Hacker News with Generative AI: Coal

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 38 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 39 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 48 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 49 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 52 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 52 days ago | 63 comments

Nuclear Power, Energy, Climate Change, Coal

4 points by pseudolus 53 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 55 days ago | 4 comments

Energy, Coal, United Kingdom, Environment, Climate Change

78 points by tolien 78 days ago | 70 comments

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

172 points by teractiveodular 101 days ago | 166 comments

China, Renewable Energy, Energy, Climate Change, Coal

9 points by martinpw 112 days ago | 0 comments