Coal was the fuel that powered factories during the Industrial Revolution. Image caption, The Newcomen steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. The engine was commonly found in coal ...

Utilities are delaying coal plant retirements and running them even when they cost more than renewable sources.

Modern industry started in the 18th century, and its growth accelerated throughout the 19th as production switched from metal to coal mining. By the early 20th century, about one in four Welsh workers ...

By comparison, the U.K., where coal helped fuel the industrial revolution two centuries ago, shut down its last coal-powered plant in September. In China, energy demand is growing at such a pace that ...

The coal age is over in the country that sparked the industrial revolution 200 years ago. In a matter of hours, the boilers ...

In the early 1900s, coal was king. The industrial revolution was underway and it depended on coal to keep its engines humming. Employers controlled almost every aspect of a Canadian coal miner's ...

Now, we stand on the cusp of another great change: the clean industrial revolution. Manufacturers ... iron ore in a blast furnace fueled with coal and coke, a coal-derived fuel.

“The UK spearheaded the coal-powered industrial revolution over 250 years ago and is now demonstrating the viability of a 21st-century clean power transformation,” said Jennifer ...

Coal is a fossil fuel and has been generating electricity in Britain since the Industrial Revolution, but it is now known for its impact on the environment. When coal burns, it releases greenhouse ...