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COAL ENERGY

Coal is the largest source of fuel for the generation of electricity worldwide, as well as the largest worldwide source of carbon dioxide emissions. The coal industry is being challenged by environmentalists, who say there is no such things a “clean” coal technology and promoting greener forms of electricity generation. This topic covers the latest on coal energy and the industry behind the world’s electricity.

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A Team of Rivals: The United States and China on Energymore

Coal is the largest single driver of global warming, and the United States and China are the biggest drivers of coal.

China's new energy and renewable energy boom in recent yearsmore

New energy and renewable energy accounted for nine percent in China's energy structure in 2008, while coal took up 69...

China's Wind Farms Come With a Catch: Coal Plants more

China's ambition to create "green cities" powered by huge wind farms comes with a dirty little secret: Dozens...

China Growth Path Could Exceed Planet's Resourcesmore

If China's economy continues to expand rapidly and rely heavily on coal and other fossil fuels until the middle of the...

China's entrance into U.S. coal market could bolster local industrymore

NORFOLK — The Maddalena D'Amato sluggishly pushed away from Norfolk Southern's Pier 6 in Norfolk Wednesday evening,...

China’s Windswept Plains Called Key to CO2-Free Powermore

Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Barren, windy stretches of the Tibetan plateau and grasslands in northeastern China hold...

How Solar Power Can Help Coal Fired Power Plants Burn Less Coal | The ...more

The sun can help coal fired power plants burn less coal by pre-heating the water used to make high pressure high...

Clean Coal in China: Why It’s a Non-Startermore

According to conventional wisdom, clean coal is the great hope for China, and China is the great hope for clean coal.

Platts Feature: Asian buyers see Australian and Indonesian coal prices...more

After several weeks of questioning where coal prices are headed, Asian thermal coal buyers are now convinced of a short...

A Duke Energy coal plant being built in Cliffside N.C.more

(NYT64) CLIFFSIDE N.C. -- Feb. 13 2009 -- COAL-OUTLOOK-ADV15-2 -- A Duke Energy coal plant being built in Cliffside N.C.

Innovation: Coal Briquettes, Green Fields Coalmore

A company that turns slurry back into coal When a coal mine shuts down, what's left behind is not pretty: vast pools of...

China Seeks More Clean Energy Integrationmore

Relying on coal for roughly 80% of its power generation (using more than the U.S., the European Union and Japan,...

The Future of Electric Power: Changing the Energy Mixmore

By Rachel Z. Arndt and John Carey Changing the Energy Mix These are challenging times to be a CEO in the utility sector.

China Far Outpaces U.S. in Building Cleaner Coal-Fired Plantsmore

While Americans debate the use of so-called clean coal, China is mastering the application of the technology.

China Shuts Small Plantsmore

BEIJING -- China's government said it shut down many of its smaller and dirtier power plants nearly two years ahead of...

Platts podcast: Coal loads shrinking for railsmore

Peter Gartrell, associate editor for Platts coal publications, discusses the weak rail coal volumes for 2009 and what...

How Existing Coal Plants Can Best Cut Carbon Emissions | The Green Eco...more

A new MIT Energy Initiative report outlines clear steps the nation must take to develop cost-effective options for...

Capitalist Coal versus Socialist Electricitymore

Last month, Chinese media outlets reported that over 3 million tons of coal had been piled up in the port at Guangzhou,...

Collapse of the Clean Coal Mythmore

A month of negative news for the Tennessee Valley Authority could lead to positive changes in national policy,...

Coal and the Road to Copenhagen: Win $10k for Clean Energy Project | C...more

Transitioning away from coal-production towards cleaner forms of energy is a major concern shared by...

‘NIMBY’ attitude stalling U.S. growth, says AEP Chairman, Michael Morr...more

There is constant global media coverage on the urgency to use renewable energy to power our homes. Utility leaders seem...

ekopolitan - Vattenfall 2030 | 70% more fossils, 60% more nuclearmore

By 2030, the Swedish state-owned power company Vattenfall has plans to increase its production from fossil-based fuels...

Feature: Australian coal seam gas sector becomes mergers and acquisiti...more

The coal seam gas (CSG) industry in Australia's northeast has undergone a startling transformation over the past...

16 Tons of Number 9 Coalmore

What is Number 9 coal? It is mentioned in the song 16 Tons:

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