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Published on: 27. March 2024

Climate impact of Germany's reactivated coal-fired power plants lower than expected

News Bilder des Tages Braunkohle Kraftwerk, RWE Power AG Kraftwerk Niederaußem, 2 Blöcke wurden 2020/21 stillgelegt und im Juni 22 wieder hochgefahren um Gaskraftwerke in der Energiekrise 2022 zu ersetzten, Bergheim, NRW, Deutschland, Kraftwerk Niederaußem *** Lignite-fired power plant, RWE Power AG Niederaussem power plant, 2 units shut down in 2020 21 and restarted in June 22 to replace gas-fired power plants in 2022 energy crisis, Bergheim, NRW, Germany, Niederaussem power plant.
At the end of this week, Germany's seven lignite-fired units that were allowed to run longer due to the gas crisis will be taken off the grid. They were rarely needed anyway, so in spite of the additional capacity, less lignite was converted into electricity than in previous years.

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