01 December 2022
To implement a deal made between state and federal government and energy company RWE, the German parliament passed a law to shut down 3 lignite plants (3GW) in 2030 instead of 2038 and extend the operations of two plants (1.2 GW) from 2022 to 2024. This expedites the lignite exit in NRW from 2038 to 2030.
17 April 2024
District heating uses a network of underground pipes to deliver hot water from a central production plant to homes and businesses for heating.
27 March 2024
Gas Power Plant Tracker | Video
The Gas Power Plant Tracker provides the definitive overview of all of Europe’s gas power plants and units and their statuses: announced, pre-construction, construction, shelved, operating, mothballed, retired, cancelled.
27 March 2024
Tracking Europe’s fossil gas plants reveals major rift
Despite commitments from 12 European countries to move their power systems away from fossil fuels in line with the UN Paris Climate Agreement by 2035, analysis conducted by Beyond Fossil Fuels reveals a glaring chasm.
07 March 2024
European countries converge on 2035 end date for fossil power
BERLIN, 7 MARCH 2024 – Ten EU nations, representing over sixty percent of the bloc’s electricity generation capacity have committed […]
