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  • Ireland Shutters Its Last Coal-Fired Generating Station - CleanTechnica

    Ireland has officially ceased coal-fired electricity generation, becoming the 15th European country to do so with the shutdown of the Moneypoint thermal power station on June 20, 2025. Built over 40 years ago to ensure energy security amid oil market instability, Moneypoint began its transition away from coal in 2017, evolving into a clean energy hub. The site’s existing high-capacity grid connection and infrastructure have been leveraged to facilitate this shift, including the addition of a 17 MW onshore wind farm and the launch of the Green Atlantic@Moneypoint project—a multi-billion euro initiative aimed at transforming the facility into one of Ireland’s largest renewable energy centers. Key developments include the 2022 completion of Ireland’s first synchronous compensator at Moneypoint, a zero-carbon technology that stabilizes grid frequency and inertia, enabling greater integration of renewable energy sources. While coal use has ended, Moneypoint will remain available to generate electricity using oil

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  • 3 Ridiculous Things About Donald Trump Forcing A Coal Power Plant To Stay Open - CleanTechnica

    The article by Steve Hanley criticizes the Trump administration, specifically the Department of Energy led by a fossil fuel billionaire, for forcing a Michigan utility company to keep an outdated and polluting coal power plant operational despite having a newer natural gas plant built to replace it. This mandate is described as absurd and counterproductive, especially given the administration’s contradictory stance on climate change: denying global warming publicly while invoking emergency powers due to expected extreme heat to justify keeping the coal plant running. Hanley highlights this as a hypocritical and environmentally harmful approach that exacerbates global heating rather than addressing it responsibly. Additionally, the article points out the irony of a Republican-led government, which typically advocates for limited government intervention, imposing a heavy-handed federal order that disrupts market efficiency and forces Consumers Energy to maintain an uneconomical power source. This intervention leads to higher electricity costs for ratepayers across Michigan and 14 other states, with no prior consultation from state regulators or grid operators. The author condemns this as unnecessary government overreach that increases financial burdens on consumers while undermining clean energy progress, labeling the policy as “brilliant idiocy” for its counterproductive and costly consequences.

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  • From Coal Dominance To Renewables: How Poland Changed Its Energy Story - CleanTechnica

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  • Tiến độ các dự án giải tỏa công suất Nhiệt điện Nhơn Trạch 3 và 4 cập nhật 8 5 2025

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  • Phân tích sự cố mất điện trên bán đảo Iberia và một số khuyến nghị cho Việt Nam

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  • Phân tích chi tiết sự cố mất điện trên bán đảo Iberia và một số khuyến nghị cho Việt Nam

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  • Hệ thống điện Tây Ban Nha 1 ngày không dùng nhiên liệu hóa thạch và sự cố mất điện trên bán đảo Iberia

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  • What Caused the European Power Outage?

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