Power

The UK has fired up an old coal power plant to meet its electricity needs, BBC News reports.

NTPC has geared up to meet the increasing demand in India, and the generation from NTPC group stations has registered a 23% growth compared to the previous year.

Eskom has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Arnot OpCo (Pty) Ltd for the supply of coal for the Arnot Power Station.

Carbon Clean has announced today that it has been selected, along with Green Power International to design and build a carbon capture plant with NTPC.

Eskom has announced that Unit 1, the last of six generation units of the Medupi Power Station Project in Lephalale, has attained commercial operation status and was thus handed over to the Generation division.

NTPC Group companies have achieved over 100 billion units of cumulative generation in the current financial year.

NACCO Industries, Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, The Falkirk Mining Company, has entered into a new coal sales agreement with Rainbow Energy Center, LLC.

According to the US EIA, February 2021’s increase in coal-fired electric generation reduced US coal stockpiles.

According to GlobalData, India’s coal market experienced growth in 2020, despite COVID-19 challenges and long-term shifts to renewables.

The Department Of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management has selected the West Virginia University Research Corporation to receive US$5 million for the research and development of an advanced component for thermal power plants to generate highly-flexible, low-carbon power from traditional, renewable, and nuclear energy.

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2020 – 2021.

America’s Power has released a statement following the White House’s announcement of a new economy-wide target for the US to seek to reduce carbon emissions by 50 – 52% from 2005 levels by 2030.

A consortium led by Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, has completed the construction of Nakoso IGCC Power GK’s integrated coal gasification combined cycle plant in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan.

The share of coal-fired power in Indonesia's energy mix increased on the year to 38% in 2020 from 37.1% a year earlier, Argus Media has reported.

China Huaneng Group Clean Energy Research Institute Co. Ltd and Glencore have signed a memorandum of understanding for the cooperation on carbon capture, utilisation and storage technology, commencing with the CTSCo Project in Millmerran power station in Australia.