German Coal Plant To Get Massive Clean Energy Facelift

Germany’s giant power firm, LEAG, has announced it will transform its lignite-fired thermal power plants into Europe’s largest green energy hub, with a capacity between 7 GW and 14 GW. The company has a target to install between 7 GW and 14 GW of wind and solar energy capacity, and another 3 GWh of storage capacity and 2 GW for green hydrogen production in the Lusatia region in Eastern Germany by 2040. It’s one of a series of developments that prove that Europe remains committed to the clean energy transition despite the global…