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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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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
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- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
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- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
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- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
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- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
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- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
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- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
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- The University of Queensland
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- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
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- India Bulls Power Limited - India
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- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
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- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
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- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
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- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
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- Australian Coal Association
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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