“It is irresponsible to talk about the end of hard coal without having reliable alternatives”. This is what Alexander Bethe, Chairman of the Board of the Coal Importers Association (VdKi), Berlin/Germany, said at the traditional New Year’s reception of his association in Hamburg. “Politics must be honest with itself. There is no way around coal as a mainstay in the ...
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Hard coal continues to be crucial for security of supply
Over the course of 2021, it has become clear that security of supply is and will remain one of the most important topics of the energy transition. The expansion of renewable energies that are dependent on supply, wind and solar, is at the centre of energy policy. The continuously increasing share of renewable energies increases the need to hold on ...
Read More »Coal bears the brunt of recommendations from the Commission for Growth, Structural Change and Employment
In its final report, the commission failed to mention a single word on coal’s contribution to reducing CO2 emissions, even though coal has been the main contributor to emission reductions in recent decades. By the end of 2018, it had cut its use of fuel for electricity generation by half in comparison with 1990. The commission has nevertheless recommended reducing ...
Read More »Coal power stations are more environmentally friendly as a backup for the energy transition than open gas turbines
In order to ensure the reliable supply of power in Germany during the energy transition and to compensate for fluctuations in renewable energies, the flexibility of thermal power stations will become extremely important in future, particularly in partial load operation. Coal power stations are already predominantly used to compensate for fluctuating renewable energies on account of their flexibility. A study ...
Read More »Coal-fired power plants are the only means for generating a reliable and affordable power supply
On 15th January 2016, the VDKi (German Coal Importer Association) in Hamburg welcomed a high-profile guest to its New Year’s Reception. The President of the IG BCE (German Industrial Union for Mining, Chemicals and Energy), Michael Vassiliadis, delivered his keynote speech in front of an audience of around 170 members and guests. He considers the latest fossil-fuel phase-out proposals from ...
Read More »VDKi publishes its initial assessment of the global trade, consumption and import of coal in 2015
As the German Coal Importer Association (VDKi) in Hamburg suggested last summer, the steady growth reported in the production of coal (coking and steam coal) for more than a decade is now expected not just to have stagnated but to have declined for the very first time. The VDKi estimates that global production has decreased by approximately 150 to 200 ...
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