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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
