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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, 29 May 15
SOUTH KOREAN STATE-OWNED UTILITY KOREA MIDLAND POWER INVITES BIDS FOR 780K MT OF COAL FOR H2' 15
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KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
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Tuesday, 26 May 15
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- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
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- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
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- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
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- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- MS Steel International - UAE
- White Energy Company Limited
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- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
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- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
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- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Minerals Council of Australia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- The University of Queensland
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
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