Great Britain went 432 hours in May without using coal for electricity generation, a tweet by the National Grid ESO (NGESO) reports. The streak ended after 18 days and 60 hours due to plant availability and system requirements, the country’s electricity system operator said. According to NGESO, the British record for solar power use was ... Britain went coal-free for 18 days
MINEX Forum | June 7, 2019 Great Britain went 432 hours in May without using coal for electricity generation, a tweet by the National Grid ESO (NGESO) reports. The streak ended after 18 days and 60 hours due to plant availability and system requirements, the country’s electricity system operator said. According to NGESO, the British record for solar power use was ... 
Just days before the UN Climate Conference is due to get underway, thousands of people have protested in Bonn demanding Germany immediately phase out its use of coal, dw.com reported. Carrying colorful banners with slogans that read “Revolution, not pollution,” “Climate or coal chancellor?” and “Frack off our land,” participants in Saturday’s anti-coal march in Bonn criticized ... 
For several decades, the Group has been providing solutions for the Kazakh mining industry, including but not limited to machines, equipment and monitoring systems. Over 700 powered roof supports supplied by the FAMUR Group companies as well as armoured face conveyors, beam stage loaders and PIOMA rail transportation systems are currently being operated in Kazakhstan. ... 
The director general of Finland’s energy department, Riku Huttunen, announced that the country will introduce legislation to phase out coal and increase carbon taxes, said mining.com. The new rules, which Huttunen said would “leave room for manoeuvre,” are expected to be in place by 2018 and the goal is to get rid of coal by 2030. Flexibility ... 
Image: newscientist.com Once the engine of the Industrial Revolution rooted in the UK, coal is now less popular than ever as an electricity source. According to Aurora Research, the fossil fuel contributed just 2% of total power generated in Britain in July. That’s half the amount of coal used in the same month last year. For the ... 
Image: http://www.ec-arctic.ru The polar regions are the closest thing left to virgin territory in the modern world. But with sea ice melting at a rapid rate due to global warming, the Arctic Sea — and its abundance of valuable minerals and natural resources — is becoming more accessible each year, news.com.au notes. The Arctic, including the fabled ... 
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected a pilot-scale project led by University of Kentucky Professor of Mining Engineering Rick Honaker to move on to a second phase of research in an effort to recover rare earth elements (REE) from coal and coal byproducts. DOE will invest $6 million in Honaker’s project and project ... 
La Escondida, an underground coal mine located in the Spaniard town of Caboalles de Arriba, was shut down on Friday. It was the last project of its type located in the Castilla and León region, mining.com noted. According to local media, owner Hijos de Baldomero García decided to close the 60-year-old mine because no power company ... 
Image: http://www.dw.com In August, thousands of activists will take part in anti-coal demonstrations in western Germany, as mines and plants continue to operate and expand. DW looks at the impact of coal mining on people and nature there, Deutsche Welle reportes. Giant steel structures rise out of the scarred gray and brown lunar-like landscape. These ... 
Coal exports to Europe and Asia are surging despite criticism from countries such as France and China over President Trump’s decision to exit the Paris climate change agreement, according to new federal data, washingtonexaminer.com noted. Coal exports for making steel and generating electricity rose 58 percent in the first three months of the year compared ... 
The Rio Tinto board today confirmed its recommendation that shareholders vote in favour of the sale of Rio Tinto’s wholly-owned subsidiary Coal & Allied Industries Limited (“C&A”) to Yancoal Australia Limited (“Yancoal”). The recommendation follows consideration by the board of a revised offer from Glencore plc received on 23 June 2017, and a revised offer ... 
Image: theaustralian.com.au The pivotal 2018 UN climate conference will be held in the heart of Poland’s coal mining industry, in a move that has angered some campaigners but offered others hope that it symbolises transition away from fossil fuels, climatechangenews.com reported. The town of Katowice – founded on coal mining – is in the heart of the Upper ...