Tag: coal phase-out
Thanks to wind and solar energy: CO2 emissions are increasing less than expected
Thanks to wind and solar energy CO2 emissions are increasing less than expected 10/19/2022, 10:15 p.m Fear of the impending climate catastrophe, more and more countries around the world are…
Leopoldina boss worried: Haug calls for a boost in eco-power
Leopoldina boss worried Haug demands a speed boost for green electricity 10/07/2022 10:48 am Will there still be a chemical industry in Germany in 2045? Climate researcher Gerald Haug is…
Agreement with Habeck: RWE advances coal exit by eight years
Agreement with Habeck RWE prefers to phase out coal by eight years 10/04/2022, 10:45 am Officially, Germany will not phase out coal until 2038, but the traffic light coalition is…
Preparations for continued operation: Older lignite-fired power plants run longer
Preparations for further operation Older lignite-fired power plants run longer 10/01/2022, 09:10 am In the energy crisis, some lignite-fired power plants are getting an extension. The ink on the ordinance…
Scholz praises the renewables: East prime ministers do not want to get out of coal until 2038
Scholz praises the renewables East Prime Ministers do not want to get out of coal until 2038 09/02/2022, 05:41 p.m The prime ministers of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt want to promote…
Reserve against lack of gas: Mehrum coal-fired power plant is to be connected to the grid again
Reserve against lack of gas The coal-fired power plant in Mehrum is to be connected to the grid again 08/01/2022 05:13 In order to save natural gas, hard coal-fired power…
Just start up coal-fired power plants again? It does not work
Three energy companies received more than 1.6 billion euros for the provision of eight shut down power plant blocks. They should be ready for action quickly in an emergency. But…
But longer terms?: RWE adjusts coal personnel planning
But longer terms? RWE adjusts coal personnel planning 6/21/2022 3:53 am In order to further reduce gas consumption, more coal-based electricity could be used again in the future. To ensure…
More electricity from coal: suppliers want to jump aside Habeck
More electricity from coal Utilities want to jump aside Habeck 06/20/2022, 8:21 p.m In order to stock up on gas storage, Minister of Economics Habeck brings the increased burning of…
Russians throttle gas: Austria reactivates decommissioned coal-fired power plant
Russians throttle gas Austria reactivates decommissioned coal-fired power plant 06/20/2022, 07:19 am For climate protection, Austria shut down the last coal-fired power plant in the country in 2020. But since…
Renewables still in the minority: one third of Germany’s electricity comes from coal
Renewables still in the minority One third of Germany’s electricity comes from coal 06/08/2022, 09:47 am In about 20 years, Germany wants to be climate neutral – but currently a…
Exit should succeed by 2035: G7 plan to say goodbye to coal-fired power
Exit should be successful by 2035 G7 plan farewell to coal power 05/27/2022, 4:10 p.m The Paris climate agreement is to be implemented more quickly, so the power supply is…