Caption

View from the Jackerath public viewing point of the conveyor systems from the mining area to the power station... Open-cast lignite mine, Rhenish mining area (Garzweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia), wind turbines symbolise the upcoming energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe, Europe

Date

May 16, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25G09_139

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103,4Mb (7,3Mb) / 24,5in x 16,4in / 7360 x 4912 (300dpi)

Keywords

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