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Council requests financial aid to reinvigorate coal industry | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
WASHINGTON -- A coal council that advises the Trump administration urged the U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday to provide financial support including loan guarantees and grants to help existing coal plants and get new ones built. President…
War Raises Coal-Fired Power Usage, Defying Outlook for Plateau
Global coal demand for power generation is set to climb this year as the Iran war drives up other fossil fuel costs, defying a previous expectation for a plateau, the International Energy Agency said. Coal-fired generation should rise 1.4% this…
Tata Steel pushes for coal export price overhaul as buyer unrest grows
Tata Steel, one of the world's largest buyers of coal, says the way that Australian producers price the commodity needs to change, bolstering demands from key customers including South Korea's POSCO. The pressure on coal producers to reconsider how…
Coal-fired power generation rising globally on Mideast war: IEA
The conflict in the Middle East, pitting the United States against Iran, has led since March 2026 to regular blockages of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of liquefied natural gas (LNG) transits, pushing some economies back toward…
Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka asks SCCL, TGGENCO to draw up long-term plan to meet future coal, power demand
Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has directed the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and the Telangana Power Generation Corporation Limited (TGGENCO) to jointly prepare a 10-year action plan based on the projected electricity…
IEA: Global power demand is surging - and renewables are passing coal
Global electricity use is growing again, but renewables are expected to overtake coal as the world's largest source of electricity this year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA's latest Electricity Mid-Year Update forecasts…
PSC makes clear coal comes first in FirstEnergy gas plant, APCo energy plan hearings
Coal still comes first for the West Virginia Public Service Commission. PSC commissioners made that clear at evidentiary hearings they held in recent days that could shape West Virginia's energy future. CLICK HERE to follow the Charleston…
After Hiccup In 2026, LNG Market Will Rebound But Unsure Through 2050
The LNG Tanker FSRU Toscana arrives at the French port of Marseille. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The LNG revolution should continue, despite the setback due to the Strait of Hormuz blockades. The setback in 2026 should be temporary…
Three Levers China Is Pulling To Weather Gulf Energy Shock; How Long Can Beijing Hold Out?
The new troubling development is that maritime chokepoint chaos spread overnight from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, where Iran-backed Houthis targeted two Saudi Arabian tankers. The attacks expose yet another maritime chokepoint…
Core upgrade: on the Index of Core Industries
The Index of Core Industries (ICI) has finally joined the country's other economic metrics in becoming up-to-date and representative of the economy. The other metrics such as the national accounts, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Wholesale Price Index…
Breaking: Worker dead, another injured as truck rolls over vehicle at Queensland mine
Posted Fri 24 Jul 2026 at 7:56am , updated Fri 24 Jul 2026 at 8:35am A worker has died and another has been seriously injured when their vehicle was struck by a giant mining truck at a Central Queensland coal site. One man has been taken to…
Coal, Steel, Beer and Football: Notes from Dortmund
If I said the word “Dortmund” to you, what would spring to mind? For me, it would probably be: football, beer, steel and coal. In that order. Until this week, however, I had no mental image of Dortmund's cityscape in my mind at all.
Australia's uranium could power India's nuclear future
One of the key outcomes of the recent visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Australia was an agreement for the supply of uranium to India. The joint statement issued during the visit says the agreement will “enable long-term…
New board game aims to bring Gateshead industrial sites' stories to life
A new board game is aiming to get people engaged with the lost stories of Gateshead's industrial history. Bottles, Coal and Iron has been created to inspire people explore the Tyne Derwent Way, which opened in 2024 and runs nine miles along the…
China's power grid no longer keeping up with green energy capacity: study
China is building more wind and solar capacity than the rest of the world combined, but transmission bottlenecks risk prolonging its reliance on coal, according to a report published on Tuesday by Global Energy Monitor (GEM). More than 500…
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