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Coal industry tries to find equal backing for cleaner coal vs renewables
The World Coal Association (WCA) intends to press governments to offer equal support for technology to make coal-fired power plants less polluting as they do for green energy in approaching U.N. climate meetings in Paris, as stated by its chief executive.
read more... 22/09/2015
Serbia's Nikola Tesla to close 650-MW unit for repairs
Serbia's major coal-fired power plant complex Nikola Tesla (TENT) has closed the 650 megawatt (MW) B1 unit for scheduled two-week repairs, as stated by the company on Friday.
read more... 21/09/2015
France to stop immediately the coal credits for exporters
The French government unveiled it will end export subsidies for building coal plants abroad ahead of high-profile climate change United Nations talks in December.
read more... 14/09/2015
RWE to receive the go-ahead from Dutch Court to continue construction of 1.6 GW coal-fired facility in Netherlands
German energy giant RWE has received the green light from a Dutch court to continue the construction of the 1600MW controversial coal-fired power station near Eemshaven Port in Groningen, Netherlands.
read more... 11/09/2015
UK: Coal-fired Eggborough power plant set to close in March on high costs
Britain's coal-fired Eggborough power plant is set to close at the end of March 2016, blaming too high costs to continue running the 53-year-old power station, according to its owner declarations on Wednesday.
read more... 03/09/2015