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UK: wind production surpassed coal last year
Last year, UK produced more electricity from wind farms than from coal-fired power plants for the first time ever.
read more... 09/01/2017
Drax coal station gets the green light from the EU to switch to biomass
Drax, one time one of the major polluters in Europe, has obtained the permission from the European Commission to convert its third power generating unit to biomass. Currently, Drax produces enough electricity to power more than 3 million households.
read more... 20/12/2016
Denmark: Largest power plant replaces coal with wood pellets as fuel
Dong Energy has converted the unit 1 at Denmark’s largest power station- Avedøre to use wood pellets and straw as fuel rather than coal.
read more... 14/12/2016
Dutch government grants 8-year subsidy for biomass at two RWE’s coal plants
Dutch cabinet granted eight years of subsidies for generating biomass at RWE’s two coal plants in the Netherlands.
read more... 06/12/2016
Uniper wants to extend the operational life of its Ratcliffe coal plant in UK beyond 2025
German utility Uniper wants to run its Ratcliffe coal plant in UK beyond 2025, even if the British government envisages shutting all coal plants without technology to capture carbon emissions by 2025.
read more... 30/11/2016