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Lignite Mining

Lignite mining refers to the extraction of lignite, which causes pollution of land, air, and water, resulting in ecological damage. Efforts are being made to reclaim the mined-out land and convert it into agricultural fields, afforestation areas, orchards, herbal gardens, and an Eco Park to maintain ecological balance and minimize the negative impacts of the …

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A history of lignite coal mining and reclamation practices in Lusatia

Germany is the world's leading lignite coal producer. The region surrounding the towns of Cottbus and Senftenberg in Lusatia, Eastern Germany, is one of the largest mining areas in Germany, and has economically been strongly dependent on lignite mining and lignite processing industries since the middle of the 19th century.

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Coal in Germany

Status of lignite ( brown coal) mining. Germany used to be the largest lignite producer in the world since the beginning of industrial lignite mining. However, China overtook the …

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In-lake Neutralization of East German Lignite Pit Lakes

The Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbau Verwaltungsgesellschaft (LMBV), a state-owned company, is the responsible partner for remediation of East Germany's lignite mining areas. This includes the obligation to create ecological and economically sustainable pit lakes. LMBV currently opts for in-lake treatment as the more reasonable …

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From Mine District to Lake District

Lignite mining operations transformed about 1,770 square kilometers (680 square miles) of German countryside, disrupting land and water environments, causing people to move, and increasing greenhouse gases emissions.

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Germany to demolish village for coal, despite phaseout plans

An outdated law allows coal companies to take private land for lignite mining that is in the "public interest," even after the country's highest court ruled

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Perspectives of lignite post-mining landscapes under …

Perspectives of lignite post-mining landscapes under changing environmental conditions: what can we learn from a comparison between the Rhenish and Lusatian region in Germany?

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Lignite in Europe: fighting back renewables

The enduring loyalty of power producers to lignite is comprehensible. Mine-mouth prices for German lignite are currently about €6/MWth (thermal megawatt-hour), adjusted for calorific value and sulphur content, having risen from around €4/MWth (3.6 GJ, roughly 1/3 tonne) at the turn of the century .

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Despite Climate Concerns, Germany Bulldozes Land To Expand Coal Mines

Despite Climate Concerns, Germany Bulldozes Land To Expand Coal Mines A small farming town which lies in the path of an expanding open-pit coal mine is hoping German climate policy will eliminate ...

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The Transformation of the German Coal Sector from 1950 to …

However, the reduction of lignite mining in East Germany caused a decline in lignite based electricity generation of almost 40 TWh between 1989 and 1995 (which corresponds to a decline of approximately 40% of the East German gross electricity generation). In 2017, Germany generated more than 35% of its electricity with …

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Lignite in the Czech Republic and Germany: controversies and prospects

Cross-border problems of the Turów mine . The issue of the cross-border impact of the open-pit Turów lignite mine (Bogatynia municipality) on the Czech Republic and, to a lesser extent, Germany has been the subject of growing controversy in …

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Ecology of post strip-mining landscapes in Lusatia, Germany

Strip-mining has an enormous impact on the landscape. In the Lusatian mining district of eastern Germany, where presently 6% of the global lignite pro…

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Germany's three lignite mining regions

This factsheet gives an overview of Germany's three active lignite mining regions, their history, and economic dependence on coal. [Update: Germany no longer world's largest lignite producer]

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Germany begins dismantling wind farm for coal

German energy giant RWE has begun dismantling a wind farm to make way for a further expansion of an open-pit lignite coal mine in the Western region of North Rhine Westphalia.

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Energy from lignite | LEAG.de | LEAG

From a mining and power plant operator to a versatile energy, infrastructure and service company – this is our path into the future. With electricity and heat from lignite, we make a reliable and flexible contribution to energy supply along the legally defined coal exit path.

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Germany plans to destroy this village for a coal mine.

Lützerath, about 20 miles west of Dusseldorf, has long been a climate flashpoint in Germany because of its position on the edge of the open-cast lignite coal …

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Hambach Coal Mine

As the largest open-pit coal mine in Germany, Hambach produces 40 million tons of lignite annually. Also known as brown coal, lignite is a soft sedimentary rock produced from peat, an organic material formed from decayed plants. Typically used to generate electricity, brown coal is considered the lowest grade of coal because of its …

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Thousands protest in Germany against coal mine expansion

A demonstrator in a wheelchair takes part in a protest near the opencast lignite mine Garzweiler, in the village Luetzerath near Erkelenz, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Thousands of people demonstrated in persistent rain on Saturday to protest the clearance and demolition of a village in western Germany that is due to make way for …

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A Coal-Mining 'Monster' Is Threatening To Swallow A Small Town In Germany

The Garzweiler is one of three massive open-pit coal mines in Germany's state of North Rhine-Westphalia, along the Dutch border, where lignite coal is mined — a dirty, brown coal responsible for ...

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Police move on coal mine protesters barricaded in abandoned German …

LUETZERATH, Germany, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Hundreds of police began clearing climate protesters out of an abandoned village on Wednesday in a showdown over the expansion of an opencast lignite mine ...

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European Lignite-Mining Regions in Transition

hard coal mining – the backbone of Europe's energy economy in the post-war era which has been in a stably managed decline since the 1970s – lignite mining has retained a high level of productivity to the present day. Consequently, Germany's lignite regions in …

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How Germany is phasing out lignite: insights from the Coal …

Lignite is a distinctive incumbent fossil fuel that cannot be stored and must be burned for electricity and heat [ 13 ]. This practice is widespread in Germany, …

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Causes and effects of the German energy transition in the …

As lignite mining protests and #FridaysForFuture demonstrations gained momentum in Germany and further protests have been developing over time, this paper …

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Coal phase-out in Germany – Implications and policies for …

In the present study, we examine the (socio-) economic effects of an accelerated coal phase-out in Germany, especially in the lignite regions. The considered lignite regions in this paper consist of the lignite mining region containing a lignite-fired power plant or mine as well as the surrounding area with high commuter flows.

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The mining curse haunts lignite towns | EnergyTransition

Lignite mining output in Germany has declined since 1990 by almost two-thirds. However, most remaining generation plants will still be needed until 13.1% nuclear power has been finally phased out in 2022. Renewable technologies are dedicated to filling this supply gap. For the time being, therefore, lignite will continue to provide nearly one ...

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Perspectives of lignite post-mining landscapes under …

Post-mining landscapes are able to attract tourists as can be seen in the Central German lignite mining district around the cities of Leipzig and Halle, where a …

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The Future Has Just Begun – A Short Profile of the Rhenish Lignite …

The core of the mining activities in the area is located in two districts: Rhein-Erft-Kreis, and Rhein-Kreis-Neuss. In these two districts, lignite mining and power generation accounted for the highest percentages of …

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German coal region brings phase-out forward to 2030 but refires lignite

Germany's western coal mining and heavy industry state North Rhine-Westphalia aims to complete the phase-out of coal-fired power production no later than 2030, eight years earlier than agreed in German coal exit law. However, two lignite plants in the state that were supposed to go off the grid this year will remain in operation until …

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Economic Resilience of German Lignite Regions in Transition

We use this concept to address the situation of the two major German lignite mining regions that are currently undergoing sustainability transitions: the Rhineland in the western German state of North-Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), and Lusatia in eastern Germany in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) (for the location of the …

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Production of lignite in the EU

This decrease accelerated in 2019 and 2020, but since 2021, lignite production has experienced a small rise but with 2022 figures still below those of 2019. Today, lignite is still produced by nine EU Member States, with Germany accounting for about 44 % of the total European lignite production (see Figure 2).

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