brown coal
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Many locals want the land back that was expropriated by PPC years ago to mine the low-grade brown coal so they can farm it again.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
Poland is taking strides in embracing renewable energy, but gets almost 70% of its energy from black and brown coal.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
Lignite, or brown coal, the only fossil fuel that is still mined in Germany, is burned to generate power.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
RWE earlier reported final results for 2021, which showed a 25% increase in both adjusted net profit as well as generation from brown coal, or lignite, which is among the most CO2 intense energy sources.
From Reuters ● Mar. 15, 2022
You will probably be smoked out of your position, for a cheap and nasty variety of brown coal is used by local industries.
From From a Terrace in Prague by Baker, Lieut.-Col. B. Granville
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