European countries poised to use more coal in winter
Share of coal in power generation could reach above 20% by year end,
Euracoal secretary-general says
BRUSSELS
Many European countries plan to burn more coal this winter due to the
energy crisis, according to the Secretary-General of the European
Association for Coal and Lignite (Euracoal) Brian Ricketts on Tuesday.
Ricketts told Anadolu Agency that many European countries, including
Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland,
Hungary, Czechia, Greece and the UK have the potential to generate >electricity from coal, given that they can either reopen coal power
plants or extend their operating period.
Despite the energy crunch, he said that Europeans do not consider coal
as a "knight in shining armor", but merely "a welcome arrival on the
scene."
He argued that reliance on imported gas was a mistake and the European >Commission�s stance is to pursue the renewables agenda even harder.
Nonetheless, he recommended that the EU take steps to relax certain coal >regulations to mitigate the negative effects of the energy crisis and
fill the gap left by natural gas.
"The whole point of the actions that we are taking is to maintain some
sort of stability during a difficult situation," he said.
Uncertainties caused by the Russia-Ukraine war have given rise to >unprecedented gains in natural gas and electricity prices and coal
prices have not escaped, quadrupling over the last year to as high as
over $400 per ton.
Nonetheless, Ricketts anticipates that coal prices for September future >contracts in European markets, which are currently trading at $405 per
ton from $100 in this period last year and $60 a year earlier, would
not sustain at this level.
"It is impossible to make any predictions from where we are. You've seen
how spiky prices have been. So, prices are firstly at historic high
levels and secondly, very volatile. So you cannot make predictions in
such a market," he said.
He expects that the share of coal in electricity production in the EU,
which stood at 15% overall last year, could rise to over 20% by the end
of the year.
The EU imposed a coal import ban starting from mid-August within the
scope of its sanctions against Russia, resulting in high coal stocks at >ports.
Before the sanctions, Russia was the country that supplied the most coal
to EU countries, marking about 25% of its coal exports.
The EU was dependent on Russia for 45% of its coal imports and 70% of
its thermal coal supplies.
Currently, alternative coal imports come from the US, which stepped up
its exports but not by as much as expected, while Indonesia has also
been supplying a lot more coal to Europe.
Coal transport has already been hampered by internal supply disruptions >within the EU from low water levels on big canals that are used to ship
coal, putting bottlenecks on railways.
According to data from the Russian Ministry of Energy, Russia sold 48.7 >million tons of coal to the EU in 2021.
*Writing by Ebru Sengul Cevrioglu
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/european-countries-poised-to-use-more- >coal-in-winter/2667436
Subject: Re: Europe prepares to burn wood and coal this winter.
From: Nobody� <[email protected]e>
Newsgroups: alt.checkmate, talk.politics.guns, alt.global-warming, alt.trees, sci.engr.mining
Thanks Joe Biden wrote:
European countries poised to use more coal in winter
Share of coal in power generation could reach above 20% by year
end, Euracoal secretary-general says
Now we can blame Putin for global warming
BRUSSELS
European countries poised to use more coal in winter
Share of coal in power generation could reach above 20% by year
end, Euracoal secretary-general says
BRUSSELS
Many European countries plan to burn more coal this winter due to
the energy crisis, according to the Secretary-General of the
European Association for Coal and Lignite (Euracoal) Brian
Ricketts on Tuesday.
Ricketts told Anadolu Agency that many European countries,
including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria,
Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Greece and the UK have the potential to
generate electricity from coal, given that they can either reopen
coal power plants or extend their operating period.
Despite the energy crunch, he said that Europeans do not consider
coal as a "knight in shining armor", but merely "a welcome arrival
on the scene."
He argued that reliance on imported gas was a mistake and the
European Commission�s stance is to pursue the renewables agenda
even harder.
Nonetheless, he recommended that the EU take steps to relax
certain coal regulations to mitigate the negative effects of the
energy crisis and fill the gap left by natural gas.
"The whole point of the actions that we are taking is to maintain
some sort of stability during a difficult situation," he said.
