Russian Coal Exporters Face Nightmare Scenario In Asia
Trying to redirect supplies from the European to the Asian market, leading coal exporters face a slowdown in demand in India, Japan and South Korea, which leads to a price Continue Reading
Moody’s sees negative 2020 US thermal coal outlook on smaller stack share, lower exports
Moody’s Investors Service said Friday it retained a negative outlook on US thermal coal markets in 2020 based on stiffer competition in the generation stack from natural gas and renewables, Continue Reading
Chile speeds up coal-fired power plant closure plan, agrees to shut newest facility
Highlights AES, Engie commit to accelerated shutdown plan Chile wants to be carbon neutral by 2040 Santiago, Chile — Engie will close its newest power plant in Chile after just Continue Reading
Bearish US thermal coal export market driven by unsupportive pricing: Platts Analytics
Possible ban on coal exports in Richmond, California Few additional exports expected in 2020 Houston — Expectations for US thermal coal exports are bearish, with further declines forecast, Platts Analytics Continue Reading
China’s Jan-Nov coal imports rise 10% on year to 299 mil mt; exceed 2018 total
China imported 299.3 million mt of coal, including thermal and coking coal, over January-November, up 10.2% year on year, exceeding its 2018 full-year import volume of 281 million mt, General Continue Reading
Coal Is Dead, But China Is Reviving It
When the news broke that a startup funded by Bill Gates had succeeded in generating temperatures of more than 1,000 degrees Celsius using solar energy, it dealt a blow to Continue Reading
Dutch upper house debates coal phase out proposal
The Netherlands’ Senate, its upper house, is to vote next Tuesday on a parliamentary bill banning the use of coal in power generation by 2030, it said late Tuesday. The Continue Reading
Why Oil Demand Won’t Follow Coal’s Death Spiral
After a steady rise that lasted nearly 50 years, U.S. coal consumption peaked about a decade ago. Since the peak in 2007, coal consumption in the U.S. has fallen an Continue Reading
South Korea to shut up to 15 coal power plants for 3 months to check pollution
South Korea will shut up to 15 coal-fired power plants out of the total 60 for three months starting December 1 to help reduce air pollution, which could give a Continue Reading
US coal-fired power generation falls 11.2% on year to 85.9 TWh in September
Coal plant capacity averaged 51.6% in Sep Coal took 23.9% share of Sep generation US coal-fired power generation totaled 85.9 TWh in September, down 8.8% from August, US Energy Information Continue Reading