US coal production is expected to fall even faster than if the Obama administration’s climate policy had taken effect, according to official projections, underlining the difficulties facing President Donald Trump Continue Reading
As coal supply tightened in 2018, due to a boom in the export market, market participants expected supplies to replenish in early 2019, but so far, sources said people are Continue Reading
Germany should shut down all of its coal-fired power plants by 2038 at the latest, a government-appointed commission said on Saturday, proposing at least 40 billion euros ($45.7 billion) in Continue Reading
Germany is set to phase out all its coal-fired power stations by 2038, under a plan agreed by a government-appointed commission early on Saturday. The keenly-awaited deal calls for massive Continue Reading
More U.S. coal-fired power plants were shut in President Donald Trump’s first two years than were retired in the whole of Barack Obama’s first term, despite the Republican’s efforts to Continue Reading
Russia’s production and exports of coal hit last year their highest levels since 2013, according to S&P Global Platts estimates of data from Russia’s Energy Ministry. Russian coal exports increased Continue Reading
Northern Indiana Public Service, part of NiSource Inc., concluded that phasing out coal sooner was worth it because it would move the company to what is becoming a cheaper source Continue Reading
Highlights Thermal coal volumes at 78.24 million mt Coking coal volumes also up 15% Paradip port had highest thermal coal volumes New Delhi — India’s 12 major government-owned ports handled Continue Reading
Indian state-run Coal India Limited said Tuesday that output over April-December rose 7.4% year on year to 412.45 million mt. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production totaled 15.9 million st in the week ended December 22, reaching the 2018 peak in weekly production unless the final week of the year tallies higher, Continue Reading
US coal generation totaled 87.98 GWh in October, down 9.6% from September and 2.6% from the year-ago month, Energy Information Administration data released Wednesday showed. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber Continue Reading
The net zero carbon emissions movement has finally entered the mainstream for investment professionals. Despite a U.S, delegation declaring its intention to burn more fossil fuels at an environmental conference Continue Reading
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) works in some of the least energy-efficient economies in the world. Of the 10 most polluting coal power plants in Europe, seven Continue Reading
Global demand for coal, an energy source that has raised air quality concerns, is set to rise for a second year in a row in 2018 and will remain stable Continue Reading
Investors overseeing more than $11tn in assets, including Schroders, Legal & General Investment Management and two of the biggest US pension funds, have called on power companies to commit to Continue Reading
Global coal demand will edge higher until 2023 as growth in India and other Asian countries offsets a decline in Europe and the United States, the International Energy Agency (IEA) Continue Reading
Global coal consumption is set to remain steady in absolute terms through the middle of the century, even as its relative share of total energy consumption declines in favor of Continue Reading
Coal export to peak at 120 million st in 2018: analyst IMF revised forecasts point to slowdowns abroad New York — The recent strong seaborne market for US thermal and Continue Reading
Champions of coal say the superabundant fossil fuel can be made environmentally friendlier by refining it with chemicals – a “clean coal” technology backed by a billion dollars in U.S. Continue Reading
When the Wieczorek mine, one of the oldest coal mines in Poland, closed in March, Grzegorz Chudy noticed for the first time the neighborhood was vibrant with trees in the Continue Reading
Miners and workers at Bulgaria’s largest coal-fired power plant Maritsa East 2 marched in Sofia on Thursday to protect their jobs and to urge the government to support coal-fired energy Continue Reading
Poland will start investing in a new coal mine next year in the south of the country, Deputy Energy Minister Grzegorz Tobiszowski said on Thursday, a few days before U.N. Continue Reading
China’s coal imports are set to slump in December as traders and utilities wind back purchases following signals from Beijing that it will stop clearing shipments until next year, trading Continue Reading
President Trump has spent much of the first two years of his presidency at odds with environmentalists over numerous issues, but now that disagreement also includes the federal government. On Continue Reading
An open pit mine in Burdwan, West Bengal, India. Coal is the single largest source of electricity worldwide. Rebecca Conway for The New York Times Want climate news in your Continue Reading
