We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
Friday, 22 June 12
COAL: THE BACKBONE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY - ECOAL
 Coal has been described as the "forgotten fuel," perhaps because many aren't aware of the huge role it plays in powering the global economy.
Coal provides 41% of the world's electricity, almost double the next largest source, natural gas. Coal is the backbone of electricity supplies across almost every continent and is fundamental to providing safe, stable and secure energy supplies to the vast majority of countries around the world. One of the reasons coal is so fundamental to global electricity is because it is so widely available. Unlike oil and gas, coal resources exist in almost every country and almost 80 countries have recoverable reserves of coal. Although the biggest reserves of coal are found in the United States, Russia, India and China, it is actively mined in more than 70 countries. Most coal is consumed domestically. In a number of countries it is the only domestically available energy fuel and so it is essential to a secure and economic energy supply.
Coal's critical role in the world's energy supply is also shown by the fact it counts for about a third of the world's total energy demand. Coal has in fact been the fastest growing fuel every year for the past decade and between 2000 and 2010, coal met as much of the world's additional energy demand as all the other fuels (oil, gas, nuclear and renewables) combined.
Future fuel
With the world facing huge energy challenges, coal will play a major role in securing energy supplies long into the future. As economic growth continues and global energy poverty challenges are addressed, the International Energy Agency projects that demand for electricity across the globe could double by 2035.
Coal is set to play a major role in addressing the challenge of energy poverty (see main article) and will continue to fuel growth inthe world's electricity supply. According to the International Energy Agency, coal will still be the largest source of electricity generation globally in 2035 when it will have grown by 45%. In addition to its availability, one of them reasons coal is so important in the world's electricity supply is its affordability.
Coal is less vulnerable to price variations like oil and gas and existing coal fired power stations generate electricity at a very competitive cost compared to other fuels. In many cases burning coal is significantly cheaper than other technologies, particularly renewables. Coal is also by far the least subsidised fuel, receiving 28 times less subsidies per unit of electricity produced than natural gas.
It's numbers like these that demonstrate the key role coal plays in the world's electricity supply, so perhaps it is a surprise that it is the world's forgotten fuel. With increasing demands for coal to help eradicate energy poverty and new technologies dramatically reducing the emissions from burning coal, it is clear coal will continue to be the backbone of modern electricity well into the future.
Source: Ecoal
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Tuesday, 07 August 12
2ND ANNUAL FLOATING TERMINALS
Press Release - After a ground breaking and successful launch in 2011, the 2nd Annual Floating Terminals conferenceis back to address innovation, co ...
Tuesday, 07 August 12
KRISHNAPATNAM PORT HAS DISCHARGED 122,247 MTS OF COAL IN JUST 24 HRS
COALspot.com - Keeping with the tradition of the new records that are set at the Olympic Games 2012, Krishnapatnam Port has also achieved in setting ...
Tuesday, 07 August 12
THE JAKARTA POST EDITORIAL: REVISITING THE MINING LAW
The Jakarta post, one of the leading English news paper in Indonesia writes in its editorial today, what the domestic and foreign investors had drea ...
Tuesday, 07 August 12
BARAMULTI SET TO LIST ON BOURSE IN Q4 - JP
The Jakarta Post reported that, coal miner PT Baramulti Sukses Sarana is preparing to make its shares available to the public in the fourth quarter ...
Tuesday, 07 August 12
REALM RESOURCES COMPLETES STUDY ON ITS KATINGAN RIA COAL PROJECT
COALspot.com - Realm Resources Ltd. has announced that it has completed the Project Study for the Katingan Ria Project in Central Kalimantan, Indone ...
|
|
|
Showing 4626 to 4630 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- MS Steel International - UAE
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- White Energy Company Limited
|
| |
| |
|
