President Trump has signed orders to keep ageing coal plants online, despite utilities warning of high operating costs. Energy experts argue that the Department of Energy’s blackout risk report ...

Ireland is no longer burning coal to produce electricity after the country’s last coal-fired unit was converted to use heavy fuel oil. ESB, the plant’s operator, on June 20 issued a notice that the ...

Rising natural gas prices, an explosion of new data centers, and EPA policy changes are giving old coal plants new life.

On Tuesday, the US Energy Information Administration released its latest data on how the US generated electricity during the first six months of 2025. The data suggests the notable surge in power use ...

For the first time, renewable energy has overtaken coal as the primary source of electricity around the world, a new report says, indicating a shift in the global reliance on environmentally harmful ...

Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy announced that seven coal gasification projects will be established in Maharashtra, Odisha, and West Bengal with a Rs 64,000 crore investment, aiming to reduce ...

In an unprecedented use of federal authority, President Donald Trump’s administration has invoked emergency powers to force a ...

Something genuinely historic happened in Europe's energy system in 2024. For the first time, solar power generated more ...

While much of the world is looking to phase out its coal production, United States President Donald Trump has put coal back on the energy agenda, with big plans to reinvigorate ageing coal facilities.