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Rystad – USLNG vs. Coal
USLNG to Asia for PowerGen vs. Coal (Rystad Energy) Magnus Kjemphol Lohne, Patrick King, Elliot Busby (June 10): Rystad Energy confirmed the GHG emissions intensity studies conducted by BRG for LNG Allies. According to Rystad, the value-chain emissions of LNG are lower on average than for coal-fired power generation, even when the fuel is shipped […]
Overseas Coal Could Surge
Armstrong: Pause May Fuel Overseas Coal Consumption (PGJ Online) (Feb. 14): Williams CEO Alan Armstrong warned that the Biden administration’s pause on USLNG export permits could boost global coal use. Armstrong expressed concern that consumers in growing electricity markets like Southeast Asia, might opt for coal infrastructure over natural gas. Armstrong: “We had a huge […]
Poland Demand to Soar
Demand to Rise as Poland Reduces Coal Agnieszka Barteczko (March 30): Poland’s demand for gas will jump by 60% over the next 10-13 years from around 20 bcm annually, gas grid operator Gaz-System said, as coal-reliant Poland sees gas as a transition fuel before switching to nuclear and renewables. Piotr Naimski, the government official responsible for […]
China Coal Use Soars
China Approved 46 GW of Coal in 2020 Josh Siegel and Abby Smith, Wash. Examiner (March 29): Provincial governments in China greenlighted 46 GW of new coal power plants in 2020, more than the previous three years combined, the environmental group Greenpeace reported today. New permits for coal ballooned last year after China eased its […]