Power

A plan to implement CCS technology in the UK would generate jobs and reduce household electricity bills.

Petrovietnam will import 10 million tpa of coal to Vietnam from Australia and Indonesia from 2017.

French coal-fired power capacity hit by rolling strike action.

Siemens and Zolo Technologies have signed a global license agreement for fossil-fuelled steam generation boiler applications.

Novinda has been awarded a contract to supply Amended Silicates to remove mercury from coal-fired power plants.

Toshiba has been awarded a contract from Mitsubishi for the construction of a new coal-fired power plant in the Philippines.

The WCA has called on the government of Norway to reject a call from the opposition party to divest investments in coal.

Peabody Energy has responded to President Obama’s State of the Union address.

EDF Energy may close two coal-fired power plants in Britain by the end of 2023.

Murray Energy is planning to sue the US Environmental Protection Agency over its regulations of the coal industry.

German utility company RWE has been hit by a slump in profits, leading to a write-down of €3.3 billion.

Regulators in West Virginia have approved Appalachian Power’s US$ 173 million upgrade plan.

China is expected to continue increasing energy efficiency throughout 2014, resulting in a drop in coal and oil consumption.

Guangdong province plans to make large investments in natural gas and clean energy to cut coal and oil use and reduce carbon emissions.

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity has released a landmark study on the benefits of coal to global development.