China is facing, like many other countries worldwide, an energy crisis. Since September, high coal costs and inflexible electricity prices have caused shortages that forced local governments to implement rolling blackouts for energy-intensive industries. However, China’s ruling party has ordered power companies to secure winter power at any cost. China’s energy crisis pushed the government
Amid a worldwide energy crisis, global coal power emissions are surging to pre-pandemic highs, especially in China and India. Rising oil and gas prices and the onset of winter have conspired with the energy needs of rebounding post-COVID economies to increase coal demand after a long decline. The renaissance of the most carbon intensive fossil fuel
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), owned by India’s richest person Gautam Adani, is making headlines, yet again, for the wrong reasons. Its share price fell nearly 5%—from Rs717.65 at the previous close to as low as 682.65 rupees ($9.09) in early trade yesterday (Nov. 29). This was in reaction to the company’s removal
SINGRAULI, INDIA (AFP) – Thick grey dust hangs in the air and vast chasms are gouged into the land in the Indian coal hub of Singrauli, where giant machines scoop up dirty fuel to power the country’s growth while worsening its pollution blight. The open-cast mines of Singrauli epitomise the economic and environmental dilemma faced
(Bloomberg) — Activist hedge fund Bluebell Capital Partners has asked Glencore Plc to separate its thermal coal business because it has become a barrier to investment. Most Read from Bloomberg The hedge fund firm said that the commodities giant could realize more value for shareholders if it separates that business, simplifies its asset base, disposes
Share Tweet Share Share Email Welcome to installment XXXV (November 2021) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on the major developments in relations between China and Japan. It provides a running commentary on the evolution of this important relationship and helps put current events in perspective. Asia is seen to hold the key to preventing
A new arm of state government tasked with vetting funding applications for clean energy projects will evaluate eight proposals in the coming weeks, including one involving a carbon capture system at Coal Creek Station and another related to a hydrogen hub within North Dakota. The eight applications request a combined $49.5 million in grants, more
With the rash in larger cities across the U.S. of what are termed ‘smash and grab’ thefts as stores are looted by numerous individuals while the store owner stands by helplessly, many are asking why the merchants cannot defend their property with deadly force. Missoula Deputy County Attorney Mac Bloom spoke with KGVO News about
The latest quarterly Australian emissions data shows that climate pollution has dropped due to a decline of coal in the energy system as it is superseded by renewables, which Greenpeace Australia Pacific says shows the need for faster coal closure timelines. AGL Energy’s Loy Yang A coal-burning power station The data reveals that a decline
Research by two Melbourne University students has found the application of lignite can result in significant reductions in the release of polluting gas caused by animal waste. Some of the research was carried out at the university’s Dookie campus. Scientists have known that some of the nitrogen in animal feed is not utilised by the
TORRINGTON — For many, holiday decorations include a train set, winding its way around the gifts beneath the tree, or set up on a table where family and friends can play with and admire it. For collectors and fans of model trains in and around Torrington, December signals the arrival of the annual model train
By FRANK CARINI For the past few years Brian Wilder has been picking on Chase Bank. In 2019, when the New York City-based bank was close to opening its first Rhode Island branch, at the intersection of Thayer and Angell streets in Providence, Wilder and a group of like-minded activists welcomed the JPMorgan Chase subsidiary
At the end of each year, your writer has been making predictions for the next year for energy market professionals since 2019. What is written here is entirely the personal opinion of your author. We, the analysts, are expected to make predictions (forecasts) for the next year at the end of each year. Economists make
We all know that our power grid is outdated, making it highly susceptible to environmental elements that could lead to interruptions or even destruction. Our power supply is also largely antiquated, relying mainly on power production that is dirty and expensive, such as fossil fuels and other non-renewables. Nagendra Cherukupalli Image: FTC Solar Solar energy
The government will receive around Rs 3,667 crore as an interim dividend from Coal India for the current 2021-22 fiscal, a company official said on Monday. The Maharatna PSU announced a 90 per cent interim dividend for FY22, and the total outgo for the purpose will be around Rs 5,546 crore, he said. In a
The worst nuclear accident since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster is a recent and painful memory in Japan. Yet in the lead-up to this month’s United Nations climate summit, newly elected Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to restart the reactors the country shut down after a tsunami flooded the Fukushima-Daiichi plant in 2011 and caused a
NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BizVibe has made available 1,000+ company profiles for the coal producers and suppliers category on its B2B platform. Companies listed in this product category are primarily engaged in manufacturing or supplying various types of coal and related products (such as anthracite coal, coal briquettes, coal mining equipment, etc.).
