As Japan's electricity mix shifted toward the increased use of coal and natural gas after the Fukushima accident, Japan became more reliant on imported coal and LNG for electricity generation.
The amount of planned coal-fired generation development has fallen 14% this year.
Medupi’s Unit 5 was synchronised to the national power grid on 8 September, becoming the second of the power station’s six units to come on stream.
Intercem has supplied a hot gas system for a coal mill at a cement plant in Lebanon.
Hollysys Automation Technologies awarded contract to provide its proprietary distributed control system for 2 x 1000 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired power generating units.
A report from CoBank finds that the US coal industry will decrease further in the next few years with more than 20% of the nation’s current coal production potentially being shuttered.
Africa Finance Corp. joins Ncondezi Energy’s existing US$1.32 million loan facility announced in May 2016 and has committed an additional US$3 million to the shareholder loan facility in two tranches.
Foresight Energy has completed an out-of-court restructuring of over US$1.4 billion in indebtedness pursuant to the terms of Transaction Support Agreements previously executed.
Dominion is finishing a major clean up project in Southwest Virginia that will help improve water quality in the Clinch River.
Coal consumption by educational institutions in the US fell to 700 000 short t in 2015, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute has gained membership in International Test Center Network to support advancement of carbon capture technologies.
14 research and development projects to advance energy systems that will enable cost-competitive, fossil fuel–based power generation with near-zero emissions have been announced.
US Energy Department announces a new FOA for joint research on smart grid and energy storage under the US–India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Research.
Tata Power's generation capacity up by close to 9% in Q1 FY17 from Q1 FY16; Achieved generation of 11 122 MUs.
Mon Power and Potomac Edison file a cost recovery request with the Public Service Commission Of West Virginia to invest in environmental controls at Harrison and Fort Martin power plants.