ENVIRONMENT

Prosper-Haniel goes green

RAG plans to turn the Prosper-Haniel coal mine into a hydroelectric reservoir upon closure

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Schematic of the storage station. Source: University of Duisburg-Essen

Schematic of the storage station. Source: University of Duisburg-Essen

Turning the mine into a pumped-hydro-storage station may solve two challenges created by Germany’s shift toward clean power: on a local level, it provides new economic activity in a region where generations...

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