5.2% from the previous week, Energy Information Administration data showed Dec. 3. Receive Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Dec 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

U.S. Coal Output Capacity Has Plunged 28% Since 2009 Peak

Declining coal demand across several sectors, especially electricity generation, has led to a 28-percent slump in U.S. coal mining productive capacity since the peak in 2009, the Energy Information Administration Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Dec 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • USA

Utility union presses Biden to ease energy transition’s impact on coal workers

With the shift to cleaner power sources displacing workers in coal-reliant communities, one of the largest US trade unions for the utility sector hopes that President-elect Joe Biden will expand Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Dec 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • Coal

China Must Ban New Coal Power Plants to Meet 2060 Goal: Report

China needs to immediately stop building new coal power plants and double wind and solar installations to put itself on a path to meet its 2060 carbon neutrality pledge, climate Continue Reading

Posted On : 21 Nov 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

U.N. Chief Guterres Demands End to Coal-Fired Power in a Reset World

The world must stop building new coal power plants and instead embrace green alternatives in a post-coronavirus reset world, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday. Speaking via video message Continue Reading

Posted On : 16 Nov 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • Japan

Toshiba Will Quit Coal Only After Building More Plants

Toshiba Corp. said it will stop taking orders for new coal-fired power plants as it makes a wider push to embrace renewable energy, though it will still complete work on Continue Reading

Posted On : 12 Nov 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • USA

US 2020 coal production expected to fall 26.2% on year to 56-year low: EIA

Highlights 2020 coal production estimate lowest since 1965 Coal to make up 20.2% of 2020 power share; 24.8% in 2021 Houston — The US is estimated to produce 520.6 million Continue Reading

Posted On : 11 Nov 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

World’s largest coal producer warns of bankruptcy risk

Peabody Energy, the world’s largest private-sector coal producer, said there was a risk it could go bankrupt for the second time in five years, as it raced to renegotiate debts Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Nov 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

Peabody Energy coal market conditions improve in Q3, but executives cautious looking ahead

Highlights Emphasis on building up seaborne met portfolio Expect Q4 decline in US thermal shipments Houston — Peabody Energy saw improved coal revenues and sales in the third quarter as Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Nov 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal

Midwest utilities craft ambitious renewables, coal-retirement plans to meet goals

Six Midwest utilities have said they expect to spend more than a combined $15 billion over the next several years to install or buy roughly 4 GW of solar generation, Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Nov 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple

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