
European changes to smooth carbon market reform
The changing political landscape in Europe could have a significant influence on carbon market policy-making.
Stay up to date with the latest news and updates from the coal industry.

The changing political landscape in Europe could have a significant influence on carbon market policy-making.

Increasing exploration of coalbed methane resources is promoting the use of horizontal drilling, which is set to boost market revenue for drilling fluids.

Planning permission secured for a new opencast coal mine in Nottinghamshire, UK.

Makomo Resources plans to spend US$ 1.5 billion on building a 600 MW coal-fired power plant.

Canadian coal miner, Corsa Coal, has agreed to buy PBS Coals from Russian steelmaker, Severstal.

Rather than use domestically sourced coal, New Hampshire’s Schiller power plant turned to Russia.

Coalbed methane company High Plains Gas presents state officials with a plan to restart idle CBM wells in the Powder River Basin.

Ecolab buys the coal treatment business of Florida-based AKJ Industries.

Hargreaves Surface Mining Ltd hires 500th worker, as company points to continued growth in Scottish coal sector.

Rio Tinto hit record half-year thermal coal production, while hard coking coal output was also up.

High Court rules that government was wrong to deem one of Drax’s planned biomass conversions ineligible for financial support.

Australian coal mines move from development to production to boost output 9% in FY2012/13, says the Bureau of Resource and Energy Economics.