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Despite Climate Concerns, Germany Plans about 30 Coal Power Plants
Airborne crystalline silica concentrations at coal-fired power plants associated with coal fly ash – health hazard for millions of people. Additionally, German lawmakers have reached a deal to reduce support for the solar energy sector by 8 percent in 2010.
Reuters, Updates, Mainz, Datteln: The following list shows the status of controversial new coal-fired power plant projects in Germany, which are the focus of environmentalists campaigning against climate-harming carbon emissions from the coal-to-power generation process.
Plants in locations listed here in alphabetical order have attracted opposition on environmental and health grounds, or because local people fear the impact on landscapes and tourism.
BERLIN
Vattenfall Europe [VATN.UL] has decided to base replacements of a heat plant on gas and biomass rather than hard coal.
BRUNSBUETTEL
Environmental groups BUND and DUH criticise plans by GDF Suez (GSZ.PA) to build a plant at Brunsbuettel by 2012.
DATTELN
The local government in North-Rhine Westphalia has lifted certain partial blocks on construction of E.ON’s (EONGn.DE) 1,050 MW Datteln plant, of which over half have been completed.
It is still arguable if the 1.2 billion euro ($1.78 billion) project can go ahead for a start by 2011.
State level elections are due next May when Datteln could play a role. E.ON says politicians support its plan.
DOERPEN
EnBW (EBKG.DE) and junior partner Switzerland’s BKW (BKWN.S) plan a coal plant by 2015. Opponents say favour wind energy.
DUESSELDORF
The city utility has put off plans for a new 400 MW coal block at Lausward and is exploring alternatives including gas.
EMDEN
Denmark’s Dong in October gave up a plan for an 850 MW coal plant at Emden in East Frisia, citing the finance crisis.
HAMBURG-MOORBURG
Vattenfall Europe tries to ease tough environmental conditions for a plant project.
HUERTH
RWE (RWEG.DE) has put off plans for its first commercial size (450 MW) plant project using carbon capture and storage.
KIEL
Plans for a project to replace an existing nearly 40-year old coal block were shelved by city utility and partner E.ON.
LUBMIN
Dong is holding on to yet to be approved plans for a 1,600 MW plant in Lubmin on the Baltic Sea in Germany for 2012.
LUENEN
Local utility network Trianel is building a 750 MW coal plant for 2012 and plans another one at Krefeld.
MAINZ-WIESBADEN
A new local ruling coalition has officially shelved for good a plan for a new 800 MW hard-coal fired plant on the banks of the Rhine for 2014. This follows a long battle over the plant.
MANNHEIM
Utility MVV (MVVGn.DE) and its power plant unit GKM have all necessary permissions for a coal unit for start up in 2013.
STADE
Dow Deutschland and EnBW abandoned a plan to build a plant at the Dow site in North Germany. Separately, GDF Suez (GSZ.PA) and E.ON are each pursuing projects of their own there.
STAUDINGER 6
Public hearings are on for objections to a big controversial block to be built by E.ON at Hanau near Frankfurt by 2013. (Reporting by Vera Eckert)
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