Russia is expected to overtake Indonesia as the biggest exporter of coal by 2040, as the Southeast Asian country’s thermal coal production stagnates, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. In Continue Reading
Murray Energy Corp., the coal producer led by outspoken Trump administration ally Robert Murray, has filed for chapter 11 protection, a stark example of coal’s diminished role in the U.S. Continue Reading
Highlights Expect continued pressure on coal in Q4 Record third quarter operating ratio of 64.9% Houston — Norfolk Southern railroad reported lower coal volumes in the third quarter, driven by Continue Reading
This isn’t another tired story about how kicking the coal habit will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. That would be like kicking a dead horse. Instead, there is a massive new Continue Reading
At Aberthaw Power Station on the coast of South Wales, Tom Glover examines a dwindling pile of coal, for what may be the last time. At its peak in 2013, Continue Reading
The end of the age of fossil fuels is not yet in sight in Europe . As Statista’s Martin Armstrong illustrates in the following infographic, there are still a number Continue Reading
Stockpiles of coal are surging at some of Europe’s largest ports as utilities from Germany to Spain are increasingly favoring cleaner gas in power generation. Reserves at ports in Rotterdam, Continue Reading
Low European-delivered thermal coal prices and high utility inventories caused May exports of Russian thermal coal to dip for the first time in 10 months, according to trading sources. Receive Continue Reading
In order to meet the growing demand for electricity, China’s biggest power generator, China Energy Group is planning to build 11 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power during this and Continue Reading
China’s coal output rose in June from the previous month to a record high, official data showed on Monday, as miners ramped up production to ensure supply ahead of peak Continue Reading
Gas generation to replace most thermal coal capacity Capacity factors at remaining coal plants unlikely to increase Demand for US thermal coal will “erode significantly” between 2020 and 2030 as Continue Reading
After riding China’s demand train for nearly two decades, Asia’s coal industry is looking to a future of smaller markets and slimmer pickings, as buying declines in the world’s second-biggest Continue Reading
Chubb is set to become the first of the big US insurers to announce a ban on coverage for coal companies. There has been a growing movement in Europe to stop Continue Reading
UK energy provider SSE Plc said on Thursday that it is proposing to close its last coal-fired power plant in the country by March 2020, amid a national and international Continue Reading
Three U.S. senators on Monday urged the Internal Revenue Service to crack down on a $1 billion-a-year subsidy for burning chemically treated refined coal after a new study showed some Continue Reading
Former New York City mayor and climate change crusader Michael Bloomberg announced Friday he is giving $500 million to a campaign to finish killing coal and start killing oil and Continue Reading
Highlights Met coal exports total 4.2 million mt; Brazil top destination Bituminous coal exports total 2.7 mil mt; India top destination Houston — US coal exports totaled 7.52 million mt Continue Reading
In its latest energy investment report , the International Energy Agency said energy companies continued investing in coal as demand for electricity continued growing fast and renewable and nuclear capacity Continue Reading
New York environmental regulators adopted rules to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that will force generators to stop burning coal in the state by the end of 2020. Continue Reading
US coal production in 2019 will total 699.8 million st, the US Energy Information Administration forecast Tuesday, increasing its projection 2.3% from April. EIA’s May Short-Term Energy Outlook shows 2019 Continue Reading
The Michigan City Generating Station, one of NIPSCO’s coal-fired power plants, sits on the shore of Lake Michigan. Burning coal contributes greenhouse gas emissions that fuel climate change, but that Continue Reading
Highlights Emissions reductions counted heavily in benefits Higher renewables could create uncertainty After months of environmental groups’ claims that PacifiCorp was hiding the true economic picture of its coal-fired generation, Continue Reading
The Trump administration has done its best to promote coal, oil and gas at the federal level, but individual U.S. states continue to step up their ambition on renewable energy. Continue Reading
China balancing environmental goals with domestic met output US-China deal would ‘eliminate’ major global economic risk Houston — While a US-China trade deal might lead to a prompt response in Continue Reading
Highlights 2019 production estimated at 41-year low Coal expected to make up 24.3% of power generation, gas at 36.8% Houston — The US will likely produce 684.1 million st of Continue Reading
