Coal was a possible alternative to wood ... However, in 1709, a man called Abraham Darby finally succeeded in smelting iron using coke (see list of terms below) as fuel, and he bought all his ...

As well as pioneering fire grates designed to help tackle coal pollution ... and environment correspondent Standing right next to Abraham Darby's furnace in Coalbrookdale is an extraordinary ...

It's a momentous day in UK industrial history, in two respects. But what have the closures of the last blast furnace at Port Talbot and the final British coal-fired power station at Ratcliffe-on ...

Abraham Darby I patented his method of sand casting iron pots using re-usable patterns in 1707 and laid the foundation for the British foundry industry. This technology was able to provide mine ...

A recent report by British think tank Ember highlights the urgent need to stop using coal for power generation if we are to have any chance of meeting the targets set out in the Paris Agreement.

As clean energy rises, West Virginia looks past Trump’s embrace of coal to what comes next By Justin Worland/Charleston, W.Va. Photographs by Peter van Agtmael—Magnum Photos for TIME It was a ...

The last operating coal power plant in Britain closed this week, ending more than 140 years of coal-fired electricity and proving that major economies can wean themselves off the dirtiest fossil fuel.

By distilling bituminous coal in retorts to obtain gas for illumination, or by burning it in kilns or pits, the residue left behind is called coke, which is simply coal charcoal, and is nearly ...

Haberdashers' Abraham Darby in Telford hosted a Wear It Pink day on 18 October to raise money for Breast Cancer Support. Staff and sixth form pupils donned pink attire and accessories, with some ...

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