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Renewables Just Overtook Coal-Now They Must Be Run Profitably
Guilherme Studart is the Co-founder and CEO of Delfos Energy, an Intelligent Asset Performance Management software built for renewables. According to an Ember report, renewables generated more electricity than coal worldwide for the first time ever…
Trump shields U.S. steelmaking coal from Clean Air Act rules
Nov. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation granting two years of regulatory relief from a stringent, existing Environmental Protection Agency on coke over facilities. rump inked a proclamatio n Friday that exempts…
Trump exempts coal used in steelmaking from Clean Air Act regulation
President Trump is exempting coal used in steelmaking from Biden-era Clean Air Act regulations for two years. Trump on Friday issued a proclamation exempting facilities known as coke ovens from a rule limiting their releases of pollutants, such as…
'It's hell for us here': Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
Each day, Kiran Kasbe drives a rickshaw taxi through his home neighbourhood of Mahul on Mumbai's eastern seafront, down streets lined with stalls selling tomatoes, bottle gourds and aubergines–and, frequently, through thick smog. Earlier…
Coal Mines in Occupied Luhansk Face Risk of Closure Without $505M Injection
Coal mines in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region are facing shutdown unless they receive $505 million in government financing as the industry grapples with high interest rates and low global coal prices, the RBC news website reported Tuesday. The…
Chinese-backed mining company looks to extend coal mine to 2070
Chinese-backed company Yancoal wants to extend the life of its central Queensland coal mine to 2070. The extension will see 74 million tonnes of coal extracted over the life of the mine. Yancoal has submitted its draft terms of reference to the…
Coloradans shouldn't pay for Xcel's coal mistakes (Opinion)
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Just last year, Colorado was leading the Mountain West in the transition from dirty coal plants to clean energy. Federal funding was assisting with rural clean energy, while coal plant retirement dates…
Coloradans shouldn't pay for Xcel's coal mistakes (Opinion)
Xcel Energy's Comanche Generating Station, a 1410 megawatt, coal-fired power plant Jan. 7, 2020. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) Just last year, Colorado was leading the Mountain West in the transition from dirty coal plants to clean energy.
India and South Africa burn a lot of coal: what they can learn from each other about ending the dependency
India and South Africa are both navigating one of the toughest challenges of the 21st century: shifting their electricity systems away from ageing coal-fired power stations while ensuring people still have reliable, affordable energy. South Africa…
Oakland might not owe coal company hundreds of millions after new court ruling
Things were looking bleak for Oakland last month after a Kentucky bankruptcy judge ruled that Oakland interfered with a coal developer's efforts to build an export terminal, forcing them into insolvency. The judgment put Oakland on the hook for…
Should scare the hell out of everybody'| Concerns about former Beckjord coal plant reach Gov. DeWine's office
PIERCE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Clermont County officials are concerned about the safety of their drinking water and the lack of emergency readiness at the former Walter C. Beckjord power plant site, where billions of tons of leftover coal ash are…
Obscure, 12-Year-Old Port of Oakland Coal Battle Could End Up Bankrupting City of Oakland
The City of Oakland signed a development deal for a coal-shipping terminal in 2013, and then backed out over environmental protests. Now that's coming back to haunt them, as legal rulings against their flip-flop could cost the city hundreds of…
Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0721 GMT – Indonesia's coal-mining companies are likely to be weighed by weaker coal prices amid soft demand…
IRS Sues GOP Senator Jim Justice Over £4.2 M Back Taxes
The federal government has moved to sue Senator Jim Justice (R–West Virginia) in a landmark tax enforcement action, claiming the senator and his wife owe £4.2 million ($5.16 million) in unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest dating from…
The EU needs a critical minerals community
When coal and steel were the bottlenecks of power, the European Coal and Steel Community pooled them under supranational rules. Established in 1951, this embryo of the EU integrated the industries of its member states to foreclose the possibility…
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