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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
While the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the death of coal in developed nations, the dirtiest fossil fuel is alive and kicking in Asia. Demand for electricity plunged — and with it Continue Reading
The US Energy Information Administration forecast coal production of 530 million st in 2020, down 23.2% from the estimated 2019 output of 690 million st, the Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Continue Reading
Britain is about to pass a significant landmark – at midnight on Wednesday it will have gone two full months without burning coal to generate power. A decade ago about Continue Reading
With Illinois Basin thermal coal output expected to decline by up to 30% on an annualized basin in order to better meet 2020 demand, it will require adjustments and restructuring Continue Reading
Weekly US coal train loadings averaged 55.1 trains/day in the week ended May 22, down 0.8 train/day from the previous week, Surface Transportation Board data showed Friday. Receive daily email Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production was estimated at approximately 8.2 million st in the week ended May 16, down 1.6% from the previous week, Energy Information Administration data showed Thursday. Receive Continue Reading
Jobs are being lost from the US coal industry at the fastest rate in decades as the fuel gets crowded out of an electricity market that is shrinking because of Continue Reading
Imagine that you’re a power engineer in 1975, designing and building the U.S. electrical grid. Coal is undoubtedly king, generating nearly three times as much as gas, oil, or hydropower. Nuclear power Continue Reading
Across the board, the four major Class I railroads said low natural gas prices, coal plant retirements and a mild winter drove declines in coal volumes in the first quarter Continue Reading
Inside Clean Energy Great River Energy has announced it will close the largest coal-fired power plant in North Dakota and replace it with renewable sources, an almost complete overhaul of Continue Reading
An indicator of China’s coal demand surged almost a third above levels last year as hotter-than-usual weather and factories rushing to make up for lost orders boosted power demand, spurring a Continue Reading
Another Powder River Basin coal mine has reduced its workforce in response to weak market conditions. Decker Coal Company furloughed 98 miners Friday, sending them home until May 26, according Continue Reading
Illinois Basin coal production totaled over 19.2 million st in the first quarter of 2020, down 7.3% from the previous quarter and down 30.7% from the year-ago quarter, Mine Health Continue Reading
Coal production in the Powder River Basin totaled over about 13.4 million st in the second quarter, down 13.4% from the previous quarter and down 11% from the year-ago period, Continue Reading
Stimulus loans meant to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic are being doled out to coal companies, stoking criticism from environmentalists that the Trump administration is using the Continue Reading
Financing a thermal coal project in Australia just got a little bit harder after Westpac Banking Corp. said it would exit the sector by 2030, leaving Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. Continue Reading
Coal India Ltd.’s shipments in April slumped 25.5% from a year earlier after more than a month-long nationwide lockdown halted economic activity, eroding demand for India’s most dominant energy source. Shipments dropped Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production declined for the fourth straight week to an estimated 8.58 million st in the week ended April 25, down 0.5% from a week earlier and 39.4% Continue Reading
Global coal demand is heading for its biggest annual drop since World War II as economic activity plunges due to coronavirus lockdowns. Burning coal to make electricity in several European Continue Reading
You can add coal to the list of global commodities struggling during the pandemic. Prices haven’t yet turned negative (like oil), but coronavirus is accelerating the demise of the dirtiest Continue Reading
As silent factories and deserted offices hobble demand for electricity worldwide, the biggest loser is coal. In the U.S., coal’s share of power generation has dropped more than 5 percentage points since Continue Reading
US power sector coal stockpiles totaled 140 million st in February, up 4.4% from January, US Energy Information Administration data showed Friday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize Continue Reading
US coal-fired power generation totaled 56.1 TWh in February, down 14% from Monday, US Energy Information Administration data showed Friday. From the year-ago month, generation was down 29.9%. Additionally, February Continue Reading
Highlights All four major basins at multi-year lows US cumulative production down 19.6% year on year Houston — Weekly US coal production tumbled to an estimated 8.62 million st in Continue Reading
Weekly US coal ship departures totaled 42 in the week ended April 18, up eight from the previous week, data from cFlow, Platts trade-flow software, showed. Departures dropped to an Continue Reading
Travis Deti has been working the phones to try to get government support for the U.S. coal industry during the coronavirus pandemic. Between recent calls, the head of the Wyoming Continue Reading
Citigroup Inc. will stop providing financial services to thermal coal-mining companies over the next 10 years to help accelerate the economy’s shift away from fossil fuels. By 2025, the bank won’t Continue Reading
A dozen Chinese anthracite coal miners have called on the industry to slash production by 10% from current levels amid weak demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak. While anthracite coal output Continue Reading
Declining US coal-fired power demand, hit further by the coronavirus pandemic pressuring electricity demand, has pushed major coal basins into oversupply and utility stockpiles to multi-year highs, requiring producers to Continue Reading
US coal carload originations fell to a 10-year low of 52,468 in the week ended April 11, down 8.8% from 57,504 a week earlier and 36.1% lower than the year-ago Continue Reading
Thermal coal demand is declining globally and forcing cutbacks of imports and production, driven by lower power-sector coal demand resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, analysts said Tuesday. “After some delays Continue Reading
Sources said utility Guotou Qinzhou had canceled 250,000 mt of seaborne coal due for arrival in May because of the uncertainty, a cancellation letter seen Monday by S&P Global Platts Continue Reading
State also will join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Sets mandatory benchmarks to reach 100% renewable power Dominion Energy Virginia must shut down its 1,032-MW Chesterfield coal plant within the next Continue Reading
Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from Continue Reading
Global coal production is expected to grow only marginally in 2020, from 8.13 billion tonnes in 2019 to 8.17 billion tonnes in 2020, a growth of only 0.5 percent after Continue Reading
A group of powerful Republican senators wants to make sure the bailout program being administered by BlackRock Inc. on behalf of the federal government won’t leave fossil-fuel companies behind. The Continue Reading
State-run Coal India Ltd. is considering cutting output at some mines, aligning it with a steep drop in demand from power generators amid a countrywide lockdown, according to people with knowledge Continue Reading
EKPC reduces four barge contracts by 16,000 st/month CCU Coal supply deal cut by 6,000 st/month East Kentucky Power Cooperative reduced its monthly delivery amounts with four barge coal suppliers Continue Reading