The Trump administration plans to set up a side-event promoting fossil fuels at the annual U.N. climate talks next month, repeating a strategy that infuriated global-warming activists during last year’s Continue Reading
The world may never again use as much coal as during a peak in 2014, according to the latest World Energy Outlook from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The weighty Continue Reading
Three of four major Class 1 railroads rise on year UP faces steepest on year drop in 18 weeks Houston — US coal carload originations totaled 88,399 for the week Continue Reading
Coal shipments from the Port of Gladstone in Australia rose to a 22-month high in October on a strong lift in exports bound for India and South Korea, data released Continue Reading
Exports at 3.71 million st in October, up 20% on month Highest exports for any October in over 10 years Houston — Coal exports out of the terminals in the Continue Reading
Production at 6.4 million st, record high for third quarter Average cash margin jumps 23.5% on year to $16.33/st Houston — Consol Energy reported record third-quarter volumes for its coal Continue Reading
A fleet of new coal plants in Asia threatening to derail global emissions targets has exposed the growing “disconnect” between energy markets and climate goals. Fatih Birol, head of the Continue Reading
Vattenfall is considering converting its German coal-fired power stations to use fuels including gas or biomass as utility companies in the country brace for a government deadline for phasing out Continue Reading
Chinese coking coal prices hit a 13-month high on Friday, spurred by expectations of short supply due to safety inspections at coal mines and firm demand at steel mills. The Continue Reading
India’s steel industry will face several challenges as the nation is poised to become the next driver in regional economic growth, keynote speakers said at the Indian Steel Association’s inaugural Continue Reading
In a former mining district in eastern China, authorities have shut dozens of pits and invested billions of yuan to resculpt the broken landscape, creating gardens, forest walks and wetland Continue Reading
A cut in the UK’s Carbon Price Support tax risks a resurgence in coal-fired generation and higher CO2 emissions into the 2020s, Aurora Energy Research said Monday. Receive daily email Continue Reading
Colorado highest producer with 3.6 million st Production rises 10.8% compared with Q2, 8.6% year on year Houston — US Western coal production totaled 16.2 million st in the third Continue Reading
President Trump has reportedly cancelled a plan proposed by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to provide financial support for troubled coal-fired power plant operators, Politico says , quoting four unnamed sources Continue Reading
Turkey has transferred seven coal fields to private sector operators for development, Turkey’s energy ministry announced via its Internet site. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Continue Reading
Highlights Exports to climb 12% in 2018, but fall next year Coal to generate 28% this year, 27% in 2019 Houston — US coal production is forecast to total just Continue Reading
The local coal company has paid most of the residents of Pödelwitz, a village that is hundreds of years old, to relocate. Unless, that is, Pödelwitz’s 27 remaining residents have Continue Reading
Stakeholders divided on the impact of retirement trends Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Gas, wind, solar account for most proposed additions More than Continue Reading
Highlights Coal’s use needs to fall by 73-97% from 2010 levels by 2050 Oil consumption needs to fall by 32-87% from 2010 levels Bioenergy, carbon capture could prolong emissions intensive Continue Reading
Coal-fired power has to end by 2050 to save the planet. That seemingly simple but bold sentiment is likely to set much of the political, social and economic agenda for Continue Reading
Australia has rejected a call by scientists to phase out coal use by 2050 to prevent the world overshooting targets in the Paris Climate Change agreement with potentially disastrous consequences. Continue Reading
The EIA released the latest edition of their Electric Power Monthly on September 25th, with data for July 2018. The table above shows the percentage contribution of the main fuel Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production reached an estimated 15.2 million st in the week that ended Saturday, up 1.6% from the prior week and 3.7% from the year-ago week, US Energy Continue Reading
Highlights for second–quarter 2018: U.S. coal production during second–quarter 2018 totaled 180.8 million short tons, which was 3.7% lower than the previous quarter and 3.4% lower than second–quarter 2017. Production Continue Reading
Despite political support from the White House, U.S. coal consumption continues to fall, as power producers shutter coal-fired units in favor of cheaper and more flexible natural gas as well Continue Reading
