Hacker News with Generative AI: Coal

Coal's Last Stand? U.S. Power Plants Face a Mass Exodus in 2025 (oilprice.com)
The American coal industry, once the backbone of the nation’s electricity grid, is facing a reckoning in 2025.

Energy, Coal, Climate Change, United States, Power

5 points by toomuchtodo 36 days ago | 1 comments

US's wind and solar will generate more power than coal in 2024 (arstechnica.com)
Utility-scale solar generation is up by over 30% amid future uncertainties.

Energy, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, United States, Coal

10 points by ksec 65 days ago | 4 comments

Solar Overtakes Coal in EU (semafor.com)
Solar power has overtaken coal in the European Union for the first time, according to research released Thursday.

Renewable Energy, EU, Coal, Solar Energy

18 points by belter 68 days ago | 16 comments

Solar, EVs and a Big Exit from Coal: 2024's Good Climate News (bloomberg.com)
Record solar installations, Norway’s electric vehicle revolution and a G7 member’s coal phase-out are just some of the good news stories for the planet this year.

Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Energy, Environment, Coal

16 points by toomuchtodo 99 days ago | 2 comments

AI's thirst for power keeps coal fires burning bright (theregister.com)
More evidence has emerged that AI-driven demand for energy to power datacenters is prolonging the life of coal-fired plants in the US.

Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Climate Change, Coal

6 points by rntn 170 days ago | 0 comments

Australian coal plant in 'extraordinary' survival experiment (abc.net.au)
After years of setbacks, bad news and mounting obstacles, Australia's coal-fired generators must have felt they had something to celebrate.

Australia, Coal, Energy, Climate Change, Environment

102 points by h0l0cube 171 days ago | 154 comments

Liquefied natural gas carbon footprint is worse than coal (phys.org)
Liquified natural gas leaves a greenhouse gas footprint that is 33% worse than coal, when processing and shipping are taken into account, according to a new Cornell study.

Environmental Science, Climate Change, Energy, Natural Gas, Coal

40 points by bikenaga 180 days ago | 18 comments

Britain's last coal-fired power plant shuts down (theguardian.com)
Britain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire will generate electricity for the last time on Monday after powering the UK for 57 years.

Energy, Environment, UK, Coal, Power Plants

99 points by geox 181 days ago | 95 comments

UK to finish with coal power after 142 years (bbc.com)
The UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal - ending its 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel.

Energy, Environment, United Kingdom, Coal, Fossil Fuels

7 points by frasermarlow 184 days ago | 1 comments

UK to finish with coal power after 142 years (bbc.co.uk)
The UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal - ending its 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel.

Energy, Environment, UK, Coal, History

73 points by mhandley 185 days ago | 63 comments

US wants to triple nuclear power by 2050. Coal communities could provide pathway (cnbc.com)

Nuclear Power, Energy, Climate Change, Coal

4 points by pseudolus 185 days ago | 0 comments

How the UK became the first G7 country to phase out coal power (carbonbrief.org)
The UK’s last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will close this month, ending a 142-year era of burning coal to generate electricity.

Energy, Environment, Policy, UK, Coal

7 points by jgamman 187 days ago | 4 comments

Britain's reliance on coal-fired power set to end after 140 years (ft.com)

Energy, Coal, United Kingdom, Environment, Climate Change

78 points by tolien 211 days ago | 70 comments

China's total wind and solar capacity outstrips coal (renewablesnow.com)

China, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Coal

172 points by teractiveodular 234 days ago | 166 comments

China's Energy Revolution: Wind and Solar Surpass Coal in Historic Milestone (oilprice.com)

China, Renewable Energy, Energy, Climate Change, Coal

9 points by martinpw 244 days ago | 0 comments

Germany – Coal generation at low during Q2 2024 (smard.de)