Lignite coal, often referred to as brown coal, is a low-rank coal characterized by its high moisture content and low calorific value. Due to these properties, effective drying and utilization ...

Since 2012, the utility has been working on a plan to replace its aging lignite coal generators with a newer, more efficient plant. The existing power stations at Niederaussem have a combined ...

With winter around the corner and Europe giving priority to energy security over clean energy in German a wind farm is being dismantled to make way for an expansion of an open-pit lignite coal mine.