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German hard coal mining output fell in 2018, ahead of closures
Hard coal production from Germany's two remaining mines will amount to 2.6 million tonnes this year, down from 3.7 million in 2017, mining association GVSt estimated on Wednesday.
read more... 13/12/2018
Germany postpones decision on coal exit until February
Germany has postponed until February a decision on how fast Europe’s largest economy should phase out brown-coal-fired power plants and whether the government should compensate utilities as well as regions that could face job losses, a commission said.
read more... 27/11/2018
German coal commission to recommend delaying closures to 2022: report
Germany's coal commission may recommend delaying a first wave of coal plant closures to 2022 rather than 2020, German financial daily Handelsblatt reports based on a leaked draft following Thursday's meeting of the commission.
read more... 19/11/2018
Vattenfall looks to gas and biomass as end of coal power looms
Vattenfall is considering converting its German coal-fired power stations to use fuels including gas or biomass as utility companies in the country brace for a government deadline for phasing out coal altogether.
read more... 29/10/2018
World Bank will not support new coal power plant in Kosovo
President of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim confirmed that the international organization will not support a coal power plant in Kosovo.
read more... 11/10/2018