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That system now has an annual throughput of more than 7 billion metric tons of hard coal and lignite, about 4 billion metric tons of crude oil, and more than 3 trillion cubic meters of natural gas.
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 June 2012
For two decades Bluestone produced 500,000 tons per year of what’s known as metallurgical or coking coal, a premium hard coal used to make steel.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The European Union imported 53% of hard coal from Russia in 2020, which accounted for 30% of the EU’s hard coal consumption.
—Samuel Petrequin, ajc, 5 Apr. 2022
In Germany last year, in part because of low winds and the already rising price of natural gas, hard coal and lignite accounted for 28 percent of electricity production — contributing to a rise of a 4.5 percent in overall emissions over the previous year.
—Vanessa Guinan-Bank, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022
Until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Berlin happily relied on Moscow for more than half of its gas imports, a third of its oil and half of its hard coal imports, ignoring warnings from the United States and other allies about the leverage this gave Russia.
—New York Times, 16 June 2022
Use of hard coal and lignite to generate power in the EU rose by 6% in 2022 from a year earlier.
—Lars Paulsson, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2023
But with low Rhine levels, hard coal transported from Dutch ports like Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Atwerp could be in danger, according to analysts, while coal reserves at power plants are only enough for about one week.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022
Bexbach was built to burn local coal, but the area’s last hard coal mine closed in 2012.
—Vanessa Guinan-Bank, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 June 2012
For two decades Bluestone produced 500,000 tons per year of what’s known as metallurgical or coking coal, a premium hard coal used to make steel.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The European Union imported 53% of hard coal from Russia in 2020, which accounted for 30% of the EU’s hard coal consumption.
—Samuel Petrequin, ajc, 5 Apr. 2022
In Germany last year, in part because of low winds and the already rising price of natural gas, hard coal and lignite accounted for 28 percent of electricity production — contributing to a rise of a 4.5 percent in overall emissions over the previous year.
—Vanessa Guinan-Bank, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022
Until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Berlin happily relied on Moscow for more than half of its gas imports, a third of its oil and half of its hard coal imports, ignoring warnings from the United States and other allies about the leverage this gave Russia.
—New York Times, 16 June 2022
Use of hard coal and lignite to generate power in the EU rose by 6% in 2022 from a year earlier.
—Lars Paulsson, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2023
But with low Rhine levels, hard coal transported from Dutch ports like Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Atwerp could be in danger, according to analysts, while coal reserves at power plants are only enough for about one week.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022
Bexbach was built to burn local coal, but the area’s last hard coal mine closed in 2012.
—Vanessa Guinan-Bank, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022
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“Hard coal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20coal. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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