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Press release 2/2023

by VDKi

"WE ARE THERE WHEN WE ARE NEEDED".

  • For more realism in energy policy
  • No anticipatory fuel bans
  • High CO2 savings possible with CCS/CCU technology
  • Hard coal plays an important role in securing the power supply

"The strategy of the "traffic light" federal government about the energy turnaround overestimates, on the one hand, the willingness to invest in new gas-fired power plants and, on the other hand, the technical possibilities of being able to convert 100% of hydrogen into electricity. Moreover, green hydrogen will not be available in the required quantities for the foreseeable future. This is what Alexander Bethe, chairman of the Association of Coal Importers (VDKi), said at the VDKi annual meeting in Duisburg.

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Press release 1/2023

by VDKi

THE RETURN OF COAL - NEW ENERGY WORLD

  • Hard coal: guardian angel in the energy crisis
  • VdKi Chairman Alexander Bethe: "Our industry is efficient and on the spot when it is needed".
  • Giving up early hard coal as a back-up option is "economically ghost driving".
  • After Russia embargo and switch to alternatives: High praise for power plant operators, power plant engineers and logisticians

"It is irresponsible to talk about the end of hard coal without having reliable alternatives". This is what Alexander Bethe, Chairman of the Board of the Coal Importers Association (VdKi), said at the traditional New Year's reception of his association at the Hotel Grand Elysée in Hamburg. " Politics must be honest with itself. There is no way around coal as a mainstay in the medium term".

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Press release 4/2022

by VDKi

Press release 04/2022

  • Sufficient alternative coal available on the world market to replace Russian coal
  • Full stocks at the ARA seaports
  • VdKi fears logistical problems in inland transport from the seaports to the power plants due to increased import volumes
  • VdKi calls for at least five-year perspective for upgrading seaport terminals and inland logistics

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Press release 1/2022

by VDKi

  • Hard coal is an important pillar of security of energy supply in Germany
  • Power generation from hard coal increased by 26.7% in the year 2021
  • Hard coal imports have risen by 24.5% in 2021
  • VDKi continues to warn of a crash transformation of the German power supply with a coal phase-out by 2030
  • Safeguarding the “Energiewende” with hard coal - also important during the current tense market situation
  • Recovery of the global economy stimulates trade: World seaborne trade in hard coal up by almost 6%, global hard coal production up by over 5%
  • Change in management in February: Jürgen Osterhage, former German TV- correspondent, succeeds Manfred Müller

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Press release 4/2021

by VDKi

  • Hard coal remains an important factor for security of supply
  • Increase of around 35% in hard-coal-fired power generation in the first three quarters of 2021
  • Availability not a problem; hard coal will continue to secure energy transition
  • China dominates demand on world market, Russian exports stutter, South Africa steps in

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