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• Germany rings in 2021 with CO2 tax, coal phase-out

  01 Jan 2021

  Germany is aiming for a green start to 2021 by shutting down a coal-fired power plant and slapping... . ...Read More

• Centralia coal-burning plant shutters unit nine years after Washington law passes to cut emissions

  01 Jan 2021

  The shutdown of Washington state’s only coal-burning power plant took a major step on Friday... . ...Read More

• U.S. Renewable Energy Consumption Surpasses Coal For 1st Time In Over 130 Years

  01 Jan 2021

  In 2019, U.S. annual energy consumption from renewable sources exceeded coal consumption for the f... . ...Read More

• Coal India lines up 26K-cr investment to diversify, mitigate environmental hazard

  01 Jan 2021

  Caught between the target to be a net zero company and producing 1 billion tonne of coal by 2024, ... . ...Read More

• Japan, S. Korea run with Vietnam coal plant despite climate vows

  31 Dec 2020

  Japan and South Korea are pushing ahead with a controversial coal plant in Vietnam and will provid... . ...Read More

• Mongolia may outstrip Australia with its coal export to China

  31 Dec 2020

  Mongolia has exported 28.5 million tons of coal since the beginning of the year until December 27.... . ...Read More

• Vedanta wins Radhikapur West Coal Block in Odisha

  31 Dec 2020

  Vedanta has emerged as the highest bidder for the Radhikapur West coal block, located in Angul dis... . ...Read More

• DOE announces US$4 million to optimise carbon storage

  31 Dec 2020

  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced plans to make US$4 ... . ...Read More

• Meghalaya village turns oasis in coal mine desert

  30 Dec 2020

  Rat-hole coal mining had sucked the life out of Moolamylliang less than a decade ago. The village ... . ...Read More

• Coal India plans 21 additional railway sidings

  30 Dec 2020

  The sidings will be constructed across four subsidiaries at an estimated investment of ₹3,370 cr... . ...Read More

• NTPC declares Dulanga coal mine commercially operational

  30 Dec 2020

  The central government has allocated nine coal blocks — Pakri-Barwadih, Chatti-Bariatu &... . ...Read More

• Sarda Energy & Minerals declared successful bidder for coal mines

  30 Dec 2020

  Sarda Energy & Minerals announced that the Nominated Authority, Ministry of Coal, Government o... . ...Read More

• Government to Cut Coal-fired and Nuclear Power Generation

  29 Dec 2020

  The South Korean government finalized its ninth national power supply plan on Dec. 28. According t... . ...Read More

• Pacific Power rates to drop with shift from coal

  29 Dec 2020

  Pacific Power customers in Oregon will see lower rates on their electric bills next month — ... . ...Read More

• China’s Nov coking coal imports fall to the year’s low

  29 Dec 2020

  China’s coking coal imports hit the year’s low of 3.7 million tonnes in November, whic... . ...Read More