Llewellyn King has been a player in the energy space since 1970. Lignite, also known as brown coal, tops the list of undesirable fossil fuels. It is full of impurities and partially decayed plant ...

Lignite (otherwise known as brown coal) fell by 8.8 per cent last year to constitute 16.4 per cent of the energy mix, while hard coal plummeted by 31.2 per cent to hit 6.3 per cent of the mix.

The land around and under Lützerath is rich in lignite - the dirtiest form of coal. The mine, a bleak and dull brown man-made canyon which stretches over 35 square kilometres, yields 25 million ...

Among the fossil fuels, lignite, or brown coal, accounted for 16.4%, with natural gas at 13.2% and hard coal at 6.3%. Last year also marked Germany's first full year without nuclear power ...