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India is burning more coal as extreme heat and the Iran war squeeze energy supplies
India burned more coal as heat waves lifted electricity demand. Costlier LNG made gas-fired power less competitive. Coal stayed dominant despite India's renewable capacity growth. Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India, the world's…
Whitehaven in dispute with key customer over coal supply contract
Whitehaven Coal's relationship with Taiwan's biggest power generator has become strained, with the long-standing partners in dispute over a coal supply contract. The state-owned Taiwan Power Company, known as Taipower, has become frustrated over…
India's growing focus on coal gasification amid global energy disruptions
Coal gasification is the process of converting coal into synthesis gas (also called syngas), which is a mixture of fuel-rich gases like carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrogen (H2), and methane (CH4). The syngas can be used for…
Asansol Results LIVE: BJP Charges Ahead in Coal Belt; Agnimitra Paul & Krishnendu Mukherjee Lead
Asansol Election Result Live | Image: Republic West Bengal Election Results 2026 LIVE: Counting day is underway in the 'Black Diamond' city of Asansol. This industrial hub has long been the crown jewel of the BJP's Bengal map, and today's results…
From Coal to Solar: China's sunken mines power a Green Revolution: Lessons for Sri Lanka
In a striking symbol of the global energy transition, vast stretches of once-abandoned coal mines in China have been reborn, not as relics of an industrial past, but as shimmering hubs of renewable energy. What were once scarred landscapes…
All 8 Miners Confirmed Dead After Coal Mine Collapse in Russia's Far East
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of all eight miners trapped after a coal mine collapsed in the remote Magadan region of Russia's Far East, emergency officials confirmed Monday. The disaster occurred last Thursday at a site operated by the…
Tackling methane emissions key for climate change and energy security: IEA
Tackling methane emissions in the fossil fuel sector would help efforts to hold back climate change and increase energy security, especially as the Iran crisis threatens global supplies, according to a report by the International Energy Agency…
The Guardian view on the green transition: politicians should speed it up - and households too | Editorial
Energy has not been a prominent subject for discussion in the run-up to Thursday's UK elections. In England this is logical enough, since the big policy decisions are taken by ministers in Westminster, not at council meetings. But the stances…
UK's best seaside village named - 2.5k live there and not in Cornwall, Devon or Yorkshire
It is one of the region's most popular coastal villages, known for its large sandy beach and harbour While Cornwall and Devon often dominate the headlines - and the holiday photos - when it comes to the best of Britain's coasts, the UK is dotted…
The View | Energy crisis showcases strengths of China's data centre market
Earlier this year, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang likened artificial intelligence (AI) to “ a five-layer cake”. At the top are applications, such as chatbots. The layer below is the software, which includes language models. Further down are…
India turns to coal as US-Iran war disrupts energy supplies
What's the story India is relying more on coal to meet its energy needs as the ongoing US-Iran war has disrupted supplies and a nationwide heatwave has raised demand. Coal-fired power plants generate over 70% of India's electricity, with this share…
'Wake-up call': methane emissions from Australian coalmines more than double official estimates, report finds
Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane from Australian coalmines are more than double official government estimates reported to the UN, according to a new International Energy Agency report. Climate and energy analysts said the report had…
There's Nothing Sketchy at All About the Trump Boys' Latest Investment
Our topic for Monday was tungsten, a metal that has the highest melting point and the highest tensile strength at high temperatures of all the elements on the table. It is vital to the manufacturing of mining equipment and armor-piercing…
When Britain fought for revolution
A century on and still the definite article is used. The confrontation between the government and the trade unions that began on 4 May 1926 remains the General Strike, the only one Britain has seen. Perhaps that is its major legacy. The complete…
AI Industrial Takeoff - Part 1: Maximum growth rates with current technology - LessWrong
How fast could an AI-driven economy grow? Most economists expect a few percentage points at best, comparable to previous general-purpose technologies (Acemoglu (2024)). Those closer to AI development tend to imagine something much more radical…
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