Power

Lowest levels of coal stocks at Indian power plants since 2012, as country faces acute coal shortage.

How coal ash can be reused, recycled; and thereby put to good use.

Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp. says it expects to start operations of the first unit of its coal-fired power plant by Q4 2014.

India’s largest power producer will need to increase its coal imports by two-thirds to meet its growing demand for the fuel.

Germany must shift dependency on Russian gas and continue to use coal-fired power, according to the country’s energy regulator.

Another twist in the legal dispute between Drax and the UK Government, as Court of Appeal upholds Department for Energy and Climate Change’s decision not to award the firm a subsidy.

The use of coal ash fusibility furnaces to help optimise solid fuel combustion in electricity generation.

Poland’s long-term energy policy sees move away from coal by 2050, in favour of a low-carbon energy mix.

Coal power capacity additions in China are set for a small renaissance in 2014 and 2015, according to Precergy.

Duke University claims that by exporting US coal to Asia, greenhouse gas emissions could fall 21%.

Australian utility firm AGL believes gas export projects in Queensland will favour coal-fired power plants over gas.

The UK generated 29% of its electricity using natural gas in three months to June, displacing coal as the country’s leading energy source.

Chugoku Electric to buy stake in Australian coal mine from Japanese oil refiner.

China aims to meet 10% of its electricity demand with natural gas by 2020, eating into coal’s dominance of domestic energy production.

A 427 MW coal-fired power plant in Indianapolis could be converted to burn natural gas to keep in line with emissions targets and market conditions.