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• China builds up world’s largest ultra-low emission thermal power plant cluster

  24 Aug 2022

  China has built up the largest ultra-low emission thermal power plant cluster globally thanks to the efforts and investments made in environmental technologies and policies, with related technologies leading the way globally, the country's environment authority said on Tuesday. . ...Read More

• Groups say Duke Energy carbon plan limits their climate efforts

  24 Aug 2022

  Coal at the Marshall Steam Station on Lake Norman is seen in 2016. Regulators are reviewing Duke Energy's plan for closing coal-fired plants and shifting to cleaner energy. . ...Read More

• Ban on coal from Russia has Poland scrambling

  24 Aug 2022

  A government ban on coal trade with Russia has left Poland scrambling to find new sources, with concerns mounting that there will be a winter heating crisis. . ...Read More

• South 32's Appin coal mine workers to begin industrial action - union

  24 Aug 2022

  Aug 24 (Reuters) - Workers at South 32 Ltd's S32.AX Appin coal mine will begin industrial action for a week starting Wednesday to negotiate higher pay, Australia's Mining & Energy Union said. . ...Read More

• South32 walks away from Illawarra coal extension

  23 Aug 2022

  The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) is commenting on South32’s announcement to the market that it will not proceed with the Dendrobium metallurgical coal mine in the Illawarra. . ...Read More

• Sichuan power crunch sparks calls for rethink of coal in China's energy mix

  23 Aug 2022

  As much of China continues to bake under the worst heat wave in at least 60 years, a drought is drying up reservoirs and crippling hydropower stations in southwestern Sichuan province, the largest producer of the renewable energy, causing a power crunch and sparking calls for a rethink of the black sheep in the nation's energy mix: coal. . ...Read More

• Germany's Uniper to restart coal-fired power plant as Gazprom halts supply to Europe

  23 Aug 2022

  German utility Uniper SE on Monday said it will start producing electricity for the market at its Heyden 4 hard-coal-fired power plant as a three-day halt in Russia's gas supplies to Europe may cause disruptions to power supply. . ...Read More

• EU Carbon Price Hits Record As Countries Reopen Coal Plants Amid Energy Crisis

  23 Aug 2022

  Carbon price in the EU hit a new all-time high on Friday as Russia announced further curbs on gas supplies to the continent. — . ...Read More

• Germany to Prioritize Coal Trains Over Passenger Services

  22 Aug 2022

  Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. . ...Read More

• New Hope 4Q Coal Output Up, Earnings Surge on Strong Coal Prices

  22 Aug 2022

  Australian miner New Hope Corp. on Monday reported a lift in fourth-quarter coal production and said it expects to report a surge in annual earnings because of strong coal prices. . ...Read More

• China’s July Russian Coal Imports Hit 5-Yr High As West Shuns Moscow

  22 Aug 2022

  SINGAPORE –China’s coal imports from Russia jumped 14 percent in July from a year earlier to their highest in at least five years, as China bought discounted coal while Western countries shunned Russian cargoes over its invasion of Ukraine. . ...Read More

• NPS’s coal phase-out policy poses financial risk of state utility firms

  22 Aug 2022

  The latest move by South Korea’s largest institutional investor National Pension Service to seek to cut investment in power companies with high coal dependency under ESG principles is expected to aggravate financial woes of the country’s state-run utility firms. . ...Read More

• Immersive Technologies simulator commissioned for use in Indonesia

  19 Aug 2022

  As the coal mining industry in Indonesia seeks increased output, the need for quality workforce development tools has also increased. . ...Read More

• War on Coal Resumes in the United States, While Europe Uses More

  19 Aug 2022

  The ruling from U.S. District Judge Brian Morris requires government officials to conduct a new environmental review prior to resuming coal sales from federal lands. According to the judge, . ...Read More

• South Africa’s coal exports to Europe surge amid Russia-Ukraine war

  19 Aug 2022

  FILE PHOTO: A Transnet Freight Rail train is seen next to tons of coal mined from the nearby Khanye Colliery mine, at the Bronkhorstspruit station, in Bronkhorstspruit, around 90 kilometres north-east of Johannesburg, Price of thermal coal increasing to unprecedented levels, says Thungela Resources . ...Read More