Weekly US coal carload originations totaled 69,186 in the week ended July 17, up 18.3% from the previous week and up 23.3% from the year-ago week, Association of American Railroads Continue Reading
Coal-fired power plants are proving hard to shut down in developing economies because they are cheap and convenient, but keeping them going is pumping out carbon dioxide at a rate Continue Reading
What You Need To Know Keeping the planet cool enough to avoid catastrophic climate change requires both cutting emissions pumped out annually and removing carbon dioxide that’s already in the Continue Reading
As the European Union gets serious about fighting climate change, experts are fielding more calls than ever from polluters seeking help to trap, process and store their carbon emissions. The Continue Reading
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Wednesday said U.S. coal production fell in 2020 to its lowest level since 1965 due to low global demand in the wake of the Continue Reading
The surging, post-pandemic U.S. economy is driving an unexpected boom in coal, the latest sign that demand for the dirtiest fossil fuel remains resilient. American coal production this year will Continue Reading
Just five Asian countries are now producing the vast majority of the region’s coal, with little intention of reining in production as several companies invest in new coal plants. According Continue Reading
The vast majority of new coal-power plants being planned will struggle to make back their upfront costs, including all of those under construction in China, according to a new report Continue Reading
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday that it won’t allow Wyoming and Montana to sue Washington state for denying a key permit to build a coal export dock that would Continue Reading
Weekly US coal ship departures totaled 27 in the week ended June 26, down seven from the previous week and down one from the year-ago week, data from cFlow, S&P Continue Reading
Britain will bring forward its target to end the use of coal in electricity generation by a year to October 2024, the government said on Wednesday, part of efforts to Continue Reading
Tampa Electric saw its coal burn fall to 49,854 st in May, up 51.9% from the 32,825 st burned in April, according to the filing published June 28 by the Continue Reading
Tight natural gas supply and a rebound in electricity consumption have combined to push thermal coal prices to the highest in a decade, the Wall Street Journal reports , adding Continue Reading
Coal prices have climbed to their highest level in a decade, making the fuel a hot commodity in a year when governments are pledging reductions in carbon emissions. Thermal-coal pricesSource: Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production was an estimated 12.2 million st in the week ended June 19, down 2.1% from the previous week and up 28.7% from the year-ago week, Energy Continue Reading
Coal needed to provide backup power Feedstock for hydrogen production CCUS a top priority for China China’s strategy to achieve net zero will require large-scale deployment of carbon capture, usage Continue Reading
Florida Power & Light is scheduled to implode the 495 -foot (150-meter) chimney stack of its last coal-fired generating plant on Wednesday, a milestone in its full transition to cleaner Continue Reading
A Chinese-backed coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh that’s been the site of deadly crackdowns on protests has now been accused of failing to ensure proper environmental inspections. The Environmental Impact Assessment Continue Reading
Europe is so short of natural gas that the continent — usually seen as the poster child for the global fight against emissions — is turning to coal to meet Continue Reading
The US Energy Information Administration forecast coal production of about 600 million st in 2021, up 11.3% from the estimated 2020 output of 539 million st, the agency’s Short-Term Energy Continue Reading
China’s efforts to control raw materials costs could include price limits on its runaway coal market, underscoring the government’s tough stance on taming inflation. Beijing is considering imposing a cap on Continue Reading
Highlights Annualized output expected at 574 million st YTD output of 231 million st, up 6% on year Weekly US coal production was estimated to be 12 million st, up Continue Reading
Highlights 400-MW Bridgeport Harbor plant closed Coal supplied 23% of US generation in 2021 Coal to supply 15% to 16% of US power by 2026 Public Service Enterprise Group said Continue Reading
A bulldozer moves piles of coal at the Osinnikovskaya coal mine in Osinniki, Russia. European governments are drawing up plans to phase out coal, U.S. coal-fired power plants are being Continue Reading
CIF ARA price has increased 155% in one year Gas prices also have risen dramatically Seaborne coal prices have been bullish over the past year, largely rising from pandemic lows Continue Reading
