That group of oil burners provided more than 4,000 MW of electricity per hour to the grid between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. One of the two remaining coal-fired plants in the region, the Merrimack ...

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Please donate now to support our work. Power companies are burning less coal because of the availability of less expensive alternatives, such as natural gas, wind and solar, among others.

NEW DELHI, Feb 11 (Reuters) - India's thermal coal imports are expected to fall for the second straight year in 2025 due to decreasing dependence on coal for power generation, slowing economic ...

Alberta’s government has quietly rescinded its moratorium on new coal exploration and development in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. It’s a move critics say means the province has ...

Wind and solar continue their meteoric rise in the EU The EU power sector is undergoing a deep transformation spurred on by the European Green Deal. Solar generation (11%) overtook coal (10%) for ...

SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Jan 16 (Reuters) - China, the world's biggest coal consumer, extended its lead in imports over No. 2 buyer India last year to the widest since at least 2013, customs data shows ...

Output from thermal plants, predominantly powered by coal, rose 1.5% in 2024 from the previous year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. The electricity sector is the largest ...

South Africa’s definition of critical minerals is not limited to those minerals used in the green economy and includes coal and uranium, says Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.

After three days of contentious hearings, punctuated by large and noisy opposition rallies, the fate of Northback Holding’s proposal to explore for coal in the eastern slopes of the Rocky ...

Suspected of starting a local wildfire, a coal fire underneath a popular Boulder, Colorado, open space has been put out. Coal fires can burn for as long as there is fuel. Colorado's Division of ...

In 2014, the average capacity factor was 61 percent. Power companies are burning less coal because of the availability of less expensive alternatives, such as natural gas, wind, and solar ...