Turning Shuttered Coal Mines Into Solar Plants Could Add 300 GW of Renewable Energy by 2030: Report

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesJun 20, 2025, 11:55 am57 ptsTrending
Recently shuttered coal mines around the world can have new life as solar farms, potentially adding nearly 300 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy by 2030, a first-of-its-kind analysis by researchers from Global Energy Monitor (GEM) has found. GEM’s Bright side of the mine report identified 312 surface coal mines…

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