As countries transition away from fossil fuels such as coal and peat, communities rightly worry about where the next jobs come will come from. Those jobs might have been dirty or backbreaking, but ...

Earlier, the highest amount was found at Baghia-Chanda Beel in Madaripur, around 100m tonnes. Peat, an unconsolidated deposit of semi-carbonised plant, remains in a water-saturated environment, such ...

A massive peat coal deposit has been found at Chatla Beel in Hakaluki Haor of Moulvibazar, according to officials of the Geological Survey of Bangladesh. The deposit could be as big as the country ...

Peat, formed over thousands of years from decomposed trees, grass and scrub, contains gigantic quantities of carbon dioxide ...

10 May 2006 – A new peat-fired power station at Shannonbridge in County Offaly, Ireland has been taken offline following the discovery of corrosion problems during a routine overhaul.

Over many millions of years, peat can form coal – about one metre of peat will turn into about 10cm of coal. The thick roots of the wire rush are the key to protecting these peatlands from fire.

From coal to community-owned renewable energy Like the rest of the UK, Wales has a legally binding target to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The country’s last coal-fired power station closed in ...

The energy ministry has asked the Bureau of Minerals Development to issue licences to three newly-formed local companies for exploration of peat coal in Madaripur. Swadhin Bangla Mines and ...

From this time next year, only low-smoke coal and coal-based nuggets will be permitted to be sold. It is a nationwide extension of the rules that already apply in 42 towns and cities across the ...