Erlangen utilities quit coal
March 31, 2019 12:08 pmThe coal-fired boiler of the plant will be taken off the grid in 2021, marking an end to coal in […]
Tag Archive: Germany
Switching from coal to gas
March 31, 2019 10:08 amUniper’s coal-fired power plant Kiel East closed in March 2019 to be replaced with a new gas-powered cogeneration plant. Plans […]
Gersteinwerk bids farewell to coal
March 29, 2019 11:07 amOriginally due to be decommissioned in 2017, RWE’s Werne Gersteinwerk coal plant retired in March 2019.
Fortum AGM: Uniper investment makes Finnish state-controlled utility a top ten polluter in Europe
March 26, 2019 6:43 amHelsinki, 26 March 2019 - Finland’s state-owned Fortum is now responsible for hundreds of premature deaths and other potent health impacts from coal across Europe, thanks to its increasing investments in German energy company Uniper, according to new modelling from Europe Beyond Coal and Greenpeace Nordic.
100 years of coal are history
December 18, 2018 8:35 amUniper is going to retire its Scholven power plant + the nearby Buer CHP in North Rhine Westphalia. The exact […]
People power past coal
December 18, 2018 8:33 amFollowing a referendum in late 2017, the operator of the Munich North hard coal heat and power plant has now […]
3D printed sculptures make the case for a future beyond coal at the Katowice climate COP
December 5, 2018 12:09 pmAn innovative new art exhibition was launched outside of the UN climate COP24 conference, showcasing testimonials of people across Europe affected by the destructive impacts of coal.
Citizens Beyond Coal – Christian Doering, Germany
December 3, 2018 12:15 pmAccording to 2016 emissions data from Europe Beyond Coal’s new Last Gasp report on the health impact of coal companies, […]
Europeans paying tens of billions in health costs for coal-fired electricity
November 19, 2018 5:00 pmEuropean coal companies including RWE, EPH, and PGE, continue to push the cost of dirty energy onto society, with air pollution from their coal plants burdening people across Europe with both health problems and billions in costs, according to modelling detailed in a new report.