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Monday, 04 January 21
U.S. RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION SURPASSES COAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 130 YEARS - EIA
 In 2019, U.S. annual energy consumption from renewable sources exceeded coal consumption for the first time since before 1885, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Monthly Energy Review. This outcome mainly reflects the continued decline in the amount of coal used for electricity generation over the past decade as well as growth in renewable energy, mostly from wind and solar. Compared with 2018, coal consumption in the United States decreased nearly 15%, and total renewable energy consumption grew by 1%.
Historically, wood was the main source of U.S. energy until the mid-1800s and was the only commercial-scale renewable source of energy in the United States until the first hydropower plants began producing electricity in the 1880s. Coal was used in the early 1800s as fuel for steam-powered boats and trains and making steel, and it was later used to generate electricity in the 1880s. EIA’s earliest energy estimates began in 1635.
EIA converts sources of energy to common units of heat, called British thermal units (Btu), to compare different types of energy that are reported in different physical units (barrels, cubic feet, tons, kilowatthours, etc.). EIA uses a fossil fuel equivalence to calculate electricity consumption of noncombustible renewables such as wind, hydro, solar, and geothermal.
In 2019, U.S. coal consumption decreased for the sixth consecutive year to 11.3 quadrillion Btu, the lowest level since 1964. Electricity generation from coal has declined significantly over the past decade and, in 2019, fell to its lowest level in 42 years. Natural gas consumption in the electric power sector has significantly increased in recent years and has displaced much of the electricity generation from retired coal plants.
Total renewable energy consumption in the United States grew for the fourth year in a row to a record-high 11.5 quadrillion Btu in 2019. Since 2015, the growth in U.S. renewable energy is almost entirely attributable to the use of wind and solar in the electric power sector. In 2019, electricity generation from wind surpassed hydro for the first time and is now the most-used source of renewable energy for electricity generation in the United States on an annual basis.
Although coal was once commonly used in the industrial, transportation, residential, and commercial sectors, today coal is mostly used in the United States to generate electricity. About 90% of U.S. coal consumption is in the electric power sector, and nearly all the rest is in the industrial sector.
Renewable energy is more broadly consumed by every sector in the United States. About 56% of commercially delivered U.S. renewable energy is used in the electric power sector, mostly from wind and hydroelectric power, but different types are also consumed in the industrial (22%), transportation (12%), residential (7%), and commercial (2%) sectors.
Biomass, which includes wood, biogenic waste, and biofuels, is consumed in every sector. Wood and the losses and co-products from production of biofuels are the main renewable sources used in the industrial sector, and biofuels such as fuel ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel are used in the transportation sector. Wood, waste, solar, and geothermal are among the most common sources used directly in the residential and commercial sectors.
Principal contributor: Mickey Francis
Source: EIA
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Thursday, 17 December 20
BUMA SIGNED US$1.0 BILLION WORTH OF EXTENSION CONTRACT WITH BERAU COAL
PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama, subsidiary of PT Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk., has extended its mining services contracts with PT Berau Coal, in relation ...
Wednesday, 16 December 20
INDONESIA 2020 COAL CONSUMPTION ESTIMATED AT 140-145 MLN TONNES - OFFICIAL, REUTERS REPORTED
Indonesia’s domestic coal consumption is estimated at 140-145 million tonnes this year, Dodik Ariyanto, an official at the energy ministry, t ...
Wednesday, 16 December 20
RUSSIA REVISES DOWN EXPORT EXPECTATION - FITCH
The Ministry of Economy of Russia, the world’s third largest thermal coal exporting country, released its annual forecasts ...
Wednesday, 16 December 20
INDIAN COAL IMPORTS TO REMAIN SUBDUED - FITCH RATINGS
Fitch Rating commented on Indian Coal Imports, Fitch said, coal imports by Indian utilities fell by about 24% yoy to 44 million tonnes (mt) i ...
Wednesday, 16 December 20
CHINA TO BOOST DOMESTIC SUPPLY - FITCH
China’s benchmark Qinhuangdao 5,500kcal/kg coal price rose above the government’s upper yellow interval of CNY600/tonne in early Octobe ...
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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
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- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
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- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
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- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- VISA Power Limited - India
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- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
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- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Planning Commission, India
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- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
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- Posco Energy - South Korea
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
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- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
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- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
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- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
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- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
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- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- The University of Queensland
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
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