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China reduced its energy consumption per unit of GDP by 4.01% in 2010
According to the latest data of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), a drop of 4.01 percent of China's energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product occurred in 2010 as compared to the previous year.
read more... 28/02/2011
Shanghai thermal power broke the world record for the lowest coal consumption in its power generation
Shanghai No.3 power plant’s mega kilowatt power generators broke the world record for the lowest coal consumption for its electricity generation, having reached a coal consumption of 279.39 g per KWh for a power generation of 11 billion KWh during last year.
read more... 22/02/2011
Daily Energy Market Overview, Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Oil prices stayed at their highest levels in above two years on Tuesday because of growing manufacturing activity in developed economies and expectations over dropping U.S. crude inventories.
read more... 04/01/2011
Italy's coal market has overcome the crisis.
Italy's imports of steam coal for power generation is expected to increase by 3% in 2010, while imports of coal for producing steel will increase by 37%, thanks to a recovery in industrial demand.
read more... 22/11/2010
Imports of coal in Germany increase despite green lobbying
Coal imports in Germany seem to increase, regardless the worries concerning the carbon pollution and anti-coal lobbying, which have prevented many coal-fired projects.
read more... 06/09/2010