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voda 1 maart 2021 11:10

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Two Contractual Miner Killed in Roof Collapse at CIL BCCL Moonidih

Two coal miners of a private coal mining firm engaged by Coal India Limited’s Bharat Coking Coal Limited died in a mine accident at Moonidih Underground Coal Mine in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. The accident took place at XVIth seam of the mines while the workers were cutting coal to extend the air way in night shift. There was a side fall that proved fatal. Nearly a dozen other miners present at the spot there rushed to rescue the duo and somehow pulled the injured workers out from the debris. While Mr Yadav succumbed to his injuries almost immediately after being pulled out, Mr Gorain died at the BCCL central hospital during treatment.

It has been decided to pay INR 15 lakh each to family members of both the victim miners who died in the accident. Besides, the private mining company will also pay INR one lakh each to both victim families for holding funerals of victim miners. In addition, the BCCL management has decided to bear all educational expenses of the wards of both victims up to class 12th. All eligible wards of both would be admitted to DAV school.

Company has also decided to hold a high level inquiry into the accident in addition to the statutory inquiry that is to be taken by the director general of mines safety.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 1 maart 2021 11:11

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Czech Republic to Sue Poland over Turow Coal Mine

The Czech government plans to sue Poland in the Court of Justice of the EU over alleged violations of water, environmental and impact assessment rules at the Turow lignite mine near the border between the two countries. It will ask the court to stop mining activities while the lawsuit proceeds. Czech Foreign Minister Mr Tomas Petricek said "Unfortunately, even in Warsaw ten days ago, the negotiations did not turn out as we had hoped."

Poland’s climate ministry spokesman Mr Aleksander Brzozka said "From the way those discussions went it could be concluded that there was a chance and room for an amicable settlement to the dispute. The Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment is surprised at the decision of the Czech government to bring Poland to the European Court of Justice in relation to the activity of the Turów lignite opencast mine."

In December, the European Commission agreed that Poland had breached EU permitting and environmental procedures regarding transparency and judicial review, but called environmental claims over air pollution and imperilled groundwater supply unfounded based on the evidence and arguments."

In December, Poland initially said it could not agree to Czech demands for financial compensation that could not be rationally justified.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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voda 1 maart 2021 11:17

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CIL Inks MoU with CRIS for Coal Freight Data Sharing

Coal India Limited had entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of Railways Centre for Railway Information Systems for faster and customized automated access to data, through Freight Operations Information System of Indian Railways, which would help Coal India Limited monitor movement of coal laden rakes and coal despatch activity. The first of its kind data sharing offers CIL a bouquet of benefits that helps it in rationalizing the entire coal supply matrix through rail mode. It provides precise details of loading, weighment and unloading details along with turnaround time of rakes.

Primarily it is a handshake of freight operation information between the networks of CIL and CRIS regarding CIL’s rail movement of coal. It also includes other logistics details.

The information helps minimize the instances of under loading and overloading of rakes and untangle the knots benefitting CIL, Railways and the consumers. Importantly, the resultant relevant information eases the way for faster billing and bill monitoring process replacing the manual entry of railway receipts with instantaneous online transfer.

Another high point is the data sets shared by CRIS provides CIL information on sanctioned coal and rake programmes, rake demand, rake detention and diversion details which helps the coal companies plan their supplies.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 1 maart 2021 11:18

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CIL Expenditure in Apr-Dec Reduce as Employee Expenses Shrink

Indian state owned coal giant Coal India Ltd’s overall expenditure in the first nine months of 2020-21 FY declined by 3.3% to INR 54,241 crore as employee benefit expenses dropped by INR 735 crore which include salaries, performance related pay of the executives, performance linked reward of the non-executives and coal mines provident fund contributions. During this period, manpower reduced by 13,800. This reduction is expected to continue for few more years which would further shrink the employee benefit expenditure, which currently stands close to 50% of CIL's overall revenue expenditure.

