Hacker News with Generative AI: Coal

China's Coal Generation Dropped 5% YoY in Q1 as Electricity Demand Increased (cleantechnica.com)
China’s coal-fired electricity generation took an unexpectedly sharp turn downward in the first quarter of 2025, signaling a potentially profound shift in the world’s largest coal-consuming economy.

China, Coal, Energy, Economy, Renewable Energy

10 points by xbmcuser 5 days ago | 1 comments

Scores of Coal-Fired Power Plants Exempted from Rules by Trump (bloomberg.com)
The dirtiest coal-fired power plant in the US and dozens of others are being exempted from stringent air pollution mandates as part of US President Donald Trump’s bid to revitalize the industry.

Environment, Politics, Energy, Coal, Regulation

6 points by croes 12 days ago | 1 comments

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 59 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 88 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 92 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 122 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 194 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 194 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 204 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 205 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 208 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 208 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 209 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 210 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 234 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 257 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 267 days ago | 0 comments

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