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.
|
|
Monday, 23 February 15
Q2' CFR SOUTH CHINA COAL SWAP FOR Q2 ROSE 3.39% M-O-M
COALspot.com: API 8 CFR South China Coal swap for Q2’ 2015 delivery rose US$ 1.90 (+3.39%) per MT month over month and declined US$ 0.08 ...
Monday, 23 February 15
Q2' API 5 FOB NEWCASTLE COAL SWAP CLOSED $1 HIGHER THAN Q3
COALspot.com: API 5 FOB Newcastle Coal swap for Q2’ 2015 delivery rose US$ 3.12 per MT (+6.44%) month over month and fall US$ 0.43 (-0.83%) w ...
Sunday, 22 February 15
THE BALTIC DRY INDEX LOST ALMOST 3.2% OR 17 POINTS WEEK ON WEEK
COALspot.com: The Baltic Dry Index, one of the economic indicators that monitors the health of the world's economy by tracking the price of shi ...
Friday, 20 February 15
GOVT SET TO INCREASE COAL OUTPUT TARGET THIS YEAR - JAKARTA POST
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry is planning to increase its coal output target this year as the government seeks to offset the ongoing de ...
Friday, 20 February 15
U.S. PRODUCED AROUND 19.2 MILLION SHORT TONS OF COAL WEEK ON WEEK
COALspot.com – United States the world's one of the largest coal producers, produced approximately 19.2 million short tons (mmst) of coal ...
|
|
|
Showing 3181 to 3185 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Planning Commission, India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- PTC India Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- VISA Power Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Australian Coal Association
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
|
| |
| |
|
