Tag: Coal
Trump energy policies yet to aid energy firms
Trump energy policies criticized by natural gas, utilities The proposed Trump administration energy policies, which include subsidies for coal and nuclear plants, were supposed to boost the American energy industry, but some sectors have been critical of the plan. “Subsidies don’t make you competitive – and don’t make you great again,” Robert Flexon, president and […]
Canada’s renewable power generation continues to grow – NEB
Nuclear power supplied an average of 14.7% of electricity from 2005 to 2016, 2nd largest source of total generation Canada’s non-hydro renewable power capacity grew by more than eight per cent in 2016, adding nearly 1,300 megawatts (MW) of solar, biomass and wind-generated power, according to the National Energy Board’s update of the Canada’s Renewable Power Landscape […]
US power sector CO2 emissions fall below transportation sector emissions
Electric power’s share of non-carbon-emitting fuels such as nuclear, hydropower, wind, and solar has grown U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector reached 1,893 million metric tons (MMmt) from October 2015 through September 2016, exceeding electric power sector CO2 emissions of 1,803 MMmt over the same time period, according to the US Energy Information Administration. […]
Global coal demand to remain flat to 2022, resulting in a decade of stagnation
Urgent action needed to support Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technologies for coal power plants Global demand for coal should remain nearly flat between 2017 and 2022, resulting in a decade of stagnation for coal consumption, according to the International Energy Agency’s annual coal market report. Global coal consumption fell 1.9% to 5,357 million tonnes […]
‘Refined’ coal accounts for 20% of US coal-fired power generation so far in 2017
Refined coal was encouraged through tax credits in American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 The U.S. power sector consumption of coal is increasingly shifting to refined coal, even as coal-fired electricity generation decreases, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Refined coal has been processed to remove certain pollutants from raw, or feedstock, coal. Electricity […]
Natural gas power generation share grew for decade in Southern states as coal declined
Texas and Oklahoma in region with some of country’s best wind resources Coal’s share of total electricity generation in the South declined over the past decade, from 50 per cent in 2006 to 29 per cent in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.As the use of coal has declined, the use of natural gas […]
Will LNG save China from winter gas shortage and boost global LNG prices?
Colder-than-normal end of winter could further boost local LNG demand, and global LNG price China’s introduction of the ‘2+26’ cities policy earlier this year calls for restricted use of coal for both residential heating and industrial purposes. This has significant ramifications for the Chinese winter season where demand is traditionally high, according to Wood Mackenzie. […]
Canadian fossil fuel use peaks in 2019, but not in Alberta until 2037 – NEB study
Alberta fossil fuel use driven by 2.1MM b/d jump in crude oil output from 2016 to 2040, high economic growth The National Energy Board recently released its Energy Future 2017 report (EF2017) that forecasts Canadian fossil-fuel demand could peak in 2019, then plateau until 2040. A follow up study shows that the trend looks quite different across […]
Energy industry says Rick Perry’s proposal to subsidize coal, nuclear power costly, unsupported by evidence
Record does not support discriminatory payments proposed by DOE A diverse group of a dozen energy industry associations representing oil, natural gas, wind, solar, efficiency, and other energy technologies recently submitted reply comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) continuing their opposition to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed rulemaking on grid resiliency pricing. Action by […]
Coal Workforce Transition Fund will support Alberta coal workers, says Bilous
Government will give coal workers third-party retraining programs that provide employment placement The Government of Alberta is creating a worker transition fund, focusing supports on the ground, and calling on the federal government do its part to support coal workers, according to an Alberta Government press release. The $40-million Coal Workforce Transition Fund will provide […]
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