Sentences with phrase «coal capacity in»

«It is clear that China is coming to terms with the fact it does not need any more coal capacity in a market where existing plants are not even running half the time.

As power demand growth slows from a historical average of 10 % to 3 % or less per year, the coal capacity in the pipeline, as well as some existing coal capacity, risks becoming stranded due to low carbon capacity targets, ongoing reforms in the power sector and carbon pricing.

EIA's Electric Power Monthly shows 272 GW of coal capacity in service as of August 2016.

In January 2016, there was 1,090 GW worth of coal capacity in pre-construction planning; as of January 2017, it had fallen to 570 GW.

Orvis and O'Boyle note that nearly 14 gigawatts (GW) of coal capacity — nearly a quarter of all coal capacity in PJM, which oversees much of the Mid-Atlantic electric grid — and 1.4 GW of nuclear was forced offline during the Polar Vortex.

Nearly half of the 2015 retired coal capacity was located in three states — Ohio, Georgia, and Kentucky — and those states each retired at least 10 % of their coal capacity in 2015.

Much of the existing coal capacity in the United States was built from 1950 to 1990 during a time when electricity sales were growing much faster than population and gross domestic product.

Other states that traditionally have had high levels of coal - fired electricity generation, such as Indiana, West Virginia, and Virginia, each retired at least one GW of coal capacity in 2015.

There is currently 1,086 GW of new coal capacity in the pipeline, including projects that have been announced, that are being developed but have yet to receive permission, and those that already have permits.

Shifting the region's forecast coal capacity in 2035 from the current mix to ultra-supercritical would reduce cumulative emissions by 1.3 billion tonnes.

And, are you (personally) suggesting that Kansas should have permitted the new plant in question instead of renewing upcoming permits for plants of equivalent capacity, OR, in your view, should coal capacity in Kansas be increasing, i.e., in additive fashion, i.e., by approving the new and old plants?

Not exact matches

Natural gas would increase from 38 percent of the capacity mix in 2017 to as much as 59 percent, while coal would shrink from 21 percent to no more than 15 percent.

For comparison, Canada had 16 gigawatts of total coal - fired capacity installed in 2012.

Solar power still amounts to less than 1 % of the nation's electrical - generating capacity — coal produces about 40 % — and its proportion will stay in the low single digits until it becomes cheaper than fossil fuels.

Cele notes that, «the demand from China for iron - ore continues to grow, but at a declining pace, further exacerbating pricing pressure,» meaning that Vale's considerable investment in nickel, coal, fertilisers and copper will only partially mitigate the impact of the increase in iron - ore mining capacity globally on the company.

However, the Newcastle port operator's decision to introduce a quota system to allocate transport chain capacity and reduce the ship queue is one illustration that provides clear evidence that a shortage of transport capacity is limiting the industry's ability to meet strong growth in coal demand.

For example, there should be substantial new capacity, with limited declines in existing capacity, for several major export commodities, including coal, iron ore, alumina and especially LNG, with growth in the latter significantly boosting exports in the December quarter 2004.

22nd September 2017 According to South African rail, port and pipeline company Transnet, increasing rail capacity in South Africa is critical for unlocking coal export opportunities, both for neighbouring African countries and for the domestic market.

Beyond the reasonably favourable outlook for the next few years, growth in productive capacity and exports in the resources sector over the longer term will depend on future mineral discoveries (though existing reserves could support production and exports of some commodities, such as coal, for a considerable time).

In the case of coal, while the capacity of port and rail infrastructure has become stretched with the latest surge in global demand, the industry has been expanding transport capacity steadily over recent yearIn the case of coal, while the capacity of port and rail infrastructure has become stretched with the latest surge in global demand, the industry has been expanding transport capacity steadily over recent yearin global demand, the industry has been expanding transport capacity steadily over recent years.

However, in the case of coal, major increases in export capacity will require better coordination between producers, infrastructure operators and governments, especially in respect of the financing and pricing of new transport infrastructure.

Transport infrastructure constraints are primarily an issue for bulk commodities such as coal and metal ores; the volume of these commodities transported is large compared with processed minerals, and strong growth in recent years has stretched existing transport capacity.

This recent pick - up in export volumes stems from rising global demand and efforts to redress capacity constraints; it has been most pronounced in exports of coal.

Think of it another way, in the last 7 year cycle FCA had an average FCF of $ 36 million a year, and now FCA is expanding into different rail cars types and the refurbishment / rebuilt market, more gigawatts of coal fired power plant capacity will begin construction in 09 then was build in the last 7 years and FCA has $ 162 million in cash from the 05 IPO.