In recent years, CIL has seen superannuation of around 13,000 employees annually. The company's manpower stood at 2.72 lakh at the beginning of the current fiscal compared to 3.22 lakh employees four years ago.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 1 maart 2021 11:18

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NGT Clears Coal Stock Auction by Meghalaya Government

The North East Daily reported that Meghalaya Chief Minister Mr Conrad K Sangma informed that the State Government is going ahead with the auctioning of coal, at least in the depot where the stock of coal is available. Mr Sangma said “We just had a meeting with the National Green Tribunal sometime back. We will be going ahead with the auctioning in the depot where stock is available.”

He further informed that coal miners and the owners would be losing out because the rate at which Coal India Limited had approved was very low. He said "We have deliberated on the issue of the minimum price of the coal. The NGT has given a ruling and they have increased the minimum based prices which we had wanted.”

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 1 maart 2021 11:19

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CBI Intensifies Action in Coal Smuggling Case in West Bengal

Media reported that the Central Bureau of Investigation conducted searches at around 13 locations in West Bengal in connection with an alleged coal theft case. CBI raids were spread across Purulia, Bankura, Burdwan and Kolkata. The searches included premises of Amiya Steel Pvt Ltd in Kolkata and Bankura and that of Joydeb Mandal, the alleged deputy of the suspected kingpin of the racket Anup Manjhi. Central Bureau of Investigation also issued a notice to West Bengal’s Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee’s nephew & Trinamool Congress MP from Diamond Harbour Mr Abhishek Banerjee’s wife Ms Rujira in a coal smuggling case. The CBI believes Ms Rujira could provide information related to the case, and hence, wants to question her.

The alleged kingpin of the racket is Mr Anup Majhi alias Lala. The CBI has conducted several raids on his hideouts in the past few months, but Lala remains elusive. The central agency has also raided properties linked to him or his associates as part of the probe. Another prime accused in the case is Trinamool youth leader Mr Vinay Mishra. The BJP alleges that Mr Mishra is close to Mr Abhishek Banerjee and the two have together travelled abroad several times. The CBI has conducted multiple raids to nab Mr Mishra as well, but he too remains elusive.

The CBI had registered an FIR in November in 2020 against Manjhi alias Lala, Eastern Coalfield Ltd General Managers Mr Amit Kumar Dhar of then Kunustoria area now Pandaveswar area and Mr Jayesh Chandra Rai of Kajor area besides ECL Chief of Security Mr Tanmay Das, Area Security Inspector Mr Kunustoria Dhananjay Rai and security in charge Kajor area Mr Debashish Mukherjee. On November 28, the agency had raided around 45 places in Bengal in relation to the case. Sources say illegal coal worth billions was smuggled in these border areas with the help of government officials and politicians.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 3 maart 2021 03:56

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Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Export Slump amid China Ban

Sydney Morning Herald reported that Australia’s largest coal port Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal says the Chinese government’s ban on Australian coal has triggered a realignment of global trade flows that is sending more of the commodity from local shores to Europe and elsewhere in Asia. Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure chief executive Mr Anthony Timbrell said coal volumes shipped from its Hay Point terminal in Queensland had dropped to 55 million tonnes in 2020, down from 67 million tonnes, as it reported a maiden net loss of AUD 113 million. But Mr Timbrell said “He is expecting to see an uplift in demand for metallurgical coal as more governments reopened their economies and launched steel intensive stimulus programs in the aftermath of the COVID-19 downturn. Our traditional customers in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and India have still been shipping significant volumes. There is underlying demand strength in the steel industry.”

He added “As Beijing’s bans on Australian coal continue this year, leaving dozens of loaded coal vessels stranded off the coast and unable to dock, trade flows were readjusting. As a result of the apparent ban of Australia coal exports to China, which has caused a bit of a re-casting of coal flows globally, we’ve been seeing more coal going into Europe than what we would ordinarily expect.”

Australia’s coal producers have been hit hard since COVID-19 restrictions slashed demand for the commodity and worsening diplomatic ties between Canberra and Beijing led to China unofficially black listing Australian coal imports. The federal government is forecasting the nation’s exports of metallurgical coal will fall by around 8 million tonnes to 169 million tonnes this year due to lower demand, while thermal coal fall from 213 million tonnes to 199 million tonnes.

