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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.
Eskom to keep five old coal-fired plants operating
- 2024-06-21 06:41:43
- David Flin
Eskom, the state-owned electricity utility of South Africa, has received government approval to keep five of its old coal-fired power plants operational for five years after the country implements a limit on plant emissions in 2025.
AI slashes carbon capture and storage design time from 100 days to 24 hours
- 2024-05-14 11:23:47
- Junior Isles
A new multimillion-pound project led by Heriot-Watt University’s global research institute for net zero is using AI to slash the time and cost involved in modelling carbon capture and storage (CCS) methods.
J-Power may close 5 coal-fired power plants by 2030
- 2024-05-10 07:24:16
- David Flin
Japan’s Electric Power Development (J-Power) has said it may close up to five low-efficient coal-fired power units by the 2030 financial year ending March 2031 as part of its attempts to reduce CO2 emissions.
Cancelled Canadian Genesee CCS project wasn’t economically feasible
- 2024-05-07 06:39:23
- David Flin
Capital Power Generation has cancelled a C$2.4 billion carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at its Genesee Generating Station in Alberta, Canada, stating that it is: “Technically viable but not economically feasible.”
G7 to agree end date for coal-fired power plants
- 2024-04-30 06:42:04
- David Flin
Energy ministers at the G7 meeting in Turin have agreed on a time frame for phasing out coal-fired power plants, committing to shutting down these plants by the first half of the 2030s.
US EPA to drop hydrogen from power plant rule
- 2024-04-23 06:48:32
- David Flin
Sources close to the Biden Administration have said that it is likely green hydrogen will be dropped from the plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector.
Coal plants making comeback in 2023
- 2024-04-12 07:16:52
- David Flin
According to an annual report from Global Energy Monitor, global coal-fired power capacity grew in 2023, driven largely by a wave of new plants being built in China, which accounted for two-thirds of the global growth of newly operating coal-fired plants.
