US Hampton Roads coal exports drop to near four-year low in June
Coal exports out of the terminals in the Hampton Roads region in Virginia were at a three-year low at 1.55 million st in June, down 26.3% from 2.1 million st Continue Reading
US 2020 coal production expected to fall 28.9% on year to 57-year low: EIA
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
Germany’s Coal Power Could Shut Down a Decade Early
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
Coronavirus slams Poland’s already-troubled coal industry
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
US coal exports drop to 3.5-year low in May: Census
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
Why Power Companies Can’t Ditch Coal Just Yet
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
April coal deliveries to US power plants fall to over 13-year low: EIA
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
A Call for Massive Reinvestment Aims to Reverse Coal Country’s Rapid Decline
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
2020 Will Be A Brutal Year For Coal
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
US Hampton Roads coal exports falls to three-year low in May
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