LNG will play its part in this dynamic, offering a cleaner energy solution to the coal Japan is burning to replace its broken nuclear capacity and China is using to fuel its rapid acceleration through a phase of industrialization.

A decision now to invest in additional coal capacity might see a new plant coming online in a decade or so — and still with us into the 2050's or beyond.

Unfortunately, around half of the new coal - fired generation capacity under development in the region still uses inefficient subcritical technologies.

In a news conference yesterday, Xu Shaoshi, the head of the National Development and Reform Commission in Beijing, said China will remove 500 million tons of coal production capacity in the next 3 to 5 yearIn a news conference yesterday, Xu Shaoshi, the head of the National Development and Reform Commission in Beijing, said China will remove 500 million tons of coal production capacity in the next 3 to 5 yearin Beijing, said China will remove 500 million tons of coal production capacity in the next 3 to 5 yearin the next 3 to 5 years.

China has greatly expanded its coal - burning capacity in the past decade, but it has also recently become the world's largest generator of solar and wind energy.

The glut of cheap gas and tightening regulations on air pollutants have prompted the planned closure of 175 coal - fired power plants by 2016, representing 8.5 percent of all coal - fueled electricity capacity in the country.

THE world added more solar capacity in 2017 than all new coal, gas and nuclear electricity - generating plants combined.

Some analysts expect that existing grid capacity may be enough to power U.S. electric cars in the near future, yet they do not rule out the possibility of new coal or nuclear plants coming on line if renewable energy sources are not developed

According to GBI, China's increase in coal production will come with additional government consolidation of the mining industry into large production bases that can achieve greater efficiencies and production capacities of 90 percent by mid-decade.

«The majority of the capacity addition will be through thermal power plants, for which the demand of coal is going to increase in the future,» the report said.

Higher carbon price needed to slow coal The coal infrastructure and capacity for exports are saturated in the United States, said Carlos Alvarez Fernandez, one of the authors of the IEA report.

The study explored strategies to reduce stranded capacity in coal power plants, while limiting future climate change to the internationally agreed 2 °C target.

The world added more solar capacity in 2017 than all new coal, gas and nuclear electricity - generating plants combined.

«Coal capacity will dwindle and renewables will replace coal in the U.S. and EurCoal capacity will dwindle and renewables will replace coal in the U.S. and Eurcoal in the U.S. and Europe.

China plans to limit its annual coal consumption to 4.2 billion tons at the end of the decade, but its current production capacity has already surpassed 4 billion tons, with an additional 1 billion tons in the pipeline.

«China's central and western regions are rich in coal, and their environmental capacity is better than the Beijing - Hebei - Tianjin region, so we are encouraging them to develop coal - to - gas and to replace coal burning in eastern regions.»

Earlier this year, Wu Xiaoqing, vice minister of China's Ministry of Environmental Protection, said in a press conference that «central and western China are rich in coal and have a bigger environmental capacity; we encourage adopting coal - to - gas technology there, and use the produced gas to replace coal needed in the eastern part of the nation.»

If my memory serves me right, in the early 1980s the Central Electricity Generating Board told MPs that FGD should be retro - fitted to 12 gigawatts of coal electricity - generating capacity.

The policy resulted in the building of coal - fired power stations with a combined capacity of almost 12 gigawatts — about one - third of peak German demand in 2008.

In the United States, saline aquifers are believed to have the largest capacity for CO2 storage, with potential sites spread out across the country, and several in western states such as Colorado also host large coal power plantIn the United States, saline aquifers are believed to have the largest capacity for CO2 storage, with potential sites spread out across the country, and several in western states such as Colorado also host large coal power plantin western states such as Colorado also host large coal power plants.

Build before Memory Runs Out Although individual consumer actions can help, major changes in carbon output will likely require better electricity - generation technologies, retiring much of the coal - fired capacity and replacing it with the most cost - effective combination of modern reactors, renewables and even clean coal.

Like all big coal - fired power plants, the 1,600 - megawatt - capacity Schwarze Pumpe plant in Spremberg, Germany, is undeniably dirty.

That is only slightly less than pending new capacity in China, the world's reigning king of coal (ClimateWire, Sept. 17, 2012).

December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use by 2040

«The leadership shown by Alberta's government to replace two - thirds of existing coal - fired electricity generation capacity with renewable energy will greatly help the province in achieving its ambitious climate change objectives,» adds Hornung.

Sasol will build coal - to - liquids plants in Indonesia with a targeted combined capacity of 1.1 million barrels per day.