coalChina’s thermal coal imports will decline by between 10 million and 12 million tonnes in 2019, a leading industry analyst said on Tuesday, largely because of rising domestic output in Continue Reading
US weekly coal production was estimated to be 10.5 million st for the week ended March 30, down 6.6% from the previous week and down 26.3% from the year-ago week, Continue Reading
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier received on Wednesday the symbolic ‘last piece of black coal,’ marking the end of Germany’s two centuries of hard black coal production, while the country struggles Continue Reading
The barges floating down the Ohio River no longer deliver coal to the two power plants that have stood here for decades, twin sentinels looming over this rural county east Continue Reading
Power sector coal stocks lowest since September 2005 Lowest bituminous stocks in over 15 years Houston — US coal inventories in the power sector were at a 13-year low of Continue Reading
The UK is widely seen as a climate leader. Its Climate Change Act , which passed into law ten years ago, is the envy of the world. It has targets Continue Reading
The Department of Energy has not forgotten about the plight of at-risk coal and nuclear plants, but suggested that states should craft their own programs as a workable federal solution Continue Reading
Access to capital, a lack of capital discipline and negative public perception continue to be a significant restraints for the global coal industry, several industry leaders said during panels Thursday Continue Reading
Highlights 2019 production forecast at 694.9 million st, down 7.8% from 2018 Coal expected to make up 24.7% of power generation, gas at 36.5% Houston — The US is estimated Continue Reading
China’s coal imports in February fell sharply from January after utilities curbed buying citing uncertainty over Beijing’s policies on shipments arriving from overseas, while the week-long lunar new year holiday Continue Reading
Supply of domestic coal is expected to tighten further as authorities in China’s northwestern province had ordered open-pit mines to shut down, market sources said Wednesday. Receive daily email alerts, Continue Reading
More than 90 percent of U.S. coal-fired power plants that are required to monitor groundwater near their coal ash dumps show unsafe levels of toxic metals, according to a study Continue Reading
China’s coal consumption rose for a second year in a row in 2018, but coal’s share of total energy consumption fell below 60 percent for the first time as cleaner Continue Reading
Glencore has become the latest energy heavyweight to succumb to climate change pressure and has announced it will stop raising its coal production capacity, CNBC reports . The Swiss company’s Continue Reading
China’s customs administration is testing coal imports for reasons including environmental protection, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday. Spokesman Geng Shuang made the comment at a regular press briefing Continue Reading
India’s demand for electricity is expected to double in the next two decades, and coal has been long forecast to be the fuel of choice for power generation. But this Continue Reading
The utility’s board voted Thursday to close its Paradise 3 coal plant in western Kentucky by the end of 2020 and to close its Bull Run plant in eastern Tennessee Continue Reading
US coal production totaled nearly 13.1 million st in the week ended February 8, up slightly by 0.1% from the prior week, Energy Information Administration data showed Thursday. Receive daily Continue Reading
China’s state planner said on Wednesday it had approved a new coal mine project in Inner Mongolia region with total investment at 3.37 billion yuan ($499.19 million) ** The coal Continue Reading
Despite opposition from U.S. President Donald Trump to closure of coal-fired power plants, the Tennessee Valley Authority is proposing to retire two coal plants by 2023, due to flat power Continue Reading
Australian thermal coal prices have fallen to their lowest since April 2018 as a slowdown in Chinese imports dents demand for the commodity. Spot cargo prices for Australian thermal coal Continue Reading
While US coal producers are hesitant to invest in new capacity at the moment, several industry professionals said at a recent energy event that they do not foresee widespread consolidation Continue Reading
Declining coal demand in the U.S. and rising demand for natural gas and renewables have hit coal production and the number of active coal mines in the United States has Continue Reading
US coal production is expected to fall even faster than if the Obama administration climate policy had taken effect, according to official projections, underlining the difficulties facing President Donald Trump Continue Reading
This weekend, Germany became the latest large European economy to lay out a plan to phase out coal-fired power generation, aimed at cutting carbon emissions—a metric in which Berlin has Continue Reading
