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Tuesday, 21 March 17
JAPAN'S RENEWED COMMITMENT TO COAL - BENJAMIN SPORTON
 Japan is one of the largest economies in the world, and has long been a major consumer and importer of energy and a leader in energy technology development. Japan is also the world’s fifth-largest electricity user – electricity accounts for more than 36% of total energy.
Since the 2011 earthquake and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan has had to contend with various challenges in its energy sector: shutdown of all nuclear power plants has meant that Japan has faced increased fuel imports coupled with higher electricity prices.
Technology-driven urban lifestyles, growth of the middle class, rising incomes, and more electricity-enabled appliances and machines contribute to increased electricity demand. So it’s no wonder Japan is set to build 45 new high efficiency modern coal plants.
It is often said that coal is a fuel for the developing world, but is a good example of why that’s true. Developing economies require access to stable and affordable energy to build industrial capacity. On the other hand, developed countries require affordable and reliable electricity to continue to maintain economic competitiveness. For example, even under the now suspended Clean Power Plan in the United States, coal was forecast to provide 27% of US electricity in 2030. Australia's biggest states rely on coal for more than 90% of their electricity. In Germany coal plays a critical role in balancing the intermittency of renewables- providing about 30% of the electricity mix.
Japan knows full well that building more ultra-modern coal-fuelled power plants is the only way it can meet energy security demands and its environmental responsibility. Japan is signatory to the Paris Agreement and has pledged a 26% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. But the country also wants to remain competitive economically, so it’s diversifying its energy mix.
The additional 45 power plants will use state of the art high efficiency, low emissions (HELE) technologies. HELE technologies are a group of technologies developed to increase the amount of energy that can be generated from a coal plant while decreasing emissions.
Japan is no stranger to HELE technologies. The Isogo Thermal Power Station, located just 6 km from central Yokohama, is a great example of how HELE can help provide the efficiencies needed while provide the base-load energy that comes from coal. The Isogo plant uses ultra-supercritical (USC) technology to generate steam up to 620 degrees C and achieves a 45% efficiency level.
The IEA has forecast an increase in new HELE coal plants in the next 25 years. According to the Agency’s latest forecast, 730GW of these highly efficient plants will be built by 2040, and that more than half of the coal fleet in developing countries will increasingly consist of HELE plants by that same period.
Recognising this, the World Coal Association has set up the global Platform for Accelerating Coal Efficiency (PACE) to help raise the global average efficiency of coal-fuelled power plants and in effect to minimise CO2 emissions, whilst maintaining legitimate economic development and poverty alleviation efforts.
Deploying high efficiency low emission (HELE) coal-fuelled power plant is also a key step along a pathway to near zero-emissions from coal with carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS).
By Benjamin Sporton
WCA Chief Executive
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Wednesday, 25 December 19
COVER FOR WAR AND TERRORISM RISKS, AND COVER IN RESPECT OF BIOLOGICAL AND BIO-CHEMICAL WEAPONS - 2020 POLICY YEAR: AMERICAN CLUB
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
This Circular describes the arrangements which have been made to provide special cover for war and terrorism risks, and c ...
Wednesday, 25 December 19
EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS (SCRUBBER) GUIDANCE - THE STANDARD CLUB
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
In a few weeks, IMO’s ‘global sulphur cap’ will take effect. The permitted levels of SOx in ship emissi ...
Wednesday, 25 December 19
INDONESIAN BUKIT ASAM TARGETS TO MINE 30 MLN T OF COAL IN 2020 - REUTERS
Indonesian state-owned coal miner PT Bukit Asam targets to produce around 30 million tonnes of coal in 2020, compared with an estimate of 28.5 mill ...
Wednesday, 25 December 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
As another year in the shipping industry is coming to an end, it is interesting to look at the dry bulk and tanker markets and how these performed ...
Monday, 23 December 19
VLSFO PRICING & AVAILABILITY NEEDS CAREFUL WATCHING - INTEGR8 FUELS
As we approach January 1st 2020 , the VLSFO price premium to HSFO has widened considerably
We are clearly well into the IMO 2020 transition; ch ...
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- Bhatia International Limited - India
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- Ministry of Mines - Canada
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- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
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- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
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- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Planning Commission, India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- White Energy Company Limited
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- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
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- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- PTC India Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- The University of Queensland
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
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- Central Electricity Authority - India
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