DBCT is based at the Port of Hay Point on Central Queensland Coast. The terminal operates around the clock, exporting thermal and metallurgical coal from Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin mines to ports around the world. The terminal is a common user facility, owned by the Queensland State Government and leased to Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure on a 50-year lease, with a 49 year option, to operate, maintain and develop the terminal. DBI has engaged DBCT P/L to operate and maintain the terminal on its behalf. Dalrymple Bay, which services mainly metallurgical coal producers in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, has take-or-pay contracts with customers under which the company gets paid even in the event that less coal is delivered than expected.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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voda 3 maart 2021 03:57

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Bishop of Lancaster Joins Call to Axe Cumbrian Coal Mine Project

The Catholic Universe reported that the Bishop of Lancaster has joined calls to ditch proposals to open a new coal mine in Whitehaven in Cumbria in UK. Bishop Paul Swarbrick said “the proposal has understandably sparked a massive national out-cry and has been met with serious opposition. The proposal flies in the face of the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For a society and a Government set on achieving zero net emissions by 2050 the opening of this new mine makes the goal harder to reach. Even if it were possible to offset emissions through adopting cleaner energy sources and uses, it is a move in the wrong direction. It contradicts a policy of ‘going green. It’s a no-brainer, it shouldn’t go ahead.”

While acknowledging that a new mine would bring jobs and investment to the local area, he recalled his own experiences of living in Kells in Whitehaven, when Haig Colliery was still active and a chemical works was adjacent to his parish church and local people were subjected to toxic emissions. He recalled “I saw the damage done to property, peeling paintwork and contaminated gardens. Parishioners had to be mindful of not hanging out washing if the wind was blowing in off the sea. When the works and mine eventually closed jobs were lost, but health and environment gained.”

The bishop’s comments come as Christian MP and former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament calling on the government to ditch plans for the new mine.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 3 maart 2021 03:58

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Indian Coal Imports in Apr-Jan 2021 Shrink by 12%

According to provisional data compiled by mjunction services, India’s coal imports in January increased to 20.05 million tonnes as against 18.67 million tonnes in year-ago period. Of the total imports in January 2021, non-coking coal was at 12.77 million tonnes, while coking coal import was 5.62 million tonnes. mjunction MD and CEO Mrt Vinaya Varma said “There was a drop in January volumes as compared to the previous month. This was mainly due to the firmness in seaborne prices. While there is steady demand in the market, the import trend will largely depend on the movements in international prices, freight rates and also domestic supply.”

However, India’s coal import registered a drop of 11.6% to 180.84 million tonnes in the first 10 months of 2020-21 as compared to 204.55 million tonnes of coal in April-January period 2019-20. During April-January 2020-21, non-coking coal import was at 119.84 million tonnes as compared to 140.65 million tonnes in the same period a year ago. Coking coal import was recorded at 39.16 million tonnes, lower than 41.15 million tonnes imported during the same period a year ago.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 3 maart 2021 03:59

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Coal Vessel BB 1148 Capsizes near Mongla Port in Bangladesh

Local media reported that a vessel carrying 848 tonnes of coal capsized in the Passur River near Mongla port in Bagerhat in the south western part of Bangladesh on 27 February 2021 night. The ship, MV BB-1148, is half submerged at Banishanta area in the Passur River, one kilometre south of Mongla port. The incident occurred when the ship carrying imported coal of Eastern Private Limited from Harbaria area of Mongla port was on its way to Nawapara in Jashore district after loading coal from a mother vessel in Harbour area of Mongla Port. Meanwhile, all 12 sailors of the capsized cargo vessel managed to swim ashore safely.

Although the vessel is yet to be salvaged, Mongla port authority said the port’s prime channel remains safe and regular activities of the port will not be hampered due to the accident.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 3 maart 2021 13:03

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ABB Asset Monitoring Software Commissioned at Shanyang Coal Mine

Leading global technology company ABB has installed ABB Ability Asset Vista Condition Monitoring to streamline maintenance, minimize costs and optimize capacity at Shanyang Coal Mine in Heyang near Weinan city in China’s Shaanxi province. The digital solution has been installed at 18 sites worldwide since launching in 2015 and the commission at Shanyang Coal Mine is the first for ABB in China.

Shanyang Coal Mine produces three million tonnes of coal annually and main equipment at the mine includes a production hoist, two service hoists and one main ventilation system. The hoists are equipped with ABB brake systems installed by ABB China eight years ago.

