Coal India is prepared to meet the power sector's demand for dry fuel

CIL, which is owned by the government, said on Tuesday that it is ready to meet the power sector's demand for dry fuel. This comes at a time when summer is starting early and demand for electricity from businesses is going up. The public sector coal producer also said it hoped to send 156 mil...

German police arrest climate campaigner Greta Thunberg at coal mine demonstration

At a demonstration in the west German village of Lützerath against the construction of a coal mine, police detained climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, according to a CNN station. As reported by the German news agency dpa, hundreds of climate activists continued their demonstrations across we...

As reported by Coal mint, India's thermal coal imports will increase by about 15% in the year 2022

On Monday, figures from Indian consultancy Coalmine showed that due to increased domestic production and shipments by utilities, India's imports of thermal coal, used primarily for power generation, surged by 14.7% in 2022, reaching 161.18 million tones. Coal shipments, which are commonly uti...

The largest German electricity provider will stop using coal completely by 2030

RWE, a major energy provider, says it has secured an agreement with the government to hasten the date of its coal phaseout to 2030. This will aid in the attainment of climate protection targets.

RWE, a major German energy provider, announced on Tuesday that it had achieved an agreement ...

On the list-MP selection procedure, 59 opposition MPs sided with the coalition

The list MP calculation mechanism, which is anticipated to favour small parties at the following general election, was approved by 59 opposition MPs voting with the coalition government parties.

There were 47 from the Move Forward Party, 7 from the Pheu Thai Party, which is largely supp...

Europe Must Go Into War Mode Economically

A European boycott of Russian coal, oil, and gas was meant to be the next move in the battle between the West and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin may instead impose a gas embargo on Europe. In the end, it's very similar.

The European Union must recognise what some of its mem...

Australia has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to free itself from the grip of fossil fuels on our politics

Following the Green and Teal tsunami that swept through the federal legislature, the focus has unavoidably shifted to what the new crossbenchers will say and do on climate policy.

So far, the focus has been on Australia's 2030 emissions reduction target, and if the Teals will exert ...

Following the EU's coal sanctions on Russia, Germany is grappling with oil and gas

For some months, several German power plant owners have been prepared for the sanctions imposed last week. They said it was due to suspected Russian behaviour.

On April 7, late in the evening, the European Union imposed the fifth package of sanctions on Russia in response to its invasio...

Renewables Beat Coal and Nuclear Energy

Official data from the European Union shows that energy from renewable sources has successfully managed to outstrip coal and nuclear power in the continent. However, it has yet to surpass energy production from fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas. 

According to a recent report...

New thermal block designed by Australian engineers to store renewable energy

Engineers at Australia's University of Newcastle have designed a material for storing thermal energy. This energy is stored in the form of a block. The researchers are hoping to use it for easing transition away from coal.

Highlights

• Engineers at A...

Indian Aluminium producers draw costly power from national grid

The Aluminium Association of India said that aluminium producers in India are drawing expensive power from the national grid. This is putting an extra pressure on pressure on utilities with low coal stocks.

Highlights

• Aluminium producers are drawing po...

Taiwan to witness upside from China’s power curbs, as orders shift towards the island

Highlights

• Taiwan's economy has benefited during the COVID-19 pandemic
• The economy is expected to grow 6% this year

China  is the world's second-largest economy and the country is currently suffering from power curb...

China vowed to end coal funding in overseas projects

Highlights

• China announced that it will stop funding coal projects overseas
• US will double its contribution towards climate change

President Xi Jinping announced that China will stop funding coal projects overseas. The President made...

Germany needs a new way of collaboration between politicians and industry experts to go green

Highlights

• The federal election of the German government is set to happen on 26th September.
• The green party of Germany is going to be a part of Germany’s future coalition government

The politicians in Germany have to work with...

RENEWABLE ENERGY REPLACING COAL ENERGY IN AUSTRALIA

Highlights:

• The renewable energy is replacing the coal in the country of Australia at faster rates
• The share of coal in Australia has been decreased from 86 percent in 2009 to 67 percent in 2021

The renewable energy in Australia is n...

AUSTRALIA URGED TO DROP COAL AND GAS INVESTMENT PLANS

Highlights:

• The politicians and companies of Australia has urged for dropping the dropping the coal and gas investment plans
• A report found that, the expansion of fossil fuel must end now for getting out from the climate crisis

The p...

JAPAN’S WHOLESALE PRICES ROSE BY 3.6 PERCENT IN APRIL

Highlights –

• Japan’s wholesale prices rose by 3.6 percent in April.
• Prices for oil and coal products rose 39.3 percent.
• Due to the strong demand for nonferrous metal in China, its prices surged 35.2 percent.
• From the ...

FOSSIL FUEL TO PLAY LESS DOMINANT ROLE IN ENERGY MIX IN CHINA

Highlights –

• Fossil fuel to play less dominant role in energy mix in China.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged at last week's climate summit to not use coal on a wide scale.
• China’s new coal power plants are said to be unl...

ANALYSIS: AUSTRALIA CAN GET RID OF MOST OF ITS COAL-POWERED PLANTS

Highlights:

• According to the new analysis, Australia can get rid of most of the coal power plants in the country
• The analysts said that, it has been a myth that Australia needs to continue to rely on the coal power stations for keeping the electricity...

AUSTRALIA: RENEWABLE ENERGY AND BATTERIES OFFER SAME ENERGY SECURITY AS COAL AND GAS

Highlights:

• The renewable plus batteries have been offering the same energy security as it is getting from coal
• The research found that, the clean technologies have provided the fast frequency service along with voltage control

A new...