Hongli Clean Energy Technologies has discontinued its coking business by ending the coke producing agreement with Pingdingshan Hongfengxuanmei Coking and Chemical Company on 20 November 2015.
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, jointly with Daelim Industrial of Korea, will supply a boiler to the Shinseocheon 1000 MW thermal coal-fired ultra-supercritical pressure power plant in South Korea.
FirstEnergy has completed preventive maintenance work on its power plants in the US, including six coal-fired plants, to ensure facilities are ready for a surge in energy demand.
Indonesian national electricity utility, PLN, has selected Black & Veatch to lead the Lontar coal-fired power extension project.
The American Coal Council has called on the COP21 climate change negotiations to recognise the importance of clean coal technology in meeting the world’s energy and environmental needs.
Toshiba has won an order in Indonesia for 1000 MW ultra-super critical steam turbine and generator for expansion of Cirebon coal-fired thermal power plant.
The new Premier of Alberta has announced the phase out of coal-fired power by 2030 in a step that the new Canadian federal government may seek to copy.
Coal will remain an essential part of the UK energy mix for at least the next ten years, according to the Association of UK Coal Importers, despite government plans to phase it out by 2025.
Eskom is continuing with its capacity expansion with the construction of two coal-fired power plants, Medupi and Kusile, as well as a pumped storage scheme, Ingula.
A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the international coal industry, from updates on clean coal technologies to the latest on the UK ending its coal-fired power plants.
The World Coal Association recently published a report highlighting the role of high-efficiency, low-emission coal technologies in helping meeting India’s growing energy demands while minimising CO2 emissions.
The IEA Clean Coal Centre has said it is concerned at the lack of any substantial mention of carbon capture and storage and biomass in the UK government’s energy plan.
Andrea Clavarnio, Chairman of Assocarboni, the Italian coal association, has called for policies to support the development of cleaner coal technology – including carbon capture and storage – to be accepted at COP21.
US coal company, Peabody Energy, has called on policymakers to recognise the important role coal plays in the global energy mix and support development of high-efficiency low-emission coal and CCS technologies.
OECD countries, including the UE, Germany and Japan, have agreed to limit official export credits for subcritical and supercritical coal-fired power plants.