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EU's 2030 goal requires 400 GW of wind, solar and tough decisions
Adding 162 GW of wind and 253 GW of solar capacity over 10 years, boosting electric vehicle (EV) sales and speeding up coal power plant retirements would result in a reduction of 53% in Europe’s emissions by 2030, but the bloc needs to do more to reach its 55% goal.
read more... 23/02/2021
German gas plant capacity set to exceed coal and lignite in 2023
Germany's gas-fired generation capacity is set to exceed that of coal and of lignite within two years as total dispatchable capacity drops below 60 GW, regulator BNetzA's latest power plant list shows.
read more... 27/01/2021
Hamburg converts old coal-fired power station into mega-sized hydrogen power plant
The hydrogen power plant, with an initial capacity of 100 megawatts, aims to be Germany's stepping stone to producing 5 gigawatts of hydrogen by 2030.
read more... 26/01/2021
European coal phase-out could slow in 2021
The phase-out of coal-fired generation across Europe could slow in 2021 amid more favourable market conditions than last year, according to the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES).
read more... 22/01/2021
Czech health minister backs coal mining phase-out ‘as soon as possible’
Czech health minister Jan Blatný is aware of the negative impacts of coal mining on the environment and human health. “Personally, I am in favour of a coal mining phase-out as soon as possible,” he told EURACTIV.cz.
read more... 19/01/2021