Uncertainties caused by the Russia-Ukraine war have given rise to unprecedented gains in natural gas and electricity prices and coal
prices have not escaped, quadrupling over the last year to as high
as over $400 per ton.
Nonetheless, Ricketts anticipates that coal prices for September
future contracts in European markets, which are currently trading
at $405 per ton from $100 in this period last year and $60 a year
earlier, would not sustain at this level.
"It is impossible to make any predictions from where we are.
You've seen how spiky prices have been. So, prices are firstly at
historic high levels and secondly, very volatile. So you cannot
make predictions in such a market," he said.
He expects that the share of coal in electricity production in the
EU, which stood at 15% overall last year, could rise to over 20%
by the end of the year.
The EU imposed a coal import ban starting from mid-August within
the scope of its sanctions against Russia, resulting in high coal
stocks at ports.
Before the sanctions, Russia was the country that supplied the
most coal to EU countries, marking about 25% of its coal exports.
The EU was dependent on Russia for 45% of its coal imports and 70%
of its thermal coal supplies.
Currently, alternative coal imports come from the US, which
stepped up its exports but not by as much as expected, while
Indonesia has also been supplying a lot more coal to Europe.
Coal transport has already been hampered by internal supply
disruptions within the EU from low water levels on big canals that
are used to ship coal, putting bottlenecks on railways.
According to data from the Russian Ministry of Energy, Russia sold
48.7 million tons of coal to the EU in 2021.
*Writing by Ebru Sengul Cevrioglu
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/european-countries-poised-to-use-m
ore- coal-in-winter/2667436
TRAITOR JOE'S BIDEN BALONEY wrote:
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On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 01:23:26 GMT, Nobody� put forth the notion that:
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Subject: Re: Europe prepares to burn wood and coal this winter.
From: Nobody� <[email protected]e>
Newsgroups: alt.checkmate, talk.politics.guns, alt.global-warming, alt.trees, sci.engr.mining
Thanks Joe Biden wrote:
European countries poised to use more coal in winter
Share of coal in power generation could reach above 20% by year
end, Euracoal secretary-general says
Now we can blame Putin for global warming
BRUSSELS
I love their sprouts.
do you have to boner every post
Caution! Always wear ANSI approved goggles when reading posts by Checkmate!
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 01:23:26 GMT, Nobody� put forth the notion that:
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Subject: Re: Europe prepares to burn wood and coal this winter.
From: Nobody� <[email protected]e>
Newsgroups: alt.checkmate, talk.politics.guns, alt.global-warming, alt.trees, sci.engr.mining
Thanks Joe Biden wrote:
European countries poised to use more coal in winter
Share of coal in power generation could reach above 20% by year
end, Euracoal secretary-general says
Now we can blame Putin for global warming
BRUSSELS
I love their sprouts.
European countries poised to use more coal in winter
"Thanks Joe Biden" wrote in message news:thvi1o$6oe$[email protected]...
European countries poised to use more coal in winter
Chances are the Euros will do the same thing they did under the Nazis
in WWII: Chop down all the trees in their parks and along their
streets, and burn anything that'll fit in a fireplace.
Are they any better "prepared" than they were in 2004?:
Pt. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4RyhzOEkOw
Pt. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYXP-BtfnzA
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On Sun, 9 Oct 2022 20:39:35 -0700, % put forth the notion that:
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TRAITOR JOE'S BIDEN BALONEY wrote:
Caution! Always wear ANSI approved goggles when reading posts by Checkmate!do you have to boner every post
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 01:23:26 GMT, Nobody� put forth the notion that:
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Subject: Re: Europe prepares to burn wood and coal this winter.
From: Nobody� <[email protected]e>
Newsgroups: alt.checkmate, talk.politics.guns, alt.global-warming, alt.trees, sci.engr.mining
Thanks Joe Biden wrote:
European countries poised to use more coal in winter
Share of coal in power generation could reach above 20% by year
end, Euracoal secretary-general says
Now we can blame Putin for global warming
BRUSSELS
I love their sprouts.
Do you really have to ask?
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