Clean coal news

A new white paper published by the Mine Energy Taskforce and Local Energy Hub network has called for greater support for mine energy as a key low carbon heat source in the UK that can contribute to government’s ambition to reach net zero by 2050.

A consultation has launched to gather feedback on two proposed new standards under Global Reporting Initiative’s Sector Program, which will increase transparency within sectors (including coal) by focusing attention on sustainability.

Coal India’s plantation drive on over 1300 ha. is likely to push India further towards its net zero emissions goals.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced two proposed regulations – one that applies to the management of coal combustion residuals from electric utilities, and one that revises a portion of the regulations affecting wastewater management from steam electric power plants.

Australia will continue to be a strong supplier of metallurgical coal over the next couple of decades due to its high quality, according to a report recently released by the Minerals Council of Australia.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded US$19 million for 13 projects to support the production of rare earth elements and critical minerals vital to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

VGK and BELAZ have discussed the course of testing of an electric dump truck with a carrying capacity of 220 t and recorded further steps on the project.

VGK intends to create a ‘Green Coal Cluster’ in the Uglegorsk District of the Sakhalin Region.

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.

SaskPower’s carbon capture and storage facility at Boundary Dam Power Station near Estevan, Canada, has captured more than 4 million t of carbon dioxide since operations began in 2014.