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• Huawei Launches Industrial Operating System for Coal Mines

  16 Sep 2021

  Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. launched an operating system Tuesday for National Energy Group specifically designed for the coal mining industry to replace the Linux, Unix and Windows operating systems currently in use on mining equipment. . ...Read More

• Rich nations head to SA to secure deal giving future emissions the coal shoulder

  16 Sep 2021

  Four of the world’s richest nations will send a delegation to South Africa as soon as next week to seek a deal to begin closing the country’s coal-fired plants, according to people familiar with the matter. . ...Read More

• Whitehaven Coal’s Vickery mine given green light by environment minister

  16 Sep 2021

  The federal environment minister, Sussan Ley, has approved Whitehaven Coal’s Vickery mine extension in northern New South Wales in a decision environmental advocates have described as a betrayal of Australian children. . ...Read More

• Power restored at Convent Marine Terminal: SunCoke Energy

  15 Sep 2021

  Without power for over a week due to Hurricane Ida, the Convent Marine Terminal in Louisiana resumed normal operations Sept. 13, SunCoke Energy confirmed Sept. 14. . ...Read More

• Fonterra makes inroads into its GHG emissions from coal reduction goal

  15 Sep 2021

  Dairy industry leader Fonterra has reported an 11 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from coal in the 2021 financial year, mainly due to an energy conversion at a single manufacturing site. . ...Read More

• EGEB: 76% of proposed coal plants have been canceled since 2015

  15 Sep 2021

  The global pipeline of proposed coal plants has collapsed by 76% since the Paris Agreement in 2015, according to a new report by E3G. The independent European think tank reports: . ...Read More

• Record coal prices pose problems for power producers

  14 Sep 2021

  Coal futures have soared to record highs, reaching $179 per tonne this month. Spot prices of thermal coal, used in power stations, have risen 110 percent since the start of the year and are nearing 2008’s record. . ...Read More

• End of an era: Ohai coalmine in Southland to close

  14 Sep 2021

  The Ohai coalmine is closing in two weeks and rehabilitation of the site is expected to begin next month. . ...Read More

• 76% fall in proposed coal power since Paris pact: Report

  14 Sep 2021

  Just ahead of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres convening the High-level Dialogue on Energy, a new report on Tuesday assessed the global pipeline of new coal projects and found there has been a 76 per cent reduction in proposed coal power since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, bringing the end of new coal construction into sight. . ...Read More

• China coking coal, coke futures plunge on fears of regulatory controls

  14 Sep 2021

  Chinese coking coal and coke futures tumbled more than 6% on Tuesday, falling for a third straight session on concerns over more government controls to stabilise prices and ensure supplies. . ...Read More

• Coal India might hike coal prices by 10-11% to tide over cost push, wage revision

  13 Sep 2021

  Mining major Coal India Ltd might raise prices of the dry fuel by at least 10-11 percent to mitigate the impact of increased costs and an impending wage revision, sources close to the development said. . ...Read More

• China Snubs Australian Coal, Giving U.S. Coal Producers Breathing Space

  13 Sep 2021

  Donald Trump tried to fire up the coal sector. But fierce market winds blew out any flames. Ironically, Trump’s departure has benefited U.S. coal producers — now that China has dumped Australian coal and it is getting U.S. supplies. . ...Read More

• Louisiana coal ship departures resume after Hurricane Ida: cFlow

  13 Sep 2021

  After an eight-day hiatus due to Hurricane Ida, coal ship departures from Louisiana resumed in the week starting Sept. 5, data from Platts trade-flow software cFlow showed Sept. 10. . ...Read More

• China and India send coal prices soaring amid green-energy push

  13 Sep 2021

  The price of thermal coal used to generate electricity is nearing a record high as surging demand in China and India collides with a reluctance to invest in new capacity in a world heading for decarbonization. . ...Read More

• US met coal miner Arch starts production at Leer South Longwell Mine

  10 Sep 2021

  Production recently began at the Leer South Longwall Mine in West Virginia, projected to produce up to 4 million st per year of high-vol A metallurgical coal for export into global steel markets, Arch Resources said Sept. 9. . ...Read More