Tests of the LIFE LINE technology have been successfully completed at JSC Siberian Anthracite, and a decision has been made to start using it. Its essence is to make graders, loaders, bulldozers and other equipment more visible in the dark. A red spotlight is attached to the vehicle, which projects light in the form of
Fifty years ago, on 15 September 1971, a ship named the Greenpeace set out to confront and stop US nuclear weapons testing at Amchitka, one of the Aleutian Islands in south-west Alaska. Two years later a small boat called the Vega, crewed by David McTaggart, Ann-Marie Horne, Mary Horne and Nigel Ingram sailed into the
BEIJING, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Steel futures in China traded in a tight range on Monday, weighed by demand fears due to the new Omicron coronavirus variant, while coking coal and coke prices fell after a plunge in thermal coal futures. “Affected by the new coronavirus variant, steel prices fell during night session out of
As expected, it was a choppy week price-action wise, with rough weather in Australia threatening to shut down some export capacity. However, most commodities sold off toward the end of the week as the “O-my-God” Covid variant emerged from South Africa. The rand immediately sold off further. Japan added to some of the early upside
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Japan’s marine fuel availability has been tight since early November as Japanese refiners prioritise fuel oil supply requests from the domestic power sector in preparation for peak winter electricity demand. Japanese refiner Eneos has received 2½ times more fuel oil delivery enquiries from Japanese power firms compared with a year earlier, while the company’s supply
Aerial photo taken on Nov. 23, 2021 shows a train being loaded at a loading station of a coal mine in Erdos, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.Photo:Xinhua China’s top economic planner the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on Monday that they summoned coal producers for a hearing meeting about further enhancing the
Northeastern Pennsylvania is defined by its culturally distinct communities, from dense small cities and coal-region boroughs to bucolic townships and newer suburbs. From the beginning, the area has been shaped by a deep tradition of civic engagement — an unseen force defined by volunteerism, pride, community ties and showing up to vote. Today, though, there
China’s top economic regulator said on Friday it will take timely measures to bring excessively high prices of coal back down to a reasonable range, its latest move to regulate the red-hot market and stabilize coal prices. The National Development and Reform Commission told a symposium with coal power enterprises that it is looking to
Ion Yadigaroglu Contributor Ion Yadigaroglu is managing partner of Capricorn Investment Group and a GP of Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund. He is an early investor in iconic deep tech companies including Tesla, SpaceX, Planet, Saildrone, QuantumScape, Joby Aviation, Helion Energy, Twelve, Electric Hydrogen, Redwood Materials and others. He serves on the board of nonprofit Ceres
China’s emissions fell dramatically in early 2020 due to sweeping quarantines (Representational) Beijing: China’s CO2 emissions fell in the third quarter for the first time since the country reopened from Covid-19 lockdowns, research published Thursday showed, in what experts said could mark a carbon “turning point” for the country. But the threat of economic slowdown
Australia exported 213 million tonnes of thermal coal in 2020 and 192 million tonnes in 2021, while China imported about 300 million tonnes of coal in both 2019 and 2020, which is roughly 25 million tonnes a month. MySteel in August estimated 5.9 million tonnes of coking coal were stranded at Chinese ports. Australian coal
Norway’s oil and gas production is at an all-time high, bouncing back solidly from a year of pandemic restrictions and curbs on production. Norwegian firm Equinor is running the show with oil and gas revenues doubling and new discoveries by the company suggesting that Norway will continue to produce fossil fuels well into the coming
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