The solution that ABB offered to Shanyang included a data acquisition system, five workstations, network devices and ABB Ability™ Asset Vista to completely monitor three hoists and the main ventilation system of the mine.

ABB Ability™ Asset Vista for mining pulls together disparate data on the condition of equipment to provide a complete picture of asset health, helping to increase process efficiency and minimize maintenance. It predicts potential problems and swiftly detects root cause, considerably reducing downtime. This improves equipment utilization and maximizes productivity, which ultimately enables mine operators to reduce costs.

It also provides full-time online monitoring capabilities, including functions such as intelligent algorithms on evaluation system operation and device condition change, troubleshooting and maintenance support.

ABB's expert recommendations based on the solution enable repairs to be undertaken quickly, and for the elimination of unnecessary maintenance that might expose personnel to safety risks. ABB’s unique expertise is in seamlessly integrating electrical, automation and digital applications into engineered solutions to help mining and mineral processing customers optimize their operations while reducing their energy consumption and carbon emissions.

“We have benefitted from ABB's expertise in hoists and brake systems previously, and know that ABB also has a strong track record in building unified IT frameworks,” said Chongyun Zhang of Shaanxi Chenghe Shanyang Coal Mine Co., Ltd. “ABB's local technical competence and the adaptation and scalability of ABB Ability™ Asset Vista were additional key factors in awarding this contract.”

“This contract marks Asset Vista’s first application in China,” said Xin Wang, Service Manager of ABB Process Industries, North Asia and China. “With technical support from ABB Brazil’s Asset Vista team, including training and project experience sharing, the team in China completed the project successfully, with commissioning in June 2020. The success of this project will play a key role in expanding our digital capabilities among other mining customers and industrial sectors in China with enquiries from new customers already underway.”

“Customer understanding of condition monitoring is increasing and this is creating a larger geographical footprint across industries,” said Eduardo Ingegneri, Global Product Manager, for ABB Ability™ Asset Vista. “The technology is not only scalable, but can be adapted to a range of scenarios to ensure the highest levels of asset health and to enable more predictable operations.”

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Source - Strategic Research Institute

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voda 3 maart 2021 13:06

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Coal Consumption in China in 2020 up 0.6% YoY

Reuters reported that China cut its coal use to 56.8% of energy consumption at the end of 2020, maintaining its target of below 58%, but overall coal consumption continued to rise amid record industrial output and the completion of dozens of coal fired power plants. The rapid rollout of renewable-energy capacity and the growing use of natural gas has helped reduce the share of coal consumption from around 68 per cent over the last decade and 57.7% a year earlier, but overall coal use has not peaked.

China’s National Bureau of Statistics said “Coal consumption in China grew 0.6% in 2020, the fourth consecutive increase. The share of clean energy including natural gas, hydropower, nuclear and wind power rose 1% point to 24.3% of consumption. Energy consumption increased by 2.2% to 4.98 billion tonnes of standard coal equivalent last year, with crude oil demand growing by 3.3% and natural gas by 7.2%.”

China has pledged to halt the rise in its carbon emissions before 2030 with targets to control energy consumption, especially coal-burning, and improve energy efficiency.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 4 maart 2021 10:05

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Colombian Coal Miner Cerrejon ink Pact with Indigenous Community

Reuters reported that Colombian coal mine Cerrejon has signed an agreement with a Wayuu indigenous community to comply with court-ordered environmental and health requirements. The agreement, which the company said was signed by Cerrejon and the leader of Provincial, includes building a community health center and an environmental rehabilitation program, which will include planting 250,000 trees. The company will implement a court-ordered program to clean community facilities and nearby areas over the next five years and will also provide technical support for measuring air quality. Cerrejon said “The perfecting of this agreement is a result of a consensus by the members of the reservation, with the participation of traditional authorities, the community head, leaders and a full community assembly.”

