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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, 13 December 17
REFINED COAL HAS MADE UP NEARLY ONE-FIFTH OF COAL-FIRED POWER GENERATION SO FAR IN 2017 - EIA
The U.S. power sector consumption of coal is increasingly shifting to refined coal, even as coal-fired electricity generation decreases. Use of ref ...
Wednesday, 13 December 17
DEMAND FOR THERMAL COAL LOOKED RELATIVELY ROBUST - DANIEL HYNES
Coal prices were a touch higher. Demand for thermal coal looked relatively robust, after reports continued to surface that Chinese authorities have ...
Wednesday, 13 December 17
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - GEORGE PANAGOPOULOS
As another year is coming to an end and much has been already written about the positive reversal in the dry bulk market, we think it is interestin ...
Monday, 11 December 17
INDIA CONSUMERS ARE SAID TO BE DESPERATELY SEEKING CARGOES - DANIEL HYNES
Coal markets were stronger, as strong demand outside China continues to spur buying said Daniel Hynes, Senior Commodity Strategist at ANZ.
Acc ...
Monday, 11 December 17
CAPESIZE FFA MARKET LOOKING PROMISING MOVING FORWARD - FIS
Capesize
Another very promising day for the big ships as rates continued to firm in both oceans and the paper market ate into the backwardation s ...
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- VISA Power Limited - India
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Ministry of Mines - Canada
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- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
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- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
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- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
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- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
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- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
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- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
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- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
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- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
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- London Commodity Brokers - England
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- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
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- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
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- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Posco Energy - South Korea
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- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
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- Thai Mozambique Logistica
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- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Planning Commission, India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
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- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
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- Eastern Energy - Thailand
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- Minerals Council of Australia
- White Energy Company Limited
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
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- The University of Queensland
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
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- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
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- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
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