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Thursday, 28 January 16
WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS FOR COAL IN LIGHT OF THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT? - GERMAN COAL IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION
 This depends – says the VDKi – to a very great extent on who you want to believe more, the United Nations or the International Energy Agency – or, in other words, a politically motivated result or a forecast that has at least not completely lost touch with reality.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has issued a forecast covering the period up to 2040 in its World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2015; it is based on the scenario of the new policies regarding the reduction of greenhouse gases. The so-called New Policies Scenario includes all of the reduction measures that have been adopted politically, but not yet implemented. According to the forecast, renewable energies will in 2040 have a total share of one-third of power generation and will have overtaken fossil energy sources, and the share of coal in power generation worldwide will have declined from 41% today to 30% in 2040.
VDKi further noted that, at the same time, however, power demand will have grown by 40% by that time, and even in a quarter of a century, 67% of the world’s power will be generated by the use of coal, gas, oil and nuclear – a figure that the national as well as international climate politicians would have been well advised to take into account before the negotiations in Paris. Instead, an estimate was presented in Paris showing that in 2040 coal will contribute only 2% and natural gas only 7% to worldwide primary energy demand and not only to power generation, contrasting with 57% from renewable energies.
According to VDKi, the IEA estimates, on the other hand, show that renewable energies will cover only 5% of global primary energy demand. These scenarios are diametrically opposed. If the IEA forecast is taken as the basis, the only conclusion is that the fundamental assumption (more precisely, the faith) embodied in the Paris Climate Agreement that the world could change over completely from fossil to renewable energies and in this way achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions is not realistic.
Europe and Germany
According to German Coal Importers Association, the European Union saw primarily a decline in coal imports in comparison with 2014. Imports to the United Kingdom fell especially strongly (-37%). Italy and Germany will presumably have imported as much hard coal by the end of last year as in the previous year. Spain increased its imports by 2 million tonnes to 18 million tonnes. The rise in power generation from renewable energy sources and the lack of overall sustainable economic growth in the EU will presumably limit the import of steam coal into the EU in 2016 as well.
One positive aspect in the view of the VDKi is the continuing advantage of the clean dark spread (costs for coal, freight and CO2 certificates) over the clean spark spread (costs for gas, transport and CO2 certificates) in 2015 despite substantial pressure on volumes and prices of gas. This factor has favoured coal-fired power generation in the “race to cover the load” remaining after the priority feed-in of renewable energies and has pushed gas-fired power generation in Europe even further aside. Power was frequently exported to countries that depend heavily on natural gas for power generation such as the United Kingdom or the Netherlands. In addition, electricity was exported to countries that lacked availability of adequate power plant capacities to the network because of the dry summer in 2015, e.g. France or Austria.
While the use of hard coal in Germany in 2015 fell in total by only 0.7% to 57.7 million TCE, use of coal in the steel industry remained unchanged at 17.8 million tonnes. The use of hard coal for power generation fell moderately by 0.8% to 38.0 million TCE and for heat generation minimally by 0.1 million TCE. Overall, about two-thirds of the total consumption of hard coal in Germany are attributed to power generation.
Hard coal imports to Germany last year were noteworthy in view of the general situation of climate policies. According to preliminary calculations of the VDKi, imports declined by a mere 4% to about 54 million tonnes.
Eighty-nine percent of the total sales of hard coal in Germany of 57.7 million TCE (preliminary) in 2015 were covered by imports, 11% by domestic hard coal, said VDKi.
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Wednesday, 17 February 16
TAP ON OPPORTUNITIES IN GROWING ELECTRICITY DEMAND AND NEW COAL POWER PROJECT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES - IBC
Tap on Opportunities in Growing Electricity Demand and New Coal Power Project Developments in the Philippines
Coal Power Generation 2016
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Wednesday, 17 February 16
THE OWNERS FACING HISTORICAL LOW DRY BULK RATES; COAL IMPORTS TO CHINA IS STILL POINTING TO A STRONG TREND OF DECLINING CONSUMPTION
The sharp fall in dry bulk rates that has been taking place since the end of last year and has left owners facing historical low rates for a substa ...
Monday, 15 February 16
CALL THE DOCTOR! SHIPPING'S MEDICAL DRAMA UNFOLDS......- CLARKSONS
The recycling market has started 2016 with a bang, with a huge volume of tonnage heading to demolition facilities. Many of the key shipping markets ...
Monday, 15 February 16
CS 42 COAL INDEX ROSE 0.07% WEEK OVER WEEK
COALspot.com: Average 5000 GAR coal index of Indonesian origin decline 0.15 percent week over week to averaging $38.96 per ton on this past Friday, ...
Monday, 15 February 16
BALTIC INDEX MARGINALLY ROSE BY A POINT D-D; CAPESIZE INDEX DOWN 13 POINTS W-W; PANAMAX INDEX UP 29 POINTS W-W
COALspot.com: The freight markets continued to fall this past week.
The BDI, The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) of dry-bulk shipping freights, a measu ...
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- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- White Energy Company Limited
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- The University of Queensland
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Planning Commission, India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
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