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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, 27 December 17
SULPHUR EMISSIONS: THE OUTSTANDING CHALLENGES - UK P&I CLUB
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been working to reduce the harmful impacts of shipping on the environment.
It adopted Annex ...
Friday, 22 December 17
COAL INDIA BOARD CLEARS THE WAY FOR SCHEME FOR HARNESSING AND ALLOCATING KOYALA (COAL) TRANSPARENTLY IN INDIA - PIB
The Coal India Limited (CIL) Board cleared the decks for signing of Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA), for supply of coal.
According to Press Inform ...
Friday, 22 December 17
WILL THE DRY BULK INDUSTRY BECOME PROFITABLE IN 2018? - PETER SAND, BIMCO
As the dry bulk fleet is already expected to grow at a pace that matches demand growth expected in 2019, focus must be on improving the fundamental ...
Friday, 22 December 17
ESTIMATED U.S. WEEKLY COAL OUTPUT SLIPS SLIGHTLY - EIA
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 15.2 million short tons ...
Thursday, 21 December 17
COAL CONSUMPTION DROPS AS GAS AND RENEWABLES CHEW INTO TRADITIONAL MARKETS - BABS MCHUGH
"The share of coal in the global energy mix is forecast to decline from 27 per cent last year to 26 per cent in 2022"
Global demand ...
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- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
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- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
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- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
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- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
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- Planning Commission, India
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- ICICI Bank Limited - India
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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
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- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
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- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
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- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
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- London Commodity Brokers - England
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- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- The University of Queensland
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- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
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- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
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- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
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- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
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- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
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- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
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- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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