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RWE to receive the go-ahead from Dutch Court to continue construction of 1.6 GW coal-fired facility in Netherlands
German energy giant RWE has received the green light from a Dutch court to continue the construction of the 1600MW controversial coal-fired power station near Eemshaven Port in Groningen, Netherlands.
read more... 11/09/2015
UK: Coal-fired Eggborough power plant set to close in March on high costs
Britain's coal-fired Eggborough power plant is set to close at the end of March 2016, blaming too high costs to continue running the 53-year-old power station, according to its owner declarations on Wednesday.
read more... 03/09/2015
Dutch electricity plants employ record quantity of coal this year
Dutch electricity plants employed a record quantity of coal in the first five months of 2015, as shown by data released on Thursday, accentuating the difficulty the Netherlands will have in meeting greenhouse gas emission goals.
read more... 28/08/2015
French energy giant Total stops coal production
French energy giant Total has decided it will no longer produce coal. The news comes after the sale of mine operator Total Coal South Africa.
read more... 27/08/2015
Serbia’s Nikola Tesla power plant shuts down 344 MW unit
Serbia's largest coal-fired power plant complex Nikola Tesla (TENT) has closed a 344 megawatt (MW) unit for a programmed 60-day renovation, as stated by the power plant on Tuesday.
read more... 26/08/2015