Power

The US reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by 3.8% in 2012, the second largest drop since 1990.

German reliance on coal-fired power plants will remain strong, despite an increase in the use of renewable sources.

NRG Energy will acquire Midwest Generation’s coal-fired plants in its purchase of parent company Edison Mission Energy.

Combined stocks of thermal coal at power plants across India have fallen to just above 19 million t.

Peabody Energy releases Q3 2013 results, highlighting a loss compared to the same period last year.

Foster Wheeler subsidiary has been awarded a contract to design and erect a boiler island in Poland.

Aboitiz subsidiary Therma South has signed a multi million-dollar deal with banks to finance construction of a coal plant.

RJM International is awarded a second contract at the Ferrybridge coal power generation plant in West Yorkshire.

Japan is expected to commence operations at 14 new gas and coal-fired plants by the end of 2014.

A GE coal fuelled gasification facility in China has set a world record for the longest continuous operation.

Mike Maddison, Deloitte, UK, discusses the use of cyber security technologies in the mining sector.

Wood Mackenzie reports that coal will surpass oil as the key fuel for the global economy by 2020.

Thomson Reuters Point Carbon has released this week’s Cross Commodity Report.

CoalBlue Project democrats have called on the Obama administration to accelerate the development of sustainable coal.

The ACCCE has criticised the Sierra Club for its celebration of the 150th coal plant retirement since 2010.