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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, 19 May 16
AUSTRALIAN IRON ORE CARGOES PUSHED UP THE FREIGHT RATES FOR CAPE THIS WEEK - FEARNLEYS
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Thursday, 19 May 16
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Wednesday, 18 May 16
DRY BULK OUTLOOK REMAINS GLOOMY SAYS DANISH SHIP FINANCE, AS SHIPPING NEEDS TO RETHINK BUSINESS MODEL - HELLENIC SHIPPING
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Wednesday, 18 May 16
LONG TERM FUNDAMENTALS ARE SLOWLY IMPROVING FOR THE DRY BULK MARKET - INTERMODAL
As we are approaching the end of the first half of the year, there is a number of market participants over at the dry bulk sector that have started ...
Tuesday, 17 May 16
INDONESIAN COAL PRICE REFERENCE DECLINE AGAIN
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- White Energy Company Limited
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- Eastern Energy - Thailand
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- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
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- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
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- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- SMC Global Power, Philippines
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- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
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- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
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- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
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- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
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- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
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- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
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- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
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- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
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- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
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- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
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- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
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- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
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