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China generates less than half of its electricity from coal for the first time
China, the world's largest coal consumer, generated less than 50 percent of its electricity from the fossil fuel in the six months to June, marking a first for the country which has been promoting the use of renewable energy, officials said. SCROLL…
India should back biomass over coal for gasification
India's National Coal Gasification Mission targets conversion of 100 million tonnes of coal into methanol, ammonia, and fertilizers by 2030. The ₹37,500-crore incentive scheme is the largest public commitment to gasification to date and…
Parliament Committee calls for upgrading washery infrastructure to spur domestic higher-quality coal production
The quality of domestically produced coal with high-ash content remains a “major challenge”, the parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel stated in their latest report, calling for increased priority to coal…
China, the world's largest coal consumer, generated less than 50% of its electricity from the fossil fuel in the six months to June, marking a first for the country which has been promoting the use of renewable energy, officials said.
BEIJING — China, the world's largest coal consumer, generated less than 50% of its electricity from the fossil fuel in the six months to June, marking a first for the country which has been promoting the use of renewable energy, officials…
Govt empanels 16 third party testing agencies for Coal Exchange
The Coal Ministry has empanelled 16 entities as Third-Party Agencies (TPAs) for the collection, preparation, analysis and documentation of coal and lignite samples that will be traded through the Coal Exchange. In November last year, the Ministry…
SC closes coal block allocation case against former PM Manmohan Singh
The Supreme Court on Wednesday provided former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh posthumous relief by agreeing with two back-to-back closure reports filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation in 2014, giving him a clean chit, while highlighting…
The Future of Tech Is Owning Nothing
Do you think you already have too many monthly subscriptions? Better buckle up. Apple, with its new Apple Upgrade program, has opened the floodgates for an all-leased future, where you won't actually own the tech you pay for. Apple, just like every…
Powering Hong Kong's Future
The area has long been within CLP's service territory. From rural electrification in the 1960s to supporting rapid industrial and commercial growth in the 1970s and 1980s, the company has evolved alongside the New Territories. Now, the scale and…
Australians value batteries and EVs, but renewables industry must earn trust of regions, summit told
Organised campaigns against wind and solar energy have proved “extremely effective” in undermining community support for renewable energy but enthusiasm for electric vehicles has jumped following Donald Trump's attack on Iran…
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Steady in Early Trading
1027 ET – U.S. natural gas futures are holding their ground after four sessions of losses with the August contract set to expire at the close. Power-sector demand from summer heat has been offset by strong production, weak LNG feedgas and…
China's solar surge nears milestone - even as Beijing hits brakes on sheer scale
Solar is poised to overtake coal as China's largest source of installed power capacity this year, as Beijing steps up its green transition with a renewed emphasis on efficiency, quality and orderly growth over sheer scale. Total installed solar…
Historic beauty spot set for new lease of life with £230,000 boost
A historic beauty spot is getting a new lease of life thanks to hundreds of thousands of pounds of funding. The Sankey Canal project in Blackbrook has been awarded £230,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to improve and protect the…
Why Peabody Energy Stock Wilted on Wednesday
On a mixed Wednesday for U.S. stocks, one of the less impressive performers was Peabody Energy (BTU -10.41%). The veteran coal company took a more than 10% hit to its share price across that trading session after it published a dispiriting…
America's peak socialism - abandoned a century ago
But virtually no attention, so far as I can see, has been paid to the period in U.S. history when the government took maximum control of the private-sector economy, including the dissemination of information and communication of opinion. That…
Investigation as Notts hollowed out' by sale of miners' welfares
An ex-Nottinghamshire miner says the 'quality of life' in former pit communities has been harmed by millions of pounds worth of welfare sites being sold off. The coal mining charity CISWO is dedicated to supporting former miners and their families…
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