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AWEA: U.S. wind power hits 50 GW milestone
Wind power in U.S. has reached 50GW of electric generation capacity, enough to power 13 million homes and the equivalent of 44 coal-fired power plants or 11 nuclear plants, according to the American Wind Energy Association. This represents five times the country's 10 GW cumulative installed capacity in 2006 and twice of what it was installed in 2008.
read more... 10/08/2012
Poland’s major coal producer postponed new power plant project
The EU’s first hard coal producer, Kompania Weglowa, has delayed the construction of its coal-fired power plant in 2020, with two years of delay. The 1000 MW power plant will cost about 5 billion Zloty (1.5 Billion dollars), and will burn between 2.5 and 3.5 million tons per year of hard coal producing roughly 5-7 TWh per year.
read more... 09/08/2012
EIA: U.S. CO2 emissions to the lowest Q1 level in 20 years on less coal use
U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from energy use in the first quarter of 2012 dropped to their lower level in 20 years, being close to the 1990 levels, according to recent figures released by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
read more... 03/08/2012
U.S EIA: 27 GW of coal-fired to be retired by 2016
Coal is projected to retain the largest share of the electricity generation mix through 2035. But as early as from 2012 to 2016 is expected to be retired about 27 GW of capacity from 175 coal-fired generators, mainly due modest growth in US energy demand along with a continuous drop in relative fuel prices of gas compared with coal, according to recent data released by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
read more... 01/08/2012
Coal use continues to increase in Europe
The demand for coal surged 3.3% last year in Europe, while the coal imports from U.S. producers such as Arch Coal Inc. (ACI) has cut prices by 26% in a year.
read more... 09/07/2012