Coal Supply

Utilities Explore Dual Fuel as Low-Cost Option to Full Gas Conversion

By Una Nowling

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For many utilities there is a razor-thin difference in the price of electricity generated by natural gas and by coal. Slight changes in fuel price can produce dramatic swings in production costs, creating market opportunities for utilities with both gas- and coal-fired assets. Utilities considering new gas-fired assets have several options. Key among them is… Keep reading →

 /  Published February 26, 2014 at 10:00 AM

Is Germany Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Rising US Coal Exports?

By Roman Kilisek

Strong Exports Force Coal Ships Bottleneck

Rising energy costs are increasingly dominating political agendas in many countries around the world both developed and developing. The U.S. shale revolution with domestic cheap natural gas has started to bite into coal’s U.S. power generation market share, which can be attributed to the coal-to-gas switch of power utilities. Note, that any change in U.S.… Keep reading →

 /  Published January 14, 2014 at 12:00 PM