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Why Renewable Energies are Causing an Increase of Coal Power in Germany
Opinions differ about the German energy transition. As always with energy, it is important to look at the actual facts and statistics while paying attention to the details; such as the difference...
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Quarterly Coal Production Lowest Since the Early 1980s
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Coal Report, and U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration Coal production in the first three months of 2016 was 173 million short tons (MMst),...
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Clean Power Plan Reduces Projected Coal Production in All Major U.S. Supply...
Source: EIA, Annual Energy Outlook 2016 U.S. coal production is projected to decline by about 26%, or 230 million tons, between 2015 and 2040 in EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2016 (AEO2016) Reference...
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Excess Coal Generation Capacity and Renewables Curtailment in China: Getting...
In recent months, the Chinese government has issued several high-profile policy statements directed toward the twin challenges of renewable energy curtailment and runaway investment in coal-fired...
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In 2015, U.S. Coal Production, Consumption, and Employment Fell by More Than 10%
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Coal Report 2015 U.S. coal production dropped by more than 10% in 2015 to 897 million short tons (MMst), the lowest production level since 1986....
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Coal Production Declines in 2016, with Average Coal Prices Below Their 2015...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Coal Data Browser. Note: Production data for 2016 include estimated October through December 2016 production. U.S. coal production in 2016 is expected...
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U.S. Coal Production and Coal-Fired Electricity Generation Expected to Rise...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, February 2017 Coal production in the United States totaled 739 million short tons (MMst) in 2016, an 18% decline from 2015 and...
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Coal Production Increases During Second Half of 2016, But Still Below 2015...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Coal Report and Quarterly Coal Report and U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration After falling in six out of seven quarters from mid-2014 to...
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The Big Dutch Coal Mistake, Part Two
Uniper and Engie have made further write-downs on their still very new Dutch coal power plants, writes independent consultant Gerard Wynn, confirming the bleak prospects for coal power production in...
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Future Coal Production Depends on Resources and Technology, Not Just Policy...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2017 EIA projects that trends in coal production in the United States could range from flat to continuing declines through 2040....
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Natural Gas-Fired Electricity Conversion Efficiency Grows as Coal Remains Stable
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report From 2006 to 2015, annual average heat rates of natural gas-fired electricity generators decreased 7% as heat...
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Health Organizations, Help Indonesia Kick the Coal Habit
A plan to pollute: Indonesians’ lungs have been exposed to significant pollution in the past few years, from forest fire haze to increasing amounts of motor vehicle exhaust. A study looking at the...
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U.S. Coal Production Fell in First Half of 2017 After Increasing in Late 2016
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Quarterly Coal Report U.S. coal production averaged 192 million short tons (MMst) per quarter in the first half of 2017, a slight decrease from the...
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The Decline of Coal: Break the Fall or Soften the Blow?
Propping up domestic coal demand is an expensive snooze button. The decline in U.S. coal-fired electricity generation is a good news/bad news story, depending on your perspective. The good news is...
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U.S. Coal Production, Exports, and Prices Increased in 2017
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Coal Data Browser, Short-Term Energy Outlook, and Coal Markets EIA expects total 2017 U.S. coal production to be 773 million short tons (MMst), 45 MMst...
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