Special reports

A round up of the main messages from the 2010 Green Collar Energy Forum.

May 2010: Kay Sever questions why culture change is your last priority in improvement?

Immense deposits, a reforming president and a thriving democracy continue to outweigh the negatives of investing in Indonesia. This has led to miners boosting thermal coal output to meet demand from Asia’s power companies.

April 2010: Kay Sever outlines how how awareness can be a double-edged sword in improvement.

The changing behaviour of the European and Chinese coal markets and its impact on South African export coal prices.

March 2010: Kay Sever outlines invisible barriers that can sabotage change.

Despite environmental concerns, India will increase its coal burn as power and coal shortages loom. However, the country must still face these environmental and market challenges.

Fernando Luiz Zancan, Brazilian Coal Association, Brazil, provides an overview of the country's coal industry and examines its future prospects.

February 2010: Kay Sever asks if companies really understand their improvement shortfalls?

In my last column of 2009, I ended on a positive note cautiously claiming that all sectors across the energy supply chain were beginning to see signs of a recovery. Let’s take a look at some of the sectors in more detail.

An overview of recent developments in carbon capture and storage

The UK government is working closely with domestic power companies to help keep the UK at the forefront of CCS technology.

Barry Baxter explains how logistics threaten coal developments in Mozambique.

CIC Energy’s Mmamabula project could be the most significant economic milestone in Botswana’s development since the diamond mines opened. However, the project has had to cut back its potential by 50% and could face further uncertainty unless South Africa lets its power generator, Eskom, play a strong card soon.

ASEAN countries have been the subject of fast paced growth over recent years, leading to a growing demand for energy, as well as stepping up the search for alternative fuel sources as oil reserves decline.