Coal Power Under Fire in Europe

GALWAY, IRELAND--November 7, 2014 --Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) Coal-fired power plants are under the spotlight again as Denmark and Germany look at dramatically reducing the use of coal in their electricity mix.

Denmark has launched an investigation into how it can become coal-free by 2025, five years earlier than original proposals, while Germany's government is looking at removing some coal-capacity from its mix to meet emissions targets.