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• Chinese investment in coal-based steel mills still running hot

  02 Aug 2023

  Chinese steelmakers received approvals from provincial authorities to invest about $100 billion in new coal-based mills over the past two-and-a-half years, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. . ...Read More

• Tara block withdrawn from commercial coal mining auction process

  02 Aug 2023

  Tara coal block is in the Hasdeo Aranya forest area (Surajpur district) and has 15.96sq km of very dense forest (VDF) area in the coal mine. . ...Read More

• Restart delayed at Texas coal unit linked to Petra Nova CCS project

  02 Aug 2023

  Aug 1 (Reuters) - A coal-fired unit at a Texas power station, expected to host a carbon capture project that was shuttered in 2020, will return to service in late August, months later than originally planned, the utility NRG said on Tuesday. . ...Read More

• BHP expects Indian steelmaking boom to drive its coal business, Financial Times reports

  01 Aug 2023

  A small toy figure and mineral imitation are seen in front of the BHP logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration . ...Read More

• Coal India's production up by 13.4 per cent in July 2023, supplies to NPS grew by 59 per cent

  01 Aug 2023

  The company continues to pump higher volumes of coal to the non-power sector (NPS), which at 11.7 MTs in July 2023 grew by a robust 59 per cent. . ...Read More

• Coal India embarks on overseas acquisition of critical mineral assets

  01 Aug 2023

  The company has recently amended its Memorandum of Association (MoA) to include non-ferrous and critical minerals, indicating its commitment to expand its presence in new sectors. . ...Read More

• Global Demand for Coal Is Bringing Mayhem to South African Towns

  01 Aug 2023

  Orders reached a record last year and grew further still in the first half of 2023. The highways and communities of South Africa are collateral damage . ...Read More

• Prolonged summer heat waves test electricity supply in China

  27 Jul 2023

  This aerial photo taken on July 9, 2023 shows the Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. The Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station on China's Yangtze River has generated over 1.6 trillion kWh of electricity in 20 years since its first generator unit was put into operation to generate electricity in July 2003, official data showed Monday. Photo: Xinhua . ...Read More

• https://www.energyportal.eu/news/china-limits-expansion-of-coal-chemical-industry-prioritises-energy-security/98911/

  27 Jul 2023

  China’s state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), has announced that it will “strictly control” the approval and size of new coal-to-chemical projects. This measure aims to prioritize the supply of coal to power plants. . ...Read More

• Northstar Clean Energy to convert coal-fired power plant to biomass

  27 Jul 2023

  Northstar Clean Energy is looking to convert its Michigan-based coal-fired power plant to use biomass fuel and retrofit the site with a carbon dioxide (CO2) capture process. . ...Read More

• Lenovo’s AI-based solution unearths new efficiency in coal mines

  27 Jul 2023

  The solution combines low-light sensing and AI-based image recognition capabilities to make underground mining a safer and more efficient process. . ...Read More

• China's coal-rich province achieves record unconventional natural gas output in H1

  25 Jul 2023

  TAIYUAN -- The output of unconventional natural gas in North China's Shanxi province increased by 5.7 percent year-on-year to 6.82 billion cubic meters in the first half of 2023, achieving a new historical record for the same period, local authorities said Monday. . ...Read More

• UK coal-fired power plant site to host 1,040 MW/ 2,080 MWh battery

  25 Jul 2023

  Independent energy infrastructure developer Carlton Power has secured planning consent for a 1,040 MW/ 2,080 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). The project is expected to strengthen the resilience of the energy system in northwestern England. . ...Read More

• Coal generation is very profitable right now – thanks to the NSW government

  25 Jul 2023

  The inability of NSW to get the new wind and solar built in a timely fashion is down to the dual issues of inefficient planning approval process and delays in the transmission build out. It is also down to insufficient planning and a lack of leadership that is hurting consumers. . ...Read More

• Coal from Indonesia for power to put extra burden on consumers

  25 Jul 2023

  Jaipur: Following instructions of the central government to import six percent coal, the Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam ltd has finalized a tender of 3.38 lakh metric ton of coal in next seven months. . ...Read More