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Coal · BytomA miner has died at the Boberk-Piekary coal mine in Bytom, Silesia, after a mine collapse caused by an earthquake, Grzegorz Waclawek, CEO of the state-owned company that operates the Weglokoks-Kraj mining plant, said on Wednesday.See the Story
A miner dies in an earthquake collapse in Poland
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Coal · BytomA miner has died at the Boberk-Piekary coal mine in Bytom, Silesia, after a mine collapse caused by an earthquake, Grzegorz Waclawek, CEO of the state-owned company that operates the Weglokoks-Kraj mining plant, said on Wednesday.See the Story
Tragedy: a mine collapsed due to an earthquake, there are also fatalities in the disaster
CoalCoal is a cheap and available source of energy in most parts of the world, and can be relied on in industry, as happened with the First Industrial Revolution in the 1920s. Coal has sat on the throne of energy sources in the past century, accounting for more than half of electricity generation, before being challenged by oil, natural gas, renewable energy, and nuclear power. More than three-quarters of the world's electricity generated from coal …See the Story
Charcoal... Saga
Coal · KentuckyRye Development is building pumped-hydro energy storage on old coal mining sites. The company wants to create resources that help stabilize the grid for decades to come. The current project, in Kentucky, would create 1,500 family-wage construction jobs. The full project will ultimately cost $1.5 billion.See the Story
This Kentucky coal mine could transform into pumped-hydro grid storage
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Coal · South AfricaIf you’re expecting South Africa will make a quick shift away from coal-fired power in favor of green energy, prepare to be disappointed. Expecting South Africa to quickly give up on coal-fired power would be “very wrong,” South Africa’s energy minister Gwede Mantashe told Bloomberg this week. Instead, South Africa will continue to rely on coal and other fossil fuel-generated power, even as richer nations push the country towards greener forms o…See the Story
South Africa Won't Ditch Coal Anytime Soon
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Coal · BerlinWith the coal phase-out in Lusatia, an essential water source for the Spree is lost. The capital city of Berlin and the Spreewald are in danger of sitting on dry land. The authorities are now considering a daring plan - it has to do with the Elbe and a big long pipe.See the Story