Colombia's Constitutional Court previously ordered Cerrejon to comply with requirements aimed at protecting health and the environment, while a United Nations Special Rapporteur last year called on the government to suspend some of the mine's operations on the concerns.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 11 maart 2021 11:20

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Montem Resources Confirms Hard Coking Coal at Chinook Vicary

Montem Resources Limited recently announce results of coal quality test work performed on drilling samples from the Chinook Vicary area of its Chinook Project in Q4 CY2020. Large diameter core samples, obtained from Montem's exploration drilling at Chinook Vicary in late 2020, have been analysed, with coal quality and carbonization results confirming the occurrence of high quality low volatile Hard Coking Coal (\at Chinook Vicary. Montem completed drilling at Chinook Vicary inside the conceptual open-cut pit shell areas designed during the Chinook Project Scoping Study released in February 2021. These drilling and coal quality results will now be used to complete an update of the JORC Resource Estimate for Chinook Vicary, expected in Q2 2021.

The Chinook Project in Alberta in Canada is made up of two areas, Chinook Vicary and Chinook South. The Project contains a coal Resource Estimate of 149.1 million tonne (103.8 million tonne Indicated and 45.3 million tonne Inferred) and a coal Exploration Target Estimate of an additional 125 million tonne to 450 million tonne at Chinook Vicary.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 11 maart 2021 11:20

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CIL Approves Investment in 32 Coal Mining Projects

India’s state owned Coal India Ltd board has approved 32 coal mining projects in the current financial year, till January, indicating an incremental capital of around INR 47,300 crore. While 24 of the 32 projects are expansion of the existing ones, the remaining are new units. The incremental production by 2023-24 from the approved 32 expansion and the greenfield projects would be to the tune of around 81 million tonnes per annum.

The approval of the projects enables subsidiaries of CIL escalate their production in the ensuing years. The combined incremental peak capacity of these projects is projected at 193 million tonnes per annum. Of the 193 million tonnes per annum capacity of 32 projects, CIL's three subsidiaries South Eastern Coalfields Ltd, Central Coalfields Ltd and Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd with 167 million tonnes per annum form the bulk at 86.5%. SECL with six projects at an estimated incremental investment of INR 18,657 crore accounts for 63.5 million tonnes per annum followed by CCL at an investment of INR7,520 crore for 10 projects of 56.6 million tonnes per annum. MCL with three projects would add up to 47 million tonnes per annum at an investment of INR14,057 crore.

This will be in addition to the already sanctioned capacity of 303.5 million tonnes per annum.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 11 maart 2021 11:21

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Chinese Coal Consumption Set to Rise in 2021

SCMP reported that China National Coal Association recently said that China’s coal consumption is expected to continue rising in 2021 despite Beijing’s pledges to boost the use of clean energy and curb greenhouse gas emissions. CNCA said “Central government has said it will continue to implement a proactive fiscal policy and a prudent monetary policy, and meanwhile offer the necessary supports for economic recovery. That would push up coal demand in 2021.”

CNCA also forecast China’s coal output would increase in 2021, with the launch of new and advanced coal capacity in major coal mining regions such as Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang. But central Chinese regions such as Hunan and Jiangxi will continue shut down their out dated coal mines.

China, the world’s biggest coal consumer, saw overall consumption of the fossil fuel increase by 0.6% in 2020 from a year earlier to around 4.04 billion tonnes

China churned out 3.84 billion tonnes of coal in 2020, the most since 2015. Coal imports totalled 303.99 million tonnes last year, a record high.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 16 maart 2021 12:56

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GroenLinks verzwijgt kosten voor sluiten kolencentrales
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GroenLinks bekritiseerde de VVD omdat die haar klimaatplannen niet heeft laten doorrekenen door planbureaus. Nu blijkt dat de partij van Jesse Klaver zelf een kostenpost van €1 mrd tot €2 mrd achterhoudt.

De Eemshavencentrale in Groningen maakt elektriciteit uit steenkool en opende in 2015, maar moet in 2030 sluiten van het huidige kabinet. Daarom claimt eigenaar RWE €1,4 mrd van de staat. GroenLinks wil dat de centrale voor 2025 sluit. Foto: Corne Sparidaens/ANP

GroenLinks heeft één van haar belangrijkste klimaatmaatregelen, het zo snel mogelijk sluiten van de Nederlandse kolencentrales, niet laten doorrekenen door het Centraal Planbureau. Hierdoor mist in de uitgaven van de partij een mogelijke kostenpost van €1 mrd tot €2 mrd. Dat blijkt uit een analyse van het Financieele Dagblad.

