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Hong Kong develops first anti-COVID-19 stainless steel
23 Dec 2021A team of researchers at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collaboration with the Centre for Immunity and Infection of the LKS Faculty of Medicine of HKU, has made significant breakthroughs in producing the first anti-COVID-19 stainless steel that kills the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) on its surface. . ...Read More
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Qld to scrutinise Palmer power station bid
23 Dec 2021Queensland Planning Minister Steven Miles will scrutinise an application for a controversial coal-fired power station proposed by Clive Palmer's Waratah Coal. . ...Read More
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Clean energy is cheaper in more countries than gas and coal
23 Dec 2021In countries that account for 51% of electricity generation, 48% of the world’s population and 44% of global GDP, it is now cheaper to build new solar or onshore wind capacity than to run power plants Existing coal and gas-fired power plants, based on BloombergNEF’s Second Half 2021 Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) update, which assesses the cost competitiveness of different energy generation and storage technologies globally. . ...Read More
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Major coal-producing countries push for sales to China
23 Dec 2021China has been ramping up the production and transportation of coal, along with oil and gas as well as renewables, to cope with the winter peak season for electricity. China State Railway Group Co transported 118 million tons of thermal coal from November 1 to 26, up 34.6 percent year-on-year. Photo: VCG . ...Read More
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New Mexico utility appeals decision on coal power plant
23 Dec 2021New Mexico’s largest electric provider is appealing a recent decision by state regulators to reject a proposal to transfer its shares in a coal-fired power plant to a Navajo energy company. . ...Read More
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Limited investments, climate pledge to keep Australian thermal coal prices high
22 Dec 2021Australian thermal coal prices may remain relatively high until 2022-23, hit by a lack of investments on the back of recent climate commitments by several countries at the UN Climate Change Conference, a report by Australia’s Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources released Dec. 20 showed. . ...Read More
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Coal units in 10 states asked to install anti-emission gear
22 Dec 2021The government has asked 79 coal-based power plants totalling 20,500-MW near million plus cities in 10 states including Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and UP to install equipment to curb emission of poisonous sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide gases, by this month end, while 517 others have been given timeline relaxations. . ...Read More
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Coal-to-liquid plant in China’s Ningxia reaches full capacity
22 Dec 2021A project converting coal into oil in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region had produced 4.05 million tonnes of products this year as of 9:17 a.m. Sunday, according to the developer on Tuesday. . ...Read More
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Coal miners want Joe Manchin to reverse opposition to Build Back Better
22 Dec 2021Senator Joe Manchin is facing calls from a powerful group close to his heart to reconsider his opposition to the Build Back Better Act: Coal miners. . ...Read More
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Coal India To Take Additional Measures To Boost Production, Supply
21 Dec 2021Coal India Limited has introduced measures to boost production and supply of the solid fuel across the country to bridge demand and supply gaps. . ...Read More
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Coal Miners Urge Manchin to Rethink Opposition to Spending Bill
21 Dec 2021America’s biggest coal mining union is calling on West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin to reconsider his opposition to President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion social and climate spending bill. . ...Read More
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Blair Athol books coal sales till mid-May
21 Dec 2021The company recently finalised a sale of four cargoes in the period March to June 2022 with its main Japanese offtake partner. . ...Read More
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India’s Coal Import Registers Decline Of 26.8 Percent To 15.75 MT In October: Mjunction
20 Dec 2021The country’s coal import registered a decline of 26.8 percent to 15.75 million tonnes in October over the same month a year ago, according to the data compiled by mjunction services. . ...Read More
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Russian authorities evacuate 128 coal miners from Siberian mine amid reports of fire
20 Dec 2021Authorities in Russia evacuated 128 coal miners Sunday from a mine in Siberia amid reports of a fire in one of its sections. The news comes weeks after a devastating blast in another Siberian coal mine killed 51 people. . ...Read More
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Workers injured in coal mine collapse in western Turkey
20 Dec 2021Forty five workers were injured on Saturday when a coal mine collapsed in western Izmir province’s Kınık district, daily Evrensel reported. . ...Read More