We assess the value of stranded coal-fired power plants in Germany due to the critical phase-out by 2038. Within a … deterioration in economic conditions for hard coal and lignite power plants. Lastly, we illustrate immediate concerns for share …

-out of coal in only about two decades. This chapter focusses on the past transformation of the coal sector in Germany. It … that the coal industry was reduced gradually in all large industrial basins, both in East and West Germany, in a rather … of prosperous West Germany, compared to the East German coal basin Lusatia, which was hit particularly hard. Sections 3 …

experiences, a typology is suggested and applied to five coal regions in Germany, Romania, Poland and the Czech Republic. It … from two different structural change processes in Germany. The hard coal mining phase-out in the Ruhr area that started in … relevant for coal regions. This paper draws on the experiences of past and ongoing transition policies, exploring their …