We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
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
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Friday, 30 December 16
US WEEKLY COAL PRODUCTION TOTALS 15.2 MMST, DOWN 3.1% - EIA
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totalled an estimated 15.2 million sho ...
Thursday, 29 December 16
CHINA AIMS TO CAP COAL-FIRED POWER CAPACITY AT 1,100 GIGAWATTS BY THE END OF 2020 - REUTERS
China aims to cap total primary energy consumption at around 4.4 billion tonnes of coal equivalent in 2017, the director of the National Energy Adm ...
Wednesday, 28 December 16
FINANCIAL MARKETS AND COMMODITY MARKETS HAVE ALREADY SHOWED CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT AND RENEWED OPTIMISM - GEORGE LAZARIDIS
As 2016 nears to a close many will be breathing a heavy sigh of relief, having made it through one of the toughest years in this century and lookin ...
Wednesday, 28 December 16
BUMA SIGNED APPROXIMATELY US$ 493 MILLION WORTH OF MINING SERVICES CONTRACTS WITH PT ADARO INDONESIA AND PT ANGSANA JAYA ENERGY
COALspot.com: PT Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk. Has announced that its primary operating subsidiary, PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama ("BUMA") has ...
Monday, 26 December 16
DO THE DERIVATIVES MARKETS MAKE COAL PRICES MORE VOLATILE? 59.21% SAY YES, POLL
COALspot.com: The substantial increase or decrease in coal prices within a short period of time has been supported by a number of fundamental drive ...
|
|
|
Showing 2166 to 2170 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Planning Commission, India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Australian Coal Association
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
|
| |
| |
|
