Tag: coal
Coal group Leag wants to build Europe’s first giga solar park
Photovoltaic More and more large solar parks adorn Germany’s landscape. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf It is an almost unimaginable area: the solar park with a capacity of one gigawatt (GW) in…
Volkswagen burns coal longer in the power plants
Volkswagen initially remains on course for coal in Wolfsburg The large VW power plant in Wolfsburg has been converted to natural gas, but can still be operated with coal. (Photo:…
Greens stick to coal phase-out in 2030
Berlin In view of the climate crisis, the Greens are sticking to a coal phase-out by 2030 despite the energy problems. “The summer has shown us again: Extreme weather is…
Record electricity prices ensure a jump in profits for the energy company
Duisburg-Walsum power plant The low water has caused problems for the coal companies in recent weeks. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Dusseldorf While some energy companies are struggling to survive as a…
Europe wants to go back to coal
Coal mining in Greece Actually, the country wanted to be completely phased out of coal soon. (Photo: AP) Athens, Paris, Madrid, Rome The stop applies from this Thursday: EU countries…
The use of gas-fired power plants is hardly decreasing
Berlin, Brussels The hoped-for savings in electricity generation in gas-fired power plants have not materialized in recent months. Figures from the Federal Network Agency (BNA) prove this. According to this,…
Gas savings plans are going badly – too much is still being burned to generate electricity
Berlin, Brussels The hoped-for savings in electricity generation in gas-fired power plants have not materialized in recent months. Figures from the Federal Network Agency (BNA) prove this. According to this,…
The first reserve hard coal power plant is put into operation
coal-fired power station The Mehrum power plant shortly before decommissioning in December 2021. (Photo: dpa) Bonn, Hohenhameln A first hard coal-fired power plant from the reserve is to be started…
The first reserve hard coal power plant is put into operation
coal-fired power station The Mehrum power plant shortly before decommissioning in December 2021. (Photo: dpa) Bonn, Hohenhameln A first hard coal-fired power plant from the reserve is to be started…
Now it’s all about the coal
power plant backdrop Since the war in Ukraine, it has been more unclear than ever where Germany’s energy is to come from in the future, and it will also be…
G7 countries commit to phasing out coal for the first time – but without a date
coal-fired power station A draft for the final document stipulated that coal-fired power plants would end by 2030, provided the plants could not separate and safely store their greenhouse gases.…
G7 countries commit to phasing out coal for the first time – but without a date
coal-fired power station A draft for the final document stipulated that coal-fired power plants would end by 2030, provided the plants could not separate and safely store their greenhouse gases.…
RWE increases earnings – depreciation on Russian coal
RWE coal-fired power plant The energy company has written off a long-term coal contract in Russia. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf The energy group RWE earned significantly more in the first quarter.…
Steel manufacturer relies on hydrogen instead of coal
Leoben The plant is smaller than a single-family house and stands somewhat lost on the huge steelworks site in Leoben in Styria. But for the Austrian Voestalpine, the future belongs…
Industry wants to limit the use of gas-fired power plants
Gas power plant in Leuna Gas-fired power plants were originally intended to play an important role in the transition to climate-friendly power generation. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Association of Industrial…
“Just before twelve” on the German gas market – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Everyone should save gas, for example turn down the heating. Obviously, Müller and his employees are preparing a qualified shutdown plan if the Russian gas stops flowing. “Unfortunately, it cannot…
EU wants import ban on Russian coal
Mining in Russia’s largest coalfield The EU wants to stop importing coal from Russia in response to alleged crimes by the Russian army. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The EU Commission has…
Habeck reports initial successes in the fight against dependency on gas, oil and coal from Russia
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck An immediate embargo would have “considerable economic and social consequences”. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) has had initial successes in…
EnBW is looking for new coal and gas suppliers
EnBW is looking for new coal and gas suppliers Dusseldorf, Stuttgart Russia’s attack on Ukraine is causing terrible suffering to millions – in response, Western nations and corporations are severing…
Habecks is looking for new sources of natural gas, oil and hard coal
Berlin, Brussels In mid-January, Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) was still certain that his trips in office would take him to those regions of the world from which…