WEC moves up date to stop burning coal, reaffirms 2024 shutdown for first Oak Creek units (www.jsonline.com)
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China’s Cooling Coal Price Damps Fears Over Another Crippling Power Crunch This Winter - BNN Bloomberg (www.bnnbloomberg.ca) German
Chinese coal prices are falling as winter nears, offering relief to power plants that buy the fuel and reducing the chances of another round of debilitating power crunches.
EnergyAustralia pushes ahead with 2 GWh battery at coal plants (www.pv-magazine.com) German
EnergyAustralia’s plans to install a 500 MW/2,000 MWh big battery storage system in the Australian state of New South Wales are gaining momentum, as the Hong Kong-owned generator has secured approval to conduct site investigation works.
Rooftop solar smashes records, sends coal and demand to record lows as it reshapes the grid [Australia] (reneweconomy.com.au) German
Updated: Rooftop solar continues to have major impact on the grid, meeting nearly half of all demand and sending black coal output and operational demand to record lows.
EU solar and wind power growth displaced gas consumption worth half of Russian imports in August 2023 – Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) (energyandcleanair.org) German
The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) is an independent research organisation that reveals the trends, causes, health impacts as well as solutions to air pollution.
‘Beginning of the end’ of fossil fuel era approaching, says IEA (www.theguardian.com) German
Forecast downturn still ‘nowhere near steep enough’ to limit temperature rise to 1.5C, says watchdog
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions in Q2 2023 rebound to 2021’s record levels - Carbon Brief (www.carbonbrief.org) German
China’s CO2 emissions grew 10% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, rising approximately 1% above the record levels seen in 2021.
EU climate chief is concerned over the expansion of the coal industry in China (abcnews.go.com)
The European Union's climate chief has expressed concern over the expansion of China's coal industry, with the building of new coal-fired plants
Coal prices plummet as green energy surges in China (innovationorigins.com)
As countries around the world continue to invest in green energy solutions, the demand for fossil fuels such as coal will decrease.
UK to run only one coal-fired power plant this winter (www.theguardian.com)
Energy company Drax scraps plan to bring two others out of retirement to help guard against power cuts
Repowering and repurposing coal power stations in South Africa. (www.esi-africa.com)
South Africa has started repowering and repurposing coal-fired power stations as renewable energy hubs, even as electricity utility Eskom says the need for baseload power may necessitate a lifeline for the brown power stations.
Rare Earths – The Future of Coal-Mining States? (rawmaterials.net)
U.S. states with a long history of coal mining have struggled with sinking demand for the fossil fuel amidst the energy transformation and ecological concerns. Repurposing active coal mines into rare earth production could offset possible job losses and reduce the U.S. dependency on China.
