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  • Demise of coal power is end of an era, but not an end in itself

    Opinion

    A quiet revolution occurred in the very earliest moments of this morning, probably while you were asleep. You went to bed in one sort of country, and woke up in another sort entirely. The difference is largely invisible but undeniably huge: yesterday, the UK’s last coal power station was still operational and by this morning [...]

  • UK calls time on coal as it closes last remaining plant

    Energy

    The UK has shut down its only remaining coal-fired power station, bringing to an end a 142-year dependence on the fossil fuel by the country that invented it as an industrial power source. The country’s last remaining coal power station, located in Nottinghamshire’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar, ceased operations at midnight on Monday, signalling a new chapter for [...]

  • Britain’s last coal-fired power station set to close in landmark moment

    Energy

    The UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station is to shut at the end of September, drawing to a close Britain’s 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel to produce electricity. Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station has been generating electricity since 1968 via its four coal-fired boilers, eight vast cooling towers and 199-metre tall chimney, which occupies a prominent [...]

  • Plans for UK’s first coal mine in 30 years quashed by High Court

    September 13, 2024

    The decision to grant planning permission for what would have been the UK’s first coal mine in 30 years at Whitehaven in Cumbria has been quashed by a High Court judge. The Government first granted permission for the new coal mine in December 2022. Then-levelling up secretary Michael Gove greenlit the Whitehaven mine, in line [...]

  • Glencore: FTSE 100 mining giant opts against coal spin-off after investor feedback

    August 7, 2024

    Glencore no longer plans to demerge its coal business after an “overwhelming majority” of shareholders told the mining giant to retain the division. The FTSE 100 constituent had planned to spin off its coal business after it completed the $7bn (£5.51bn) acquisition of Teck Resources’ steelmaking coal business in November last year. However, on Wednesday, [...]

  • Tata Steel to close coke coal ovens as Port Talbot wind-down begins

    March 18, 2024

    Around 2,000 jobs are set to go with the closure of the steel-making plant's primary assets at the end of this year.

  • Thungela: Coal producer derailed by weak market and South African infrastructure

    March 18, 2024

    Coal prices suffered a downturn in 2023 at the hands of a milder-than-expected climate and high gas reserves

  • UK down to last coal plant as households are urged to save energy this winter

    October 2, 2023

    Just one coal fired power plant remains operating in the UK energy market ahead of winter, with ESO telling customers to save energy.

  • Coal plants to be unavailable for winter supply squeeze

    June 28, 2023

    Two British coal plant operators, whose plants were available last winter, will be unable to provide back-up power this winter.

  • China and India fuel record high coal prices despite falling US and EU usage

    June 26, 2023

    Coal prices climbed to record levels last year driven by rising demand across Asia, according to a new report on global energy trends.

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