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New coal projects around globe outnumber those cancelled three to one, report says
Plans for new coal projects are outpacing cancellations three to one worldwide, including in Turkey and Australia, the hosts of this year's Cop31 climate summit, according to a database of the coal industry. Urgewald, a German environmental group…
Amazon to fund 12 small nuclear reactors at former Indiana coal plant
Amazon is funding development of a proposed 960-megawatt nuclear plant in Indiana and would be the first customer to buy its power, the companies announced Monday. Utility company American Electric Power (AEP) would operate the plant. X-energy…
Former coal mine chosen for A$12 billion NSW train manufacturing push
A former coal mine in the Hunter region is set to become the centrepiece of New South Wales' A$12 billion plan to rebuild domestic train manufacturing. The NSW Government has selected the former Teralba coal mine site at Lake Macquarie as its…
Asian coal prices to stay elevated as Indonesian supply curbs tighten market: Report
Asian thermal coal prices are likely to remain elevated over the next few months as uncertainty over Indonesian supplies and lower Chinese production constrain availability, while gas-to-coal switching in Japan and South Korea supports demand…
China's Coal Output Drops 6.8% Year-On-Year As Winter Demand Threatens To Tighten Supply
China's coal production fell 6.8% year over year in September, reaching a total of 385 million tons, according to data from the country's national statistics agency. Despite the annual decline, the September figure represented an increase compared…
AEP, X-energy Eye 960-MW Nuclear Plant at Retired Indiana Coal Site, Backed by Amazon
American Electric Power (AEP) and X-energy have agreed to evaluate a 960-MW small modular reactor (SMR) project in Indiana, backed by Amazon development funding and a proposed long-term power purchase agreement designed to protect existing utility…
Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) Stock Falls 5.2% - Here's What Happened
Shares of Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) traded down 5.2% during trading on Monday. The stock traded as low as $84.76 and last traded at $85.3080. 365,773 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 55% from the average…
'I survived for a reason': Aberfan fights to preserve memory of disaster 60 years on
David Davies was eight years old when he survived the coal tip slide that killed a generation of children in the Welsh village of Aberfan. Most years the disaster's anniversary passes quietly, he says; much of the community chooses to spend the day…
Super El-Nino threat rattling power markets: Origin CEO
Origin Energy chief executive Frank Calabria has blamed the increased risk of a super El Nino weather event hitting Australia this summer for a sharp uptick in wholesale power prices that has exposed how finely balanced the electricity market…
Ekurhuleni moves to secure its energy future
Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, minister of electricity and energy. (Image source: GCIS) The City of Ekurhuleni has received the greenlight to procure 2 400MW new generation capacity from independent power producers (IPPs). This was announced by…
Southampton trade historians teach AI to read handwriting
Historians have uncovered 461 years of Britain's maritime past using AI. The study involved training AI to process about 100,000 pages of handwritten records, a task that would have taken years if done manually. The University of Southampton…
Mongolian gas prize beckons as TMK Energy clears discovery hurdle
TMK Energy has secured a crucial regulatory tick for its pivotal Declaration of Discovery at the wholly owned Gurvantes XXXV coal seam gas project in Mongolia, opening the formal pathway towards an exploitation or production licence. Lodged on 2…
Orgreave Inquiry holds community listening events in Barnsley and Durham
People with a connection to the 1984 Battle of Orgreave are invited to attend community listening events to help the public inquiry into the dispute 'understand its lasting impact'. Violence broke out between police officers and miners outside the…
The fossil fuel comeback is here
Data centers are demanding more energy, and the Trump administration is making sure fossil fuels meet the moment. Data centers are demanding more energy, and the Trump administration is making sure fossil fuels meet the moment. Image: Cath Virginia…
'How green are our valleys?': in the footsteps of miners on south Wales's new forest trail
Bracken and heather ripple across the plateau. I exhale into the chill autumn air and my breath mists a view that reaches all the way to Gower and the ochre peaks of Bannau Brycheiniog (formerly the Brecon Beacons). Far below, the Ogmore valley's…
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