Sweden is third to exit coal
April 21, 2020 11:50 amSweden has become the third European country to totally eliminate coal from electricity production, with its last coal power plant, […]
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Polish Stalowa Wola plant to shut down
April 21, 2020 6:47 pmOn 20 November 2019, Polish energy company Tauron announced that its Stalowa Wola (250MW) coal plant will retire by 2021 […]
Austria becomes second coal-free country in Europe
April 17, 2020 2:35 pmAustria has become the second European country to totally eliminate coal from electricity production, with its last coal power plant, […]
Copenhagen leaves coal behind contributing to a future beyond coal
April 6, 2020 11:49 amThe Danish Amager 3 coal unit in Copenhagen is out of operation at the end of March. This leaves Denmark, with four coal plants.
Two UK coal plants banished to history
March 31, 2020 5:57 pmThe UK can breathe a little easier today as RWE shuts down its notorious NOx polluter, Aberthaw coal plant, and […]
North Macedonia eyes prompt coal exit
February 24, 2020 5:51 pmThe North Macedonian government has approved a national energy strategy that makes it the first country in the Western Balkans […]
ContourGlobal abandons plan for new Kosovo coal plant
March 18, 2020 5:40 pmContourGlobal, a power generator, has announced today that it has abandoned its plans to construct a 500-megawatt coal-fired power plant […]
Drax will stop burning coal
February 27, 2020 12:29 pmThe UK company announced to close its two remaining coal units by March 2021.
Sweden’s last coal plant to close 2 years early
January 23, 2020 11:14 amThe closure of the last coal-fired plant has been announced. It is planned for spring 2020, the company is speeding […]