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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…
Higher planning hurdles needed for coal mines and data centres: watchdog
NSW has fallen further behind its legislated emissions targets and will not catch up unless approvals of coal mines and data centres are curbed while the renewables rollout is accelerated, the independent watchdog has warned. Every major decision…
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…
'Toxic gas' kills two 'illegal miners' in abandoned Assam coal field
Hours after suspected methane gas killed at least 15 workers inside an NHPC hydropower project tunnel in Sikkim, a father-and-son duo died after inhaling toxic fumes in an alleged illegal coal mine in eastern Assam's Tinsukia district. A rights…
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…
Daily on Energy: The White House is set to expand ratepayer protection pledge
NextEra Energy, Duke Energy, Equinix, and Digital Realty are among the new signatures to be added to the White House's pledge, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. At the signing event, President Donald Trump will be joined by Energy Secretary…
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…
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…
Indonesia shouldn't bet its nickel future on China's EVs alone
Indonesia is building a battery industry and an EV ecosystem as part of its broader nickel downstreaming agenda. The objective is that downstreaming should not stop at smelters. It must move deeper into industrial components, machinery, batteries…
Death toll in India hydropower tunnel disaster rises to 25 as rescue effort ends
Authorities recovered the bodies of the remaining 13 workers trapped inside a collapsed hydropower tunnel in India, taking the death toll to 25 as authorities ended the rescue operations on Thursday. Multiple agencies had made sustained and…
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