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Poland: coal demand could be reduced by 50% by 2030
Poland is one of the fastest-growing economies in the European Union and the power that drives it comes from the dirtiest of fossil fuels- coal. But, according to a new study made by researchers in Germany and Poland, renewable energy groups and environmental group Greenpeace, Poland could reduce by almost 50% its demand for coal by 2030 shifting to wind, solar, hydro, biomass and geothermal energies.
read more... 27/12/2013
RWE won’t extend contracts with two coal-fired power plants
Yearly, this year, RWE announced it intends to mothball or to shutdown some of its gas and coal-fired power stations because of an increase in renewable energy. The company said a boom in solar energy meant many of its power stations were no longer profitable. A RWE spokesman said that a total of 3,100 megawatts of generating capacity will be taken off line, representing about 6% of RWE's total capacity.
read more... 24/12/2013
What is the future of coal?
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal production is predicted to increase by 2.5% in 2014 or 1,033 million short tons more, while coal consumption is expected to continue to grow rapidly in emerging markets, with China alone commissioning about 600 GW of new coal-fired generating units by 2030.
read more... 23/12/2013
Coal consumption in the EU decreased 8 % in comparison to 2012 levels
In the first half of 2013 coal consumption in the EU decreased 8 % in comparison to 2012.
read more... 16/12/2013
Natural Gas to become world’s second main fuel
According to a new research made by ExxonMobil, the world’s largest oil and gas firm, in about eleven years gas will be the world’s second main fuel on an energy-equivalent basis, only behind oil. Natural gas will surpass coal as a global energy source in part because of the green benefits it offers.
read more... 13/12/2013