China's coal output and sales for the past 10 months are stabilizing, with the price of coal rising, according to the China National Coal Association (CNCA). National coal production slipped 0.3 percent year-on-year for the past 10 ...
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Natural gas and renewables will power country's economic growth Natural gas and renewable energy are poised for boom times in China over the coming decades, and they'll be key factors in the development of the nation's economy, a global ...
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Seeking to boost its methanol production capacity while meeting stricter regional environmental regulations, Jiutai Group has selected GE’s high-pressure gasification technology for a coal-to-methanol factory expansion project in the ...
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Experts are voicing worries over plans to reduce coal combustion by using more natural gas as the heating season approaches. The large number of coal power plants being refitted as gas power plants will increase nitric oxide emissions, ...
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Increase will exceed EU, US and Japan combined, says IEA report China will see the biggest absolute increase in power generation from renewable energy in the next 20 years, more than the increase in the European Union, the United States ...
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Hazardous smog has hit 17 Chinese provinces and municipalities, affecting 600 million people this year. The capital, Beijing, was shrouded in smog for several days during the seven-day national holiday, disappointing visitors who wanted to ...
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Governments have been tried to lower carbon emissions, but China and India overuse coal. As a result, coal consumption will surpass petroleum in 2020 and coal will become the key fuel, said Wood Mackenzie. In the World Energy Congress, ...
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The Chinese capital of Beijing is looking to phase out all its coal-fired power generation capacity by the end of next year, the official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. According to municipal authorities, the city is planning to ...
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Chinese steelmakers, already obsessed with low profit margins, have been told to increase their environmental investment to help the country reduce air pollution. As part of an action plan to curb air pollution, the Chinese government is ...
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China's appetite for coal, once seemingly unlimited, is starting to wane, and the effects are rippling far from the Middle Kingdom. With the world's second-largest economy, China in recent years has been driving demand for all sorts of ...
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China's government pledged to cut overall coal use in eastern parts of the country and said it would reduce dependency on the fuel nationwide, as leaders struggle to respond to rising public concern over choking levels of pollution. The ...
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The UK's monthly thermal coal consumption fell to a 21-month low in June, with the country's power plants burning just 2.99 million mt, down 22% on the month and 11% on the year, according to data released Thursday by the Department of ...
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According to a report from Energy Research Associates Wood Mackenzie, China's coal consumption is expected to double in 2030, reaching 7 billion tons per year, though China has taken measures to control coal consumption. The report says ...
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China should take advantage of relatively low coal prices and import more to satisfy electricity demand in its most populous provinces, instead of relying on domestic coal, which is expensive to transport, according to a Chinese government ...
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Buying interest stayed muted at south China's trading hubs for imported thermal coal Tuesday, and CFR delivered prices were rangebound at $86/mt and remain capped by competitively priced domestic thermal coal, traders said. The ...
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