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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, 18 March 16
DRY BULK MARKET HAS LITTLE TO LOOK FORWARD TO FROM CHINA AT THE MOMENT - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market’s rebound is long overdue, but when it comes, it won’t be because of China’s strong demand for commodities, o ...
Friday, 18 March 16
COAL PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES SLIGHTLY DECREASED THIS WEEK - EIA
COALspot.com – United States the world’s second largest coal producer has produced approximately totaled an estimated 12.5 million shor ...
Thursday, 17 March 16
THE PANAMAX MARKET SEEMS TO BE A BIT TOPPISH THIS WEEK - FEARNLEYS
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There are challenging days with rates or less unchanged from last week; West Australia to China still below US$ 3 pmt, and Tuarao to China i ...
Wednesday, 16 March 16
OIL SUPPLY OUTPACES DEMAND ON ANY GIVEN DAY, AND BILLIONS OF BARRELS OF OIL ARE BEING STORED RATHER THAN CONSUMED - CHRISTOPHER
Oil producers have turned to the concept of limiting their output to January levels as a certain form of action to boost prices that have fallen mo ...
Tuesday, 15 March 16
PORT OF NEWCASTLE SHIPPED 12.78 MMT OF COAL IN FEBRUARY 2016
COALspot.com: The Port of Newcastle, Australia’s major trading ports and the world’s largest coal export port has shipped AU$1,110.5 mi ...
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- SMC Global Power, Philippines
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
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- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
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- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
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- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
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- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
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- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- CNBM International Corporation - China
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- Trasteel International SA, Italy
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
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- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
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- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
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- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
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- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
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- Thai Mozambique Logistica
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- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
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- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
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- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
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- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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