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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Competition from record-low natural gas prices and reduced power demand in the lockdown in the spring sent coal consumption in the U.S. power sector down by 30 percent in the Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production rose to 10.36 million st in the week that ended Oct. 31, up 1.8% from a week earlier, but 18.2% below the corresponding year-ago week, according Continue Reading
Coal deliveries to US power plants rose to a seven-month high of 40.53 million st in August, up 8.3% from the previous month, but 20.6% lower than the year-ago month, Continue Reading
BloombergNEF’s latest New Energy Outlook—or NEO, as we call it—is our annual examination of the energy economy’s changes. We define them in thousands of gigawatts of generation capacity, millions of barrels Continue Reading
Highlights Biden plan would decarbonize electricity by 2035 Trump’s efforts to save coal have largely failed New York — A Democratic victory in the approaching U.S. elections would accelerate the Continue Reading
A privately developed underground reservoir to permanently store carbon dioxide in southwest Louisiana is inching closer to reality, and with it a new business model for carbon capture and storage. Continue Reading
China’s coking and thermal coal markets are set to tighten over the remainder of 2020 as stringent import restrictions curb supply at a time of robust demand from heavy industry, Continue Reading
China has suspended purchases of Australian coal, according to people familiar with the order, as Beijing continues to tightly control imports of the fuel amid soured political relations with Canberra. Chinese Continue Reading
As the world dices with the climate emergency, businesses and governments are starting to push funding toward technology that aims to trap planet-heating gases rather than let them saturate the Continue Reading
US thermal and metallurgical coal exports totaled about 4.1 million mt in August, down 15.6% from the previous month, US Census data released Oct. 6 said. Receive daily email alerts, Continue Reading
Net-zero goals cannot be met by rising renewable energy usage and wider adoption of electrification in transport alone. The world will need to reduce the emissions from existing energy systems Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production was estimated to be over 10.2 million st in the week ended Sept. 29, down 5.3% from the previous week, Energy Information Administration data showed Oct. Continue Reading
Highlights Chicago futures $1.50/MMBtu over last year Gas held bulk of Midwest thermal load during summer Denver — Strengthening of Chicago natural gas prices, particularly for winter futures, looks to Continue Reading
Coal deliveries to US power plants rose to a six-month high 37.43 million st in July, up 14% from the previous month but 23.8% lower than the year-ago month, according Continue Reading
A report published by Fitch Solutions Country Risk states that under a Joe Biden presidency, the United States is expected to see an acceleration in renewables development and an effort Continue Reading
Coal exports out of the terminals in the Hampton Roads region in Virginia were at 1.68 million st in August, down 26.8% from July and also 42.8% lower than the Continue Reading
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
