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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, 22 November 17
THERMAL COAL WAS FLAT AMID CONCERNS OF FURTHER GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN CHINA, SAYS DANIEL HYNES
Coal prices were mixed. Thermal coal was flat amid concerns of further government intervention in China, said Daniel Hynes Senior Commodity Strateg ...
Wednesday, 22 November 17
CHINA CONSUMES MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF THE GLOBAL SEABORNE IRON ORE MARKET; PRODUCES AS MUCH STEEL AS THE REST OF THE WORLD COMBINED - CHRISTOPHER T. WHITTY
China consumes more than two-thirds of the global seaborne iron ore market and at the same time produces as much steel as the rest of the world com ...
Monday, 20 November 17
INDONESIAN COAL BENCHMARK PRICE SURGES 0.86% TO $94.80 A TON, GOVERNMENT DATA SHOWS
COALspot.com: Indonesian coal benchmark price surges 0.86% in November compared to declared price in October, the latest ministerial decree showed. ...
Friday, 17 November 17
U.S. PRODUCED 678.8 MMST OF COAL YEAR TO DATE; 9% UP Y/Y, EIA
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totalled an estimated 14.8 million short ton ...
Thursday, 16 November 17
PANAMAX ACTIVITIES HAVE SLOWED DOWN QUITE SUBSTANTIALLY THE LAST WEEK - FEARNLEYS
Supramax
Another week with rates easing over all the Supra routes within Atlantic.
Front hauls from USG got payed around 21-22k daily and ul ...
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- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- White Energy Company Limited
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- PTC India Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Planning Commission, India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
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