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• UW TO RECEIVE $3M FOR RESEARCH TO EXPAND, TRANSFORM USE OF COAL

  04 May 2021

   The University of Wyoming said on April 30 that the U.S. Department of Energy will provide a... . ...Read More

• Andrew Forrest, Indonesian coal giant join forces on green energy

  04 May 2021

  Fortescue Metals Group and Indonesian coal giant PT Adaro Energy have emerged as unlikely allies i... . ...Read More

• Henry Hub forward price rally risks summer-season power burn demand

  04 May 2021

  Rallying prices at the Henry Hub have lifted the peak-summer forward strip nearly 15% over the pas... . ...Read More

• Major co-op supports Biden coal debt relief proposal that NRECA has sought to undermine

  04 May 2021

  The Biden administration, rural advocacy and environmental groups, and one of the largest cooperat... . ...Read More

• China is building a coal power plant in Bangladesh despite protests by civil society

  03 May 2021

  A Chinese-backed coal power plant is being built in Bangladesh allegedly by evicting locals from t... . ...Read More

• Peabody reopening Australia's Metropolitan coal mine

  03 May 2021

  US energy firm Peabody Energy will reopen its 1.8mn t/yr Metropolitan coking coal mine in Australi... . ...Read More

• Pandemic impacts coal offtake from Coal India’s mines

  03 May 2021

  Offtake from Coal India Ltd (CIL) fell more than a fifth in April as the second wave of the pandem... . ...Read More

• Wyoming backs coal with $1.2M legal fund to sue other states

  03 May 2021

  While most states pursue ways to boost renewable energy, Wyoming is doing the opposite with a new ... . ...Read More

• COLUMN-Seaborne coal volumes slip in Asia, and it's not just the pandemic: Russell

  30 Apr 2021

  One of the quirks of Asia's seaborne coal market is that volumes have held up remarkably well,... . ...Read More

• Aluminium, cement makers are under pressure to help China achieve carbon emission goals

  30 Apr 2021

  China’s aluminium and cement industries are under mounting pressure to enhance their energy ... . ...Read More

• Xi's comments on coal signal political will to tackle climate change

  30 Apr 2021

  Watching Chinese President Xi Jinping speak at the United States climate summit last week, it woul... . ...Read More

• Liberty Mutual puts Australian coal project on hold

  30 Apr 2021

   Insurer Liberty Mutual will not be filing an environmental impact assessment for a coal proj... . ...Read More

• US weekly coal carloads climb to seven-week high: AAR

  29 Apr 2021

  US coal carload originations rose to a seven-week high 64,252 in the week that ended April 24, up ... . ...Read More

• Indian imported coal demand in Q2 comes under pressure on massive spike in COVID-19 cases

  29 Apr 2021

  With the recent rapid surge in the COVID-19 cases, coal demand in India is forecast to slow down i... . ...Read More

• Teck Resources’ Jan-Mar met coal sales up 9% on year

  29 Apr 2021

  Teck Resources, a leading exporter of seaborne steelmaking coal and headquartered in Vancouver, so... . ...Read More