: a usually brownish black coal intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
especially
: one in which the texture of the original wood is distinct
called also brown coal
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The measure also requires plants that use lignite coal to meet the same mercury emissions standards as facilities firing other types of coal.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Countries do want to get rid of coal, especially the more polluting lignite variety.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune Europe, 9 July 2024
The company is calculating with different scenarios for its lignite business, according to Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Kramer.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune Europe, 9 July 2024
Should Germany run its nuclear plants longer and even restart some dirty lignite coal plants?
—Niclas Poitiers, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2022
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Countries do want to get rid of coal, especially the more polluting lignite variety.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune Europe, 9 July 2024
The company is calculating with different scenarios for its lignite business, according to Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Kramer.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune Europe, 9 July 2024
Should Germany run its nuclear plants longer and even restart some dirty lignite coal plants?
—Niclas Poitiers, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2022
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lignite
noun
lig·nite
ˈlig-ˌnīt 
: a usually brownish black coal between peat and bituminous coal in age and heating ability
especially
: one in which the texture of the original wood is distinct
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