The capacity of coal-fired power plants in the United States by 2050 will decline by more than half from 2022 levels, as environmental regulations raise costs and new plants powered by natural gas and renewable energy displace the aging fleet, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Thursday. The Biden administration unveiled a sweeping […]
South Africa Miners Back Gradual Move Away From Coal-Fired Power – EQ Mag Pro
South Africa’s mining industry has given its backing to moving the continent’s most developed economy away from coal but said it must be done gradually and responsibly. In a presentation to the country’s Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission late last week the main body representing the industry said that 60% of the country’s $302 billion […]
The Real Solar-Panel Price Crisis Hasn’t Begun Yet
Averting climate change could turn on whether the industry can become less dependent on Xinjiang and still keep up supply of a vital raw material. One of the longest-running deflationary trends is grinding to a halt. The consequences could have profound effects on the global ability to avert climate change. The slumping cost of semiconductor […]
Oil-rich UAE turning to coal-fired power
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates : A new wonder is rising in the southern desert of Dubai against the backdrop of Persian Gulf beaches, but it’s not another skyscraper to grace the futuristic sheikhdom. Instead, it’s one of mankind’s oldest power sources gaining its own space on the oil-rich Arabian Peninsula — a coal-fired power plant. […]
OPINION: Coal-fired power is losing ‘unfair fight’ in India to renewables
If there was one major theme at this week’s annual industry gathering, Coaltrans India, held in the resort state of Goa, it was that the domestic coal sector is under siege, and probably faces a future of limited growth and eventual disbandment BAMBOLIN, Goa, India: Coal-fired power in India is being increasingly priced out of […]