On Monday, the UK saw the closure of its last operational coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, which has been operating since 1968. The closure of the plant, which had a capacity of 2,000 megawatts, ...

On Monday, the UK will see the closure of its last operational coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, which has been operating since 1968. The closure of the plant, which had a capacity of 2,000 ...

Britain must consider the “unthinkable” step of returning to coal-fired power, a new paper has argued. As the Iran conflict ...

Plans to dig for 85,000 tonnes of coal at Glan Lash mine near Llandybie have been refused.

The closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station marks the end of coal-fired electricity generation in the UK. This shift is part of the UK's commitment to achieving net zero emissions and transitioning ...

Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station cooling towers. Image credit: Uniper Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, near Nottingham UK, will today close its doors for the last time, marking the closure of the UK’s ...

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The UK is set to get its first new deep coal mine in three decades after the government approved plans for a project in Cumbria, despite widespread opposition on environmental grounds. The Woodhouse ...