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Japan's Jera Starts up Yokosuka no.2 Coal-Fired Unit
Japan's largest power producer by capacity Jera has started commercial operations at its 650MW Yokosuka No.2 coal-fired generation unit, around two months e…
Thermal Coal
Consumers Energy Takes Next Step to Become Coal-Free by 2025
Consumers Energy has closed Karn coal-fired units 1 and 2 in Michigan’s Bay region.Named for former Consumers Energy President Dan E. Karn, the plant bega…
Thermal Plant
New Coal-Fired Unit Operating at Zimbabwe’s Largest Thermal Power Plant
The first of two 300-MW units being built as part of the expansion of a coal-fired generating station in Zimbabwe has come online. The Zimbabwe Power Co. (ZPC) …
Energy Security
Watch Implosion Topple Florida Coal-Fired Plant
A six-month-long project to demolish the last coal-fired unit at Lakeland Electric’s C.D. McIntosh Power Plant in Lakeland, Florida, reached a milestone o…
Thermal Coal
Japan’s Soma Fully Restores Quake-Hit Coal-Fired Plant
Japanese power producer and wholesaler Soma Kyodo Power has resumed full operations at the 1,000MW No.2 coal-fired unit at its Shinchi power complex following a…
Coal Mine
Ohio Utility Says Two Coal Plants Could Close Next Year
An Ohio-based utility said it plans to deactivate or sell the remaining coal-fired units at two of its power plants in 2023, five years earlier than previously …
Carbon Neutral
German EWE Eyes Carbon Neutrality by 2035
German utility EWE has announced plans to be carbon neutral by 2035 and aims to close its hard coal-fired units by the mid-20s at the latest.
Coal Production
South Korean Coal Restrictions to Edge up This Winter
South Korean state-owned Kepco utilities operated 56 coal-fired units with a combined capacity of 33.7GW.
Coal Price
German Coal Units De-Mothballed Early on High Prices
Higher day-ahead German power prices have improved generation margins for coal-fired units, prompting operators to de-mothball units earlier than expected.
Coal-Fired Power Plants
GenOn Will Close Three Coal-Fired Units
The Texas-based company that owns a coal-fired power plant in Maryland announced it will retire the facility's three generating units, which have been in operat…
Coal Power
Tri-State Will Retire Its Lone New Mexico Coal-fired Unit
Colorado-based power cooperative Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association on Jan. 9 announced it will retire its lone New Mexico coal-fired unit by the…
Virtual power plant
Tesla's Australian Virtual Power Plant Propped Up Grid During Coal Outage
The 50,000-home virtual power plant (VPP) Tesla is developing in South Australia helped maintain grid stability when a coal-fired unit in Queensland tripped off…
Thermal Plant
TransAlta Selects Emerson for Coal-to-Gas Conversion
TransAlta Corporation has selected Emerson as the main automation contractor in its planned conversions of coal-fired units to natural gas.