Seaborne coal prices have been bullish over the past year, largely rising from pandemic lows last spring as global energy demand resumes and economies strengthen. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber Continue Reading
Annualized output projection rises 7% to 572 mil st All four major basins slide from week ago Weekly US coal production was estimated at 11.6 million st, down 5.4% from Continue Reading
Increased ambition to limit global warming Support for unabated coal ‘must end now’ Net-zero pathways promised ahead of COP26 Environment ministers for the G7 nations called May 21 for the Continue Reading
Highlights Weekly output highest since end of January 2020 PRB production drives increase on week, on year Weekly US coal production was estimated at 12.3 million st, up 9% from Continue Reading
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday rejected demands to bring forward an exit date for ending coal generation in Germany, currently set at 2038 . “Those affected need some reliability Continue Reading
The world needs to ditch coal in order to tackle climate change and save the planet, former UK business secretary Alok Sharma, who is now president for this year’s global Continue Reading
In 2020, Americans used 447 million short tons (to distinguish from metric tons) of coal. That’s enough to fill 4 million railroad cars, which sounds like a lot. But it’s also Continue Reading
Northern Appalachia coal production in the first quarter jumped to 24.31 million st, up 15.3% from 21.09 million st in Q4 and 12.1% from 21.7 million st produced in the Continue Reading
As much as 80 percent of the coal-fired power plants in the United States are already uneconomic compared to new wind and solar projects, energy and climate policy think tank Continue Reading
US coal exports rose to an 18-month high 6.88 million mt in March, as thermal coal exports jumped to their highest level since January 2019, while metallurgical coal shipments declined Continue Reading
In 2020, Americans used 447 million short tons (to distinguish from metric tons) of coal. That’s enough to fill 4 million railroad cars, which sounds like a lot. But it’s also Continue Reading
No one on the train knew what time it would arrive at its destination. For hour after hour it snaked through the snow-covered forests of far eastern Siberia without passing Continue Reading
US power generation from coal totaled a six-month high 87.85 TWh in February, up 7.4% from January and 56.6% higher than the year-ago month, Energy Information Administration data showed April Continue Reading
Weekly US coal train loadings averaged 74.4 trains/day in the week ended April 16, up 2.4 trains/day from the previous week, Surface Transportation Board data showed April 23. Receive daily Continue Reading
One of the world’s largest carbon dioxide emitters, India, could add more coal-fired electricity generation capacity despite the global push for clean power sources. India could still need new coal Continue Reading
Organizers of a $20 million contest to develop products from greenhouse gas that flows from power plants announced two winners Monday ahead of launching a similar but much bigger competition Continue Reading
Exxon Mobil Corp. proposed a giant, $100 billion hub to capture carbon dioxide emissions along the U.S. Gulf Coast in Texas but warned that government funding would be required to Continue Reading
The nation’s largest coal miners’ union said Monday it would accept President Joe Biden’s plan to move away from coal and other fossil fuels in exchange for a “true energy Continue Reading
There’s no more time for half-measures and compromises on climate change Despite the complexities of global warming, and there are many, we can describe the principle behind our necessary response Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production rose to a four-week high 11.19 million st in the week that ended April 10, up 4.3% from 10.73 million st a week earlier and 17.7% Continue Reading
The prototype of the device meant to stave off climate devastation looks like a shipping container wrapped in vibrant green Venetian blinds. Fans atop this shell are designed to draw Continue Reading
The US Energy Information Administration forecast coal production of 585 million st in 2021, up 8.6% from 2020 output of almost 540 million st, the EIA said April 6. Receive Continue Reading
The Colstrip coal-fired power plant in eastern Montana, in 2008. Coal’s slow downfall is gaining momentum across the U.S. as clean energy becomes cheaper and wins widespread support, but lawmakers Continue Reading
Georgia’s Plant Scherer and its neighboring pond, where the plant has dumped nearly 16 million tons of toxic coal ash. Mark Berry raised his right hand, pledging to tell the Continue Reading
US power generation from coal totaled a five-month high 81.81 TWh in January, up 3.9% from December and 25.7% higher than the year-ago month, according to data from the US Continue Reading
