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Annual UK coal production (in red) and imports (black), DECC data Coal mining employment in the UK, 1880–2012 (DECC data) Coal production increased dramatically in the 19th century as the Industrial Revolution gathered pace, as a fuel for steam engines such as the Newcomen engine, and later, the Watt steam engine.
In 2020, coal produced 4.4 TWh of electricity and Britain went 5,202 hours free from coal electricity generation, up from 3,665 hours in 2019 and 1,856 in 2018. [73] In August and September 2021, the UK had to restart coal plants, amidst a lack of wind, as power imports from Europe were insufficient to satisfy demand. [74] [75]
United Kingdom oil production 1975–2012 (data from DECC) Petroleum production and consumption in the United Kingdom After UK oil production peaked at nearly 3 million barrels per day in 1999, [17] concerns over peak oil production were raised by high-profile voices in the United Kingdom such as David King [18] and the Industry Task-Force on Peak Oil and Energy Security. [19]
The predecessor company of UK Coal was founded by Richard J. Budge in 1974 as RJB Mining. In 1994, following the privatisation of the UK mining industry, it grew fivefold with the acquisition of British Coal's core activities. [2] It changed its name to UK Coal in 2001 after the retirement of its founder, having acquired UK Coal plc. [3]
[9] [10] The majority of coal produced in England comes from underground mines; in Scotland, most coal is mined from open-pit mines. UK Coal was the United Kingdom's largest coal mining company, producing approximately 8.7 million tonnes of coal annually from deep mines and surface mines, and possessed estimated reserves in excess of 200 ...
The UK exports to 160 nations. The UK is the fifth largest exporter. Data is for 2019, in millions of USD (United States dollars), as reported by International Trade Centre. Currently the top fifty exports are listed. #
The opencast at Ffos-y-fran ceased operation in November 2023, which ended opencast coal-mining in the UK. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There was, as of September 2024, two open-pit coal mines in the United Kingdom with extant mining licences, one in Derbyshire in England and another in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. [ 5 ]
World annual coal consumption 1980–2019 Consumption trends in the top five coal-consuming countries 1980–2019. Although reserves of coal remain abundant, consumption of coal has declined in many countries. In 2016, Scotland closed its last coal-fired power plant, [7] accommodated by an increase in nuclear power generation (to 42.8% of 2016 ...