Tag: lignite
Controversial opencast lignite mining: Polish court ends mining stop in Turow
Controversial opencast lignite mining Polish court ends dismantling stop in Turow 07/18/2023, 6:23 p.m In May, a Warsaw administrative court stopped the controversial lignite mining in Turow, Poland. Germany and…
Nuclear power instead of lignite: Kretschmer sees a failed energy transition
Nuclear power instead of lignite Kretschmer sees unsuccessful energy transition 08/01/2022 12:02 p.m Politicians from the Union and the FDP are demanding longer nuclear power plant runtimes in order to…
Energy transition: RWE will also shut down three lignite plants at the end of the year
At the turn of the year, the electricity company RWE will shut down block C of the Gundremmingen nuclear power plant as well as three lignite plants in the Rheinische…
Even the Mycenaeans used lignite for heating
More than 3,300 years ago, people in Greece were already using lignite to heat stoves. They used the fossil material around 1000 years earlier than previously assumed. Researchers found evidence…