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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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Thursday, 10 August 17
ANOTHER ACTIVE WEEK FOR THE PANAMAXES WITH INCREASING RATES IN BOTH HEMISPHERES - FEARNLEYS
Supramax
Both basins have remained fairly flat, could say slightly to the negative. A quiet start of the week in the Pacific with holidays in Sin ...
Wednesday, 09 August 17
THE KEY IMPORTERS OF U.S. COAL FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 2017 ARE THE NETHERLANDS, INDIA AND JAPAN - PETER SAND, BIMCO
US seaborne coal exports have turned years of negative growth around and seem to be climbing for a third quarter in a row. The increase in total vo ...
Wednesday, 09 August 17
INDONESIAN COAL PRICE REFERENCE INCREASE COULD CONTINUE IN THE COMING MONTHS
COALspot.com: Indonesian coal benchmark price rose 6.36% in August, government data showed.
The benchmark price of Indonesian thermal ...
Wednesday, 09 August 17
COAL HAS GAINED AROUND 40% OVER THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS; IRON ORE HAS MOVED FROM AROUND $50/T IN AUGUST 2016 TO OVER $70/T TODAY - INTERMODAL
During the summer’s peak, and with the markets remaining relatively quiet, we can argue that most markets have built solid foundations to enj ...
Tuesday, 08 August 17
THE BULLISH RIDE CONTINUES ON FOR THE IRON ORE MARKET - GEORGE LAZARIDIS
The bullish ride continues on for the iron ore market, with most in the market now eyeing the possibility for further gains to be had as Chine ...
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- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Planning Commission, India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- White Energy Company Limited
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- The University of Queensland
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
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