Coal could help smooth path to electrification

Coal may have an important role in making electrification of some heavy-industrial sites affordable, delegates at a decarbonisation conference heard yesterday.Deta Consulting managing director Jonathan Pooch said firms are wanting to reduce their emissions and the technology is available to do it.But he said cost remains a challenge and a “binary” mindset in which a massive step-change is needed, rather than a planned programme of investment over time, doesn’t help.He cited the example of a client looking at replacing a coal b...
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