Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?

It had planned to abandon the fuel, but the higher cost of natural gas may make it think again.
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China is developing a technology that converts coal into electricity with nearly zero carbon emissions

Chinese scientists have created a coal fuel cell that produces electricity without any carbon dioxide emissions. The system also converts the captured CO₂ into useful chemicals, showing a new way coal ...
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Solar energy passes coal power on list of largest U.S. electricity sources for first time

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Stanton Energy Center, a coal-fired power plant and the Stanton Solar Farm are seen in Orlando. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA ...

China's Inner Mongolia bets on solar and wind but coal stays close

Seen from the air, the arrays of more than 3 million solar panels shimmering in the desert sun at the Dalad Banner solar farm ...

China will lead both renewable energy and coal consumption

China's latest five-year energy plan confirms two seemingly contradictory positions: it will continue to be the world's ...

South Africa’s move to renewable power is complex, but clearing 5 bottlenecks would speed it up

South Africa is struggling to move to renewable energy because of: Eskom’s dominance, weak planning, a poor grid, failing ...

India nears 50% domestic coal use in import-based power plants, sources say

By Sethuraman N R NEW DELHI, June 24 (Reuters) - India is increasing the use of domestic fuel to more than 50% at power plants designed to run on imported coal, as the world's second-largest thermal ...