Amid a cold snap and a sharp drop in European carbon prices, Germany's coal-fired power plants, including those running on ...
Some of Germany’s most polluting power plants are back in profit and ramping up output due to a sharp drop in carbon permit ...
Imagine you’re steering a ship made for coal, but the winds are blowing you toward cleaner waters. That’s the spot Swiss ...
Discusses Impairment of Wilhelmshaven Coal Power Plant and Shift Toward H2-Ready Gas Project in Germany January 19, 2026 7:00 PM ...
By Holger Hansen and Christoph Steitz BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Germany said on Thursday it had reached an ...
The European Commission and the German government have reached a preliminary agreement on plans to subsidize the construction ...
Imagine flicking a switch and unleashing a surge of clean power on demand. As Germany plots its exit from coal and nuclear, ...
Germany gets less sun than the entire continental US, and yet almost a fifth of its electrical generation was done by solar power in 2025.
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Solar beats coal and gas in Germany, despite low sunlight

Solar power has quietly pulled ahead of coal and gas in Germany’s electricity mix, even though the country is better known for grey skies than blazing sunshine. In 2025, solar’s share of German ...
The Trump administration has pressed for reliable baseload power and the continued use of coal. In particular, Department of ...