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The UK exits coal power

September 29, 2024 2:04 pm Published by

The UK’s last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, closed today, making the UK coal-free. In 2015, the UK became the first country in the world to announce a coal phase-out.

Denmark

September 21, 2022 5:05 am Published by

The Finance Committee of Odense, Denmark is extending operations of the Fjernvarme Fyn power plant from its originally scheduled end in […]

Portugal

April 1, 2022 3:50 pm Published by

Portugal aims to increase the share of renewables in its electricity production to 80% by 2026, four years earlier than […]

Greece

April 6, 2022 3:48 pm Published by

The Greek government has announced that all of the country’s three existing coal plants can theoretically operate until 2025. The […]

Germany

June 14, 2022 3:43 pm Published by

VW prolongs coal-burning at its 306MW Wolfsburg coal power plant.