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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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Tuesday, 05 June 18
SOUTH KOREA'S SULPHUR CAP ALTERS ASIAN COAL MARKET DYNAMICS: RUSSELL
South Korea’s imposition of a strict sulphur cap on its imported coal is likely to cause ripples across Asia’s markets for the pollutin ...
Tuesday, 05 June 18
THINGS STILL LOOK TO BE PROMISING FOR THE DRY BULK MARKET OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS - GEORGE LAZARIDIS
Just as we thought the world was calming back down to reason, worries and frictions regarding global trade resurfaced this past week after a series ...
Tuesday, 05 June 18
INDONESIAN COAL PRICE REFERENCE IS GOING UP AGAIN
COALspot.com: According to latest ministerial decree No. 1857 K/30/MEM/2018 dated 4 June 2018, the Indonesian Coal Price Reference (HBA) up 7.91 pe ...
Saturday, 02 June 18
HOW CARBON UTILISATION WILL BE A KEY STEP IN INDIA'S CLIMATE STRATEGY - BENJAMIN SPORTON
For India, energy remains the key driver of growth, not only from an economic perspective but more importantly for accelerating social development. ...
Thursday, 31 May 18
SUPRAMAX: INDO/CHINA COAL RV IS GETTING FIXED AROUND $13K DELIVERY SINGAPORE - FEARNLEYS
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The Cape market has been on a downward trend for the past week.
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- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- The University of Queensland
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- PTC India Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Australian Coal Association
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
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