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Record-Breaking Renewable Energy Capacity Pushes Fossil Fuel Plants to Close in Germany

2013-08-23 17:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Germanys renewable energy industry has again shown its strength, shattering through another solar power record, as utility company RWE announces it will close fossil fuel power plants as they are no longer competitive. RWE said 3.1 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity would be taken offline, as it suspends or shuts down some of its gas and coal-fired power stations. This represents six percent of RWEs total capacity. It said a boom in solar energy meant many of its power stations were no...

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