brown coal
Britishnoun
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Mayor Panagiotis Plakentas fears what will happen to the town of Ptolemaida and the surrounding region when the last of the brown coal power plants in northern Greece close next year.
From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025
Demand for brown coal — the cheapest and most energy inefficient form — used by Czech households jumped by almost 35% in the first nine months of 2022 over a year earlier.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022
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
According to the filing, Enkraft is asking management to “prepare draft agreements or plans corresponding reports for the lawful spin-off” of RWE’s subsidiary RWE Power AG, which includes the utility’s brown coal activities.
From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2022
Bituminous coal ignites readily, burns with considerable flame and smoke, and gives a much less intense heat than anthracite, Lignite, or brown coal, is much less valuable as fuel.
From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.
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