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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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Friday, 08 December 17
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Tuesday, 05 December 17
DOES BITCOIN HAVE A FUTURE IN SHIPPING? - ALIBRA SHIPPING
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- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- PTC India Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Minerals Council of Australia
- White Energy Company Limited
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Planning Commission, India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
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