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China and Climate: China's New Coal Development Plan
The China and Climate primer series tracks and breaks down China's engagement with energy and climate issues around the world. On August 10, China released its fifteenth Five Year Plan for coal development, after announcing that coal accounted for…
If coal won't quit, it should pay
Australia is at a deeply serious crunch point for our electricity system. The Yallourn coal-fired power station is scheduled to close in 2028, Eraring in 2029 and Gladstone could follow the same year. Those three power stations generate about 30…
UNSW lab runs dress rehearsals for grid without coal-fired power
When renewable energy developer Potentia Energy wanted to connect one of its big battery projects in regional NSW to the grid, it didn't just send the market operator a report. It invited them to watch how the hardware would perform in action. In a…
Australia's New South Wales Backs Gas Power as Coal Plants Shut
Australia's most populous state has ruled out batteries and other energy storage in its latest tender to manage expected power shortfalls when its aging coal plants close. New South Wales will seek 1,500 megawatts in the tender to firm up supply…
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[Vantage Point] Holiday dividend or market coal? What GCash could deliver by Christmas
Will retail investors unwrap a plump holiday dividend this Yuletide season, or find a lump of market coal tucked inside their stockings? With Christmas lanterns already lighting up storefronts and GCash set to make its market debut at P6.60 a…
Coal and gas expansions face scrutiny over alleged emissions loophole
Australia's rules governing emissions from coal and gas projects are coming under renewed scrutiny amid claims that companies can expand existing operations without meeting the tougher standards imposed on entirely new developments. The issue…
AGL CEO Damien Nicks says building more coal plants 'doesn't make sense'
NSW climate change minister Penny Sharpe says the uptake of electric vehicles over the past few years has been “extraordinary” and that the number of registered vehicles have risen to around 100,000 in the state. “The EV…
BCCL raises select coking coal prices by up to 14%
Coal India Ltd's arm BCCL on Tuesday said its board has approved rationalisation of basic prices of certain grades of raw coking coal for the non-regulated sector with rate hikes ranging from 0.1 per cent to 14 per cent. The rate revision, approved…
SCCL needs new coal blocks to sustain production: Telangana Deputy CM Bhatti
Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) needs to acquire new coal blocks to sustain production, expand operations and protect employment, as mine closures, competition and the failure to secure additional blocks have contributed to a decline in…
India may need to raise coal power capacity as demand surges, official says
India's rapidly growing demand for electricity could force it to add substantially more coal-fired power capacity than planned, the head of the power sector planner said on Tuesday. The South Asian nation, which planned last…
Even if the glass cliff does exist, the cancellation cliff is more dangerous
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. You've used all of your gift articles. 3 more will become available on the 1st of every month. In tough times, people become nostalgic for the good…
Black Bear Value Partners Q3 2026 Letter
“Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.” – Alan Alda Black Bear Value Fund, LP (the “Fund”)…
The real backbone of Australia's energy future
For two days in late June, a cold and almost windless system dropped across south-eastern Australia. Heaters ran high, wind farms idled, and on the evening of June 21, South Australia's grid-scale batteries discharged nearly everything they had to…
Disrupted Supply, Tighter Policy: A Volatile Quarter For Resource Markets
Persistent Gulf disruption and a Federal Reserve pivot toward rate hikes kept resource markets volatile in Q3. Q3 results varied widely by sector, with energy, copper and fertilizer firm, while gold and housing-linked areas came under pressure…
Diesel price hikes very unwelcome, says Severn Valley Railway boss
Tammy Gooding, BBC Hereford & Worcester and Elliot Ball, West Midlands Rising diesel prices are adding to the financial pressures facing the Severn Valley Railway, with its managing director describing the increase as 'very unwelcome'. The heritage…
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