Het kabinet Rutte 3 heeft besloten om in 2030 alle steenkoolcentrales te sluiten, om de CO2-uitstoot in Nederland terug te dringen. Maar GroenLinks vindt dat te laat en wil ze de aankomende kabinetsperiode sluiten. Voor de partij van Jesse Klaver is het dichtdoen van de centrales altijd speerpunt geweest van haar klimaatbeleid.

Maar nu blijkt dat de partij deze maatregel niet heeft laten doorrekenen door het Centraal Planbureau (CPB), die onlangs publiceerde wat de economische effecten zijn van de maatregelen in de verkiezingsprogramma's van politieke partijen.

Schadeclaims
Andere partijen die enkele of alle steenkoolcentrales vervroegd willen sluiten, dat zijn D66, PvdA en SP, hebben dat wel gedaan. Het eerder sluiten van de steenkoolcentrales dan afgesproken, kan leiden tot schadeclaims van energiebedrijven. Zo eist RWE, eigenaar van de kolencentrale in Groningen, €1,4 mrd aan schadevergoeding van de Nederlandse staat. Het CPB heeft de hoogte van mogelijke claims geschat, en opgenomen als incidentele uitgave.

Het niet opgeven van de maatregel zorgt ervoor dat een miljardenkostenpost mist in de analyse van het GroenLinks-programma. Dat valt te herleiden uit de doorrekeningen van de SP en de PvdA, die soortgelijke ambities hebben als GroenLinks. De SP wil vier kolencentrales sluiten in 2022, volgens het CPB een kostenpost van €2,2 mrd. De PvdA wil drie kolencentrales sluiten in 2025, dat kost €1,1 mrd. D66 wil twee centrales sluiten in 2022 , en daarvoor zal zo'n €300 mln worden gereserveerd, aldus het CPB.

Er mag worden aangenomen dat de kosten voor GroenLinks dichter bij de bedragen van SP en PvdA liggen dan bij die van D66. Hoe hoger de ambitie om snel de kolencentrales te sluiten, hoe hoger namelijk de compensatie aan energiebedrijven.

Kritiek
Navraag door het FD bij het planbureau, leert dat GroenLinks haar belangrijkste klimaatmaatregel daar nooit heeft opgegeven. GroenLinks had vorig week nog felle kritiek op de VVD die haar klimaatplannen niet heeft laten doorrekenen door het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving (PBL).

Tweede Kamerlid van GroenLinks, Tom van der Lee, zegt dat het sluiten van de steenkoolcentrales niet is opgegeven, omdat de partij zelf in 2019 al een berekening heeft gemaakt van wat dit zou kosten. Namelijk: €1,8 mrd. Die kosten wil GroenLinks opvangen met vrijgevallen subsidies voor biomassa-bijstook, een totaalbedrag van €1,8 mrd, volgens de partij. Hierdoor zou de klimaatmaatregel 'budgetneutraal' zijn, zegt Van der Lee. En dus niet nogmaals hoeven te worden doorgerekend door het CPB.

Biomassa
Omdat er over tien jaar door de energiebedrijven geen steenkool meer mag worden gebruikt, zijn ze overgestapt op biomassa, waar ze jaarlijks subsidie voor krijgen. Het definitief sluiten van de centrales zorgt voor het vrijvallen van die subsidies. Maar of dat ook oploopt tot €1,8 mrd, en of daarmee GroenLinks uit de kosten is, is twijfelachtig.

Dit is namelijk een deel van de maximaal toegezegde subsidie, ruim €3 mrd, aan de energiebedrijven. Maar hoeveel toegezegde subsidie er nog op de planning staat en dus mogelijk kan worden ingehouden, is niet openbaar.

Het CPB heeft de besparing door het vrijkomen van biomassasubsidies wel geschat bij de SP en de PvdA, en komt op €300 mln in 2025. De incidentele uitgave van €2,2 mrd (SP) en €1,1 mrd (PvdA) voor mogelijke schadeclaims, zou in de komende regeerperiode een uitgave van €900 mln (SP) en €400 mln (PvdA) in 2025 betekenen, aldus het planbureau. Dat leidt tot een tekort van respectievelijk €600 mln en €100 mln in 2025, dat gedekt moet worden om de steenkoolcentrales te kunnen sluiten.

