Protests to save a village from being swallowed by a coal mine expose Germany's climate conflict Germany made a strong return to coal burning after the war in Ukraine cut off Russian gas supplies. Fortune · Jan 11, 2023
Police begin moving toward German village condemned for mine Police have begun moving toward a condemned village in western Germany, in an apparent preparation to evict activists holed up at the site in an effort to prevent its demolition to make way for the expansion of a coal mine The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023
German coal mine clash pits laws against climate The fate of a tiny village has sparked heated debate in Germany over the country’s continued use of coal and whether tackling climate change justifies breaking the law The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023
German police clash with activists in showdown over coal mine expansion Police on Tuesday began dismantling barricades and dragged away activists staging a sit-in protest against the expansion of an opencast lignite mine that has highlighted tensions over Germany's climate policy during an energy crisis. Reuters · Jan 10, 2023
German court rejects activist bid to stay in doomed village A court in Germany has rejected a last-ditch attempt by climate activists to stay in an abandoned village which is due to be cleared for the expansion of a coal mine that’s become a battleground between the government and environmentalists The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023
Germany backs Norwegian plan to capture carbon from cement Germany's economy minister Robert Habeck threw his weight behind a Norwegian project to capture carbon emissions and re-use them being carried out by multinational HeidelbergMaterials. Reuters · Jan 6, 2023
Port of Blyth chosen as construction base for huge offshore wind farm The port in Northumberland will have a site for RWE's Sofia wind farm at Dogger Bank in the North Sea Birmingham Post · Dec 21, 2022
RWE eyeing up carbon capture power station plan for South Humber Bank Gas-fired proposal revealed as it partners with Viking CCS to investigate CO2 solution Birmingham Post · Dec 20, 2022
RWE unveils huge solar farm and battery storage plan for land surrounding onshore wind site Tween Bridge straddles the South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire boundary with large swathes of land earmarked Birmingham Post · Dec 13, 2022
Wind energy opportunity blows into primary school minds RWE is leading workshops in schools around Grimsby port it has made its strategic base Birmingham Post · Dec 9, 2022
How do floating wind turbines work? 5 companies just won the first US leases for building them off California's coast Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential to produce clean energy. But it also has a problem. Its continental shelf drops off quickly, making building traditional wind turbines directly on the seafloor costly if not impossible. The Conversation · Dec 8, 2022
Germany agrees 15-year liquid gas supply deal with Qatar Racing to wean itself off Russian gas supplies, Germany is set to buy 2m tonnes of liquid gas from Gulf state The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022
Wind farms kill millions of birds each year. Scientists have a simple solution: paint turbines black A coat of paint is producing better results than the high-tech ideas that came before it. Fortune · Nov 22, 2022
Pembroke net zero centre could add millions to Welsh economy and create thousands of jobs - report RWE plans to build the new net zero centre at Pembroke Power Station by 2040 Birmingham Post · Nov 3, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022 Stop dismantling German windfarm to expand coalmine, say authorities Activists say deconstruction of Keyenberg turbines undermines government’s climate pledge
Birmingham Post · Oct 20, 2022 Project completions delight in stellar year for Humber offshore wind cluster as pipeline grows Hornsea Two and Triton Knoll became fully operational while in Hull a 2,000th blade was produced in a stunning year
Birmingham Post · Oct 6, 2022 RWE and Marine Power Systems partner for Celtic Sea offshore wind opportunities RWE is currently preparing to bid for the Crown Estate Celtic Sea seabed leasing round in 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022 German energy giant RWE to end coal use by 2030 German energy giant RWE says it will phase out the burning of coal by 2030, saving 280 million metric tons of climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions
Reuters · Sep 19, 2022 Europe races to prepare for energy crunch this winter Germany was pressing on Monday to secure liquefied natural gas contracts with Gulf producers and other European states outlined measures to conserve energy, with Russian flows running at severely reduced levels as winter approaches.
ABC News · Sep 13, 2022 Woodside's multi-billion-dollar Scarborough gas expansion off northern WA sparks global protests The energy giant's plans have sparked protests in Germany, but the debate on the streets of Karratha is more complex.
Birmingham Post · Aug 19, 2022 Wind farm industry expansion plotted for Port of Grimsby East West Quay identified as next are to be invested in by GFDE after deal struck with ABP
Birmingham Post · Aug 9, 2022 Huge new offshore wind farm ‘could power a third of Welsh homes’ But critics say the turbines would harm marine life and affect tourism by spoiling the views from Snowdonia
Birmingham Post · Jul 22, 2022 RWE outlines the path to Dogger Bank South offshore wind farms after latest government go-ahead 3GW twin projects are touted as next to join Grimsby's world-leading cluster
Financial Times · Jul 6, 2022 Who pays for climate change? The Peruvian suing a German utility A farmer’s case against energy company RWE could shatter precedent on climate-related litigation
Birmingham Post · Jul 5, 2022 Wales at the forefront of new generation of wind farms The Crown Estate confirmed that ports in Port Talbot and Milford Haven will be key to getting offshore wind farms into the Celtic Sea