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Brexit could mean a step back in UK’s planned exit from coal
The UK’s decision to abandon the European Union could push back its scheduled exit from coal, a backbone in the nation’s energy supply for more than a century.
read more... 23/08/2016
PGE will spend $472million in coal power plant upgrading
Poland's major power producer PGE anticipates it will have to spend around $471.96 million by 2020 to modernise its coal-fired power stations in order to meet European Union emission reduction regulations.
read more... 12/08/2016
Bosnia to sign a deal with Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems for the cleanup of gas emissions
Bosnia’s 300 MW coal-fired power plant Ugljevik had inked a 79 million euro ($87.6 million) deal with a consortium led by Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, a joint venture including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi, on the installment of desulfurization equipment at its power plant.
read more... 13/07/2016
France will impose a tax on coal-fires power plants
A French government advisory committee suggested that France should up its taxes on coal-fired power plants as alternative options for France to phase out coal in favor of gas in order to reduce carbon emissions.
read more... 12/07/2016
Romania coal power plants in violation of EU emissions law
Romania’s coal-fired power plant fleet is violating European emissions laws, as stated in a report published this week by Greenpeace Romania.
read more... 24/06/2016