De uiteindelijke kostenpost en besparing is ook afhankelijk van onderhandelingen over schadeclaims tussen de politiek en de energiebedrijven. Van der Lee zegt dat het voor GroenLinks geen uitgemaakte zaak is dat er überhaupt een schadevergoeding wordt betaald.

Nog vier steenkoolcentrales in NederlandIn Nederland draaien nog vier elektriciteitscentrales op steenkool, die dat niet meer mogen gebruiken in 2030. De MPP3-centrale in Rotterdam van eigenaar Uniper, de Maasvlakte-centrale in Rotterdam van investeerder Riverstone, de Amercentrale in Brabant van RWE en de Eemshavencentrale in Groningen van RWE. De Hemwegcentrale in Amsterdam van Vattenfall is vorig jaar gesloten.

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voda 19 maart 2021 08:17

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Pilot Plant Starts Producing Hydrogen from Brown Coal

A Japanese Australian venture has begun producing hydrogen from brown coal in a AUD 500 million pilot project that aims to show liquefied hydrogen can be produced commercially and exported safely overseas. The plan is to create the first international supply chain for liquefied hydrogen and the next big step will be to ship a cargo on the world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier. The project is producing hydrogen by reacting coal with oxygen and steam under high heat and pressure in a process that also yields carbon dioxide and other gases. If the project goes commercial, the carbon dioxide would be buried off the coast of Victoria. Run by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and located in the state of Victoria, home to a quarter of the world's known brown coal reserves, the project is key to helping Japan meet its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The hydrogen produced in the 70 kilogrammes a day demonstration plant will be transported by trailer to a port site where it will be liquefied for export. The liquefied hydrogen carrier Suiso Frontier, built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and due to transport its first cargo of hydrogen extracted from brown coal from Australia to Japan

Partners in the project include Iwatani Corp, Marubeni Corp, Sumitomo Corp and AGL Energy Ltd, whose mine is supplying the brown coal.

Brown coal is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low energy content and has fuelled some of Australia's dirtiest power stations, some of which have already shut or are slated for closure. Australia, already dominant in global liquefied natural gas trade, is hoping liquefied hydrogen will give it a greener market for its coal and gas.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 19 maart 2021 08:17

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Mechel Launch New Longwall at the Southern Kuzbass

Mechel PAO announced the commissioning of a new longwall at the V.I. Lenin of the coal company Southern Kuzbass. Investments amounted to about 470 million rubles. Commercial coal reserves in the new longwall 0-16-10 are estimated at 435 thousand tons. The average thickness of the seam is 1.8 meters, the length of the working face is almost 200 meters, the length of the extraction pillar is 720 meters.

The lava is equipped with 134 sections of powered support, a shearer, as well as a crushing plant, a reloader and an face conveyor. All equipment meets modern industrial safety and labor protection requirements.

The reserves of the Lenin mine are coking coal with excellent quality characteristics, which is in demand by coke-chemical enterprises. The Yuzhny Kuzbass team will mine the new longwall within eight months. The concentrate produced from this coal is sold both on the domestic market and on export routes.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 22 maart 2021 11:12

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Methane Blast Kills 7 Coal Miners in Balochistan in Pakistan

Seven miners were killed in a methane gas blast at a coal mine in in the Torghar gas field in in the Tor Ghar area in Harnai area in Balochistan in Pakistan on 15 March night. Rescue teams recovered the bodies of all seven coal miners this morning, who were burnt to death as a huge fire broke out in the mine after the blast. They were working at a depth of about 1,500 feet when the explosion occurred. Mine has been closed and a probe has been ordered into the incident.

This was second such deadly incident in the region in a week. On March 12, eight miners were trapped around 1,000 feet below ground in a mine in the district of Marwar, near the border with Afghanistan, when a buildup of methane gas exploded. Six workers were killed and two others rescued.

Lacking proper safety measures in the mines, workers have repeatedly been killed in explosions caused by the accumulation of methane gas. In 2020, at least 99 coal miners and labourers were killed in 72 incidents in Balochistan

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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