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Coal imports in Italy to stay flat this year
According to Italian Coal Association Assocarboni, the country’s thermal coal imports for this year are likely to stay steady at 19 million metric tonnes, with about 80% of imports coming from Indonesia, the US and South Africa.
read more... 14/11/2013
China’s power generation capacity to double by 2030
China is likely to more than double its generation capacity by 2030, with half of all new plants powered by renewable sources including large hydro, while coal will remain the most important fuel. China’s total power generating capacity would almost double by 2030 to 2.7 terawatts.
read more... 07/11/2013
Poland: coal demand could be reduced by 50% by 2030
Poland is one of the fastest-growing economies in the European Union and the power that drives it comes from the dirtiest of fossil fuels- coal. But, according to a new study made by researchers in Germany and Poland, renewable energy groups and environmental group Greenpeace, Poland could reduce by almost 50% its demand for coal by 2030 shifting to wind, solar, hydro, biomass and geothermal energies.
read more... 28/10/2013
Spain’s wind power sector
Wind was Spain's top electricity generator for the first six months of 2013. Spain has a vigorous and varied renewable energy portfolio that has considerably reduced its dependence on fossil fuels. Currently Spain imports more than 80% of its gas and coal for domestic use from abroad, making energy security a national precedence. Along with significant growth in solar energy and biofuels, wind energy has become a cornerstone of the Spanish renewable energy portfolio.
read more... 23/10/2013
China unveils a mega coal gasification project
China unveiled a mega coal gasification project which will be able to turn coal into natural gas as part of a strategy to increase energy efficiency and curb reliance on oil and gas imports.
read more... 10/10/2013