Renewable energy generation overtakes coal for the first time in Poland
July 3, 2025 2:13 pmPoland, one of Europe’s most coal dependent countries, generated more electricity from renewables (mainly solar and wind) than from coal […]
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Ireland becomes Europe’s 15th coal-free country
June 20, 2025 12:09 amThe closure of Ireland’s last remaining 915 MW Moneypoint coal plant makes it the sixth country in Europe to exit […]
Greece’s coal exit accelerates from 2028 to 2026
June 10, 2024 2:16 pmGreek utility PPC plans to shut down remaining coal operations by 2026, effectively moving Greece’s coal exit forward by two years.
Helsinki’s Salmisaari coal plant closes, marking a near-total coal exit for Finland
April 1, 2025 11:51 amPower utility Helen is decommissioning its 177 MW Salmisaari coal plant today, bringing Finland to the brink of a full coal phase-out four years ahead of schedule.
The UK exits coal power
September 29, 2024 2:04 pmThe 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 amThe 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 pmPortugal 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 pmThe 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 pmVW prolongs coal-burning at its 306MW Wolfsburg coal power plant.