Austria has shut down its last coal-fired power plant as part of a plan to end the use of fossil fuels for energy production by 2030.
read more... 20/04/2020
Global coal production is set to grow by just 0.5% in this year, as efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic have hampered production in China, data and analytics firm GlobalData said on Thursday.
read more... 10/04/2020
European coal prices fell to near four-year lows in early Monday trading as plunging oil prices exacerbated existing pressure from a weak gas market, sluggish demand and ample supply.
read more... 10/03/2020
Czech energy group EPH’s subsidiary Saale Energie will take full control of the Schkopau lignite-fired power plant in Germany after agreeing to buy Uniper’s 58% stake, EPH said on Friday.
read more... 24/02/2020
Uniper aims to close most of its German hard coal-fired power plants over the next five years, accounting for half its European coal capacity, the utility said on Thursday.
read more... 31/01/2020