Power

A recent report from the IEA looks at the emergence of gas as a transportation fuel.

The Energy Information Administration has reported record monthly US coal exports in March as exports remains on track to break 100 million t for the third year running.

The BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2013 has been released, showing coal was the fastest growing fossil fuel in 2012.

Report by Wood Mackenzie indicates China’s thermal coal demand will continue to rise, despite previous speculation otherwise.

Alstom has been awarded contracts to supply components and services to Indian and Polish power plants.

Study suggests Europe is at risk from power failure without coordinated market reform.

US coal companies are expecting a better year as a long winter and higher gas prices boost demand.

The UK is facing a critical capacity crunch within the next few years unless the government provides clarity on its energy market reforms.

European coal demand will remain steady for the next few years but EU environmental policies will fundamentally weaken its position beyond 2020, according to research firm, Wood Mackenzie.

Clean Coal Solutions, a joint venture supplying cleaner coal technologies to the coal-fired power sector, has announced a contract for a fifth refined coal facility.

A new report from the IEA Clean Coal Centre assesses the support mechanisms available for co-firing biomass at coal-fired power plants in the EU, the US, Australia and China.

Alistair Buchanan, head of the UK’s energy regulator, Ofgem, has warned that the UK could face a “rollercoaster” energy market in the years to 2020, with reserve margins becoming increasingly tight.

Neel Kamal Goyal, Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd, India, considers how energy imports will affect India’s fuel crisis.

Gregory H. Boyce, chairman and CEO of Peabody Energy, US, takes a look at the long-term outlook for coal and explains why there are reasons to be optimistic.

The Minamata Convention will introduce a range of global controls to reduce mercury emissions.