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Coal is here to stay

Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), sees a long-term future for coal.

 

Stranded Down Under

New report from Oxford University exposes threat to Australian coal projects posed by changes to Chinese coal consumption.

 
 
 

Coal trends in 2014

Jonathan Rowland, editor of World Coal, talks to Reuben Saayman, Deloitte Australia, about this year’s Tracking the Trends report.

 

Stable outlook for US coal

The outlook for the US coal industry remains stable, according to the latest report from Moody’s.

 

Productivity is key to coal’s future

Rio Tinto has achieved US$ 600 million of cost reduction from its Energy business this year but needs to focus on increasing productivity in the future.

 
 

Coal used to create graphene

Scientists at Rice University has discovered a way to turn coal into graphene quantum dots for use in medical imaging, as well as sensing, electronic and photovoltaic applications.

 
 

US coal consumption grows in 2013

US coal consumption will grow to 928.1 million short t in 2013 according to the US Energy Information Administration.

 
 
 

China’s energy market by 2035

According to IHS, by 2035 China’s power market will overtake that of the US and Europe combined.