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20 years after a deadly explosion at the AZF chemical plant in Toulouse, local representatives including mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc pay their respects at the site of the former chemical plant, which was completely destroyed. IMAGES
A former coal-fired power station in Lünen, Germany, is partially destroyed in three controlled explosions. The 110-metre high cooling tower, the 250-metre chimney and the 70-metre boiler house collapse under the blasts, requiring 420 kilograms of explosives in 2100 bores. The Lünen coal-fired power station was commissioned in 1938 and its dismantling began in June 2020. Germany has decided to abandon coal by 2038, although it still accounts for a quarter of its energy mix. IMAGES
Warsaw (Poland), Dec 12 (EFE), (Camera: Pablo González).- Poland, which is 80% dependent on coal, anticipates a long and difficult goodbye to thermal energy to meet European climate commitments.The country agreed on Friday, together with the rest of the EU partners, to reduce its emissions by "at least 55%" by 2030.FOOTAGE OF AIR POLLUTION, OF A THERMAL POWER PLANT IN WARSAW, OF WARSAW ENERGY INSTITUTE AND OF COAL MINE.SOUNDBITES OF WOJCIECH JAKOBIK, ENERGY ANALYST AND BIZNESALERT EDITOR IN CHIEF.
Kenya's environment court blocked Wednesday the construction of a coal power station in the Lamu archipelago, a $2 billion project that faced years of resistance from conservationists and local communities. SOUNDBITE
Chinese solar power company Panda Green Energy recently opened the most adorable green energy solar power plant in the shape of China's national animal, the beloved panda bear. The unique shape of the huge solar farm can only be seen from the air, as shown in drone footage from Datong filmed on Tuesday. Panda Green Energy used a combination of darker monocrystalline silicon and white thin film solar cells to create the unique shape, in what is a world's first for solar farms.
China switched on the world's largest floating solar farm, located a small distance from the city of Huainan in the eastern Anhui province, in May. Local authorities decided to implement the project after a coal mining operation flooded, leading to questions about how best to use the site. The floating solar farm itself was built by Chinese manufacturer Sungrow Power Supply, at its full capacity of 40 megawatts, the plant can provide electricity for more than 15,000 homes.