Coal
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Coal generated electricity hits zero for the first time since 1882
National grid data reveals that within the UK coal generated electricity fell to zero on a number of occasions last week. Last Thursday the UK saw a record a breaking plummet in coal generated electricity. For more than half a day coal ceased producing electricity leading to a zero input in the UK’s electricity mix. According to the Financial times... -
Will China's fracking plunge help wean it's way off coal?
The two main reason behind China's recent enthusiasm for gas is A) to feed growth, there has to be energy and it must remain affordable to continue the growth generator. But in my eyes more importantly they have got to steer away from coal. Coal currently makes up an eye watering 70% of China's energy make up which has excelled...