Search - Search on Articles, Blogs & Tags
Total Results : 319
Duke plans to delay closure of Gibson coal-fired power plant despite earlier climate change plans
- 2024-10-04 05:30:08
- David Flin
Duke Energy has announced that it plans to extend the life of the 3132 MW coal-fired Gibson Generating Station in Indiana, USA to 2038, despite earlier plans to close it by 2035.
UK starts era of coal-free electricity production
- 2024-09-23 05:20:50
- David Flin
The UK’s last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, will close at the end of September 2024, and will mark the first period for nearly 150 years that the country has had no such plants.
Australia’s coal generation falls below 50 per cent for the first time
- 2024-09-04 05:19:19
- David Flin
Coal-fired power generation has fallen below 50 per cent of Australia’s power mix for the first time ever, according to a report from Bloomberg.
China’s approvals for coal-fired power plants drop sharply
- 2024-08-23 04:51:47
- David Flin
A report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), based in Helsinki, Finland, and the US-based Global Energy Monitor, states that there has been a sharp drop in new coal plant permits in China.
Zimbabwe inaugurates water pipeline boost to Hwange thermal power station
- 2024-08-12 05:11:49
- David Flin
Zimbabwe has officially commissioned a new $48.1 million water pipeline to supply its largest power plant, the 1520 MW Hwange thermal power plant, to help alleviate energy shortages in the country.
US appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain
- 2024-07-23 07:08:08
- David Flin
A US Federal appeals court has ruled that a new federal regulation limiting greenhouse emissions from coal-fired power plants can remain in force.
More coal-fired power plants for Philippines
- 2024-07-12 06:42:04
- David Flin
Rowena Cristina Guevara, Energy Undersecretary for the Philippines, said that nine coal-fired power projects with a combined capacity of 2255 MW will become operational in the next three years.
Coal reliance growing in Philippines and Indonesia
- 2024-07-02 06:26:24
- David Flin
A report from the climate and energy think tank Ember says that coal accounts for an increasing share of electricity generation in the Philippines and Indonesia, which have become the world’s most coal-dependent nations, overtaking Poland and China which have both reduced their dependence.
German phase-out of coal-fired power generation probable before 2038
- 2024-06-25 06:41:02
- David Flin
Jennifer Morgan, Germany’s Special Envoy for International Climate Action, said that Germany is likely to phase out its coal-fired power stations before the legally mandated date of 2038 due to worsening economics for coal plants.
Uttar Pradesh to generate 5255 MW from 10 new coal-fired power plants
- 2024-06-24 06:47:13
- David Flin
The government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has announced that it will increase power generation by approximately 5225 MW through 10 new coal-fired power plants over the next three years, in a bid to make the state self-reliant in electricity production.
