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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, 24 March 17
ADARO INDONESIA'S COAL SALES VOLUME INCREASED SLIGHTLY TO 54.1 MILLION TONES IN 2016
COALspot.com: PT. Adaro Indonesia, Indonesia’s second largest coal miner’s sales volume increased slightly to 54.1 million tones (Mt) i ...
Friday, 24 March 17
U.S COAL PRODUCTION ESTIMATE DECLINE 4.4% W/W - EIA
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 14.1 million short tons ...
Thursday, 23 March 17
CAPESIZE: TAKING A BREATHER AFTER RALLYING - BUT OUTLOOK FOR WEEKS TO COME NOT SCARY - FEARNLEYS
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In the Pacific the market seems somewhat slower this week, although healthy rates still being achieved said Fearnleys in its latest week ...
Thursday, 23 March 17
KOREA MIDLAND POWER COMPANY LIMITED INVITES BIDS FOR TOTAL 4.77 MILLION TONS OF BITUMINOUS COAL FOR ITS BORYEONG POWER PLANT
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) issued a new tender for 2,090,000 Metric Tons of Bituminous coal f ...
Wednesday, 22 March 17
THE DRY BULK MARKET HAS UNDOUBTEDLY REBOUNDED SINCE THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR - KONSTANTINOS KONTOMICHIS
The Dry Bulk market has undoubtedly rebounded since the same period last year and currently enjoys healthier freight rates. The positive reversal i ...
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- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
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- Planning Commission, India
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- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- McConnell Dowell - Australia
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- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- MS Steel International - UAE
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- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
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- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
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- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
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- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
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- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
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- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- White Energy Company Limited
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- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
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- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
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- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
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- The Treasury - Australian Government
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- The University of Queensland
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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