
DOE to invest US$6 million in products from coal waste
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy has announced US$6 million in federal funding for research and development to produce valuable products from coal waste-derived sources.
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy has announced US$6 million in federal funding for research and development to produce valuable products from coal waste-derived sources.

The share of coal-fired power in Indonesia's energy mix increased on the year to 38% in 2020 from 37.1% a year earlier, Argus Media has reported.

Johnson Winter & Slattery has advised Peabody on its sale of the Millennium coal mine in Queensland to MetRes (a 50/50 JV between Stanmore Coal and M Resources).

Teck Resources Ltd has recently announced the appointment of Sarah Hughes as Vice President, Audit and Improvement.

Whitehaven Coal has released its March 2021 quarter production report and revised FY21 guidance.

Tenders have been awarded by Tlou Energy to Zismo Engineering (Pty) Ltd for the construction of the overhead lines and to OptiPower for construction of substations at Lesedi and Serow

Trafo Power Solutions has customised two dry-type transformers for a coal mine in South Africa’s Limpopo province.

China Huaneng Group Clean Energy Research Institute Co. Ltd and Glencore have signed a memorandum of understanding for the cooperation on carbon capture, utilisation and storage technology, commencing with the CTSCo Project in Millmerran power station in Australia.

Global coal production is set to recover following COVID-19 related lockdowns and restrictions, by 3.5% to 8 billion t in 2021, according to GlobalData.

Mechel PAO has reported that the group’s Southern Kuzbass Coal Co. is launching the second section of the longwall 3-1-11’s working area at Sibirginskaya Underground Mine.

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has notified the Oklahoma Department of Mines and the Oklahoma Conservation Commission that the state may no longer exercise regulatory jurisdiction under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 on Indian Lands within the State.

NTPC recorded its highest ever group generation of 314 BU in FY21, a growth of 8.2% compared to previous year.