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• Ban coal from backup power subsidy scheme, says Scottish Power

  31 Jan 2017

  Ministers should ban coal power stations from a scheme paying their owners subsidies to provide ba... . ...Read More

• GOP moves to undo Obama coal rules protecting streams

  31 Jan 2017

  Congressional Republicans are moving swiftly to repeal Obama administration regulations aimed at b... . ...Read More

• Solar, wind, soar at the expense of coal

  30 Jan 2017

  Net electricity generation from coal dropped 53 percent between 2006 and September 2016, while ele... . ...Read More

• Coal India faces pay hike stress amid tepid demand

  30 Jan 2017

  Amidst the ongoing tepid demands for its coal which resulted in Coal India posting its worst resul... . ...Read More

• Donald Trump Puts Coal Lobbyist in Charge of Prosecuting Environmental Crimes

  30 Jan 2017

  A LOBBYIST FOR a utility company that heavily relies on coal-fueled power plants and has clashed w... . ...Read More

• New study will help find the best locations for thermal power stations in Iceland

  25 Jan 2017

  A new research article, with lead authors from the University of Gothenburg, gives indications of ... . ...Read More

• Rock Hard Cement breaks into new markets

  25 Jan 2017

  Despite complaining eight months ago that it was having a difficult time selling outside of Barbad... . ...Read More

• Coal India to allow buyers to lift coal within three years under e­auction

  25 Jan 2017

  Coal India is planning to offer its e­auction buyers an option to lift the purchased coal an... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto unloads bulk of coal assets for $2.4 bln

  25 Jan 2017

  Rio Tinto PLC, capitalizing on last year's sharp rally in commodity prices, sold a major piece... . ...Read More

• Coal India’s supply to power sector drops by 3.6% last year

  25 Jan 2017

  Coal India (CIL)’s supply to the power sector has dropped by 3.6 percent during the period b... . ...Read More

• Ramagundam B power station on verge of closure

  24 Jan 2017

  The first thermal power station in the Ramagundam coal belt region, the Ramagundam B (62.5 MW) The... . ...Read More

• Lower expenses send UtraTech Cement’s Q3 net up 5% at Rs 594 crore

  24 Jan 2017

  UltraTech Cement on Saturday reported a 4.7 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 593.9 c... . ...Read More

• No, new coal is not feasible: on price, reliability or emissions

  24 Jan 2017

  Are we going to renew Australia’s coal-fired electricity generators? It doesn’t seem l... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto sells thermal coal assets to Yancoal

  24 Jan 2017

  Rio Tinto has agreed to sell two major Australian coal mining assets to Chinese controlled miner Y... . ...Read More

• New study will help find the best locations for thermal power stations in Iceland

  20 Jan 2017

  In Iceland, heat is extracted for use in power plants directly from the ground in volcanic areas. ... . ...Read More