Coal Gasification

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Coal Gasification: - Conversion of coal to a gaseous product by one of several available technologies.
[Environmental Protection Agency]

News archive for Coal Gasification::

Air Products Signs Long-Term Contract To Supply Coal Chemical  -  04 Aug 2008
Chemical Online.com (press release),Weihe will use the high-pressure oxygen in the coal gasification process to produce syngas (synthesis gas), which can be further separated into carbon

University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) Program  -  04 Aug 2008
Technology News Daily,Evidence is growing that the use of syngas derived from coal gasification in IGCC engines results in different types of TBC degradation compared to TBCs in

Environmental groups promise to keep fighting proposed Ky. power plant  -  04 Aug 2008
Henderson Gleaner,The groups contend that cleaner technologies, such as coal gasification, should have been considered. That process converts coal to synthetic gas that is

Earnings preview: Duke  -  04 Aug 2008
CNNMoney.comDuring the quarter, Duke marked the unofficial start of construction of a coal-gasification plant in Indiana. BY THE NUMBERS: Analysts polled by Thomson

My View: 'Feel good' wind power costly, unreliable  -  04 Aug 2008
The Saginaw News - MLive.com,No coal gasification. No new oil refineries since 1976. Think about this as you "fill 'er up" or for that matter, shop at the local grocery store as energy

CONSOL to build gasification plant in W.Va  -  Jul 28, 2008
Bizjournals.com,CONSOL Energy Inc. announced Monday it is planning to build a coal gasification and liquefaction plant near Wheeling, W.Va., that will convert coal into

Record-breaking deal by Teck-Cominco says it all: Coal is the future  -  Aug 2, 2008
Vancouver Sun,All manner of technologies are being actively pursued, including carbon capture and storage, hydrogen from coal, gasification and coal liquefaction.

Polish Kedzierzyn mulls coal gasification plant-CEO  -  Jul 28, 2008
ReutersWARSAW, July 28 (Reuters) - Polish state-owned chemical maker Zaklad Azotowe Kedzierzyn may begin construction of a coal gasification plant as early as 2010

Zhongyuan Dahua Adopts Shell's New Gasification Method Using CO2 ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
MarketWatch...(The Hague, The Netherlands) coal-gasification unit at the company's 500000-ton-per-year coal-to-methanol conversion facility has begun to receive carbon

States split on GE bid for power plant aid  -  Jul 30, 2008
The Australian,It could become the first in the world to combine coal gasification with carbon capture and storage." Queensland has committed $100 million to a ZeroGen

Frank Hu: More oil exploration needed  -  Aug 3, 2008
The Capital Times,Too bad we've done virtually nothing to advance shale exploration or coal gasification. Again looking back (not quite as far), in 1995 if President Clinton

Coal Gasification Facility Could Boost Economy  -  Jul 29, 2008
WTRF,MOUNDSVILLE -- The soon to be constructed coal gasification plant in Benwood will boost the Marshall County Economy. There will be 300 to 500 construction

CONSOL announces plans for W.Va. coal gasification plant  -  Jul 28, 2008
Charleston Gazette,CONSOL Energy Inc. announced today plans to build an $800 million coal gasification plant near Wheeling, but details of state financial aide and a

CONSOL announces plans for coal gasification plant  -  Jul 28, 2008
Charleston Gazette,CONSOL Energy Inc. said this morning that it plans to build a coal gasification plant near its Shoemaker Mine south of Wheeling.

Protesters oppose Somerset coal gasification plant  -  Jul 11, 2008
Boston Globe,By Beth Daley, Globe Staff The state may be a leader in pushing green energy, but coal is undeniably in our future. And yesterday, dozens of youth activists

Work starts on controversial power plant  -  Jul 22, 2008
Indianapolis Star,By Rick Callahan / AP Months after a coal-gasification plant obtained a crucial air permit, Duke Energy Corp.'s CEO likened the $2.35 billion plant to an

Firm touts Alberta coal-to-liquids plant  -  Jul 23, 2008
Calgary Herald,A similar coal gasification plant run by Dakota Gasification Company in North Dakota supplies carbon dioxide to EnCana's Weyburn field in south Saskatchewan

Japan Groups to Pursue New Coal Gasification Power Technology  -  Jul 23, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,The move is aimed at developing a technology that will combine fuel-efficient coal gasification power generation with the underground storage of carbon

Ohio Permits Clean Coal Plant to Impact Streams, Wetlands  -  Jul 31, 2008
Environment News ServiceThe combustion gas and steam produced by the coal gasification process would be utilized at an onsite cogeneration plant that would produce enough electric

SES enters into coal gasification engineering agreement with Aker ...  -  Jul 21, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),We look forward to working with SES at the forefront of the coal gasification industry." Republication or redistribution, including by framing or similar

SES Enters into Coal Gasification Engineering Agreement With Aker ...  -  Jul 21, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,...objective to develop and build projects on time and within budget. We look forward to working with SES at the forefront of the coal gasification industry."

Quarterly Report for the period ending 30 June 2008  -  Jul 29, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,Bloodwood Creek UCG Trial The Bloodwood Creek UCG Trial is the world's first commercial scale, oxygen-injected Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) trial and

Coal gasification could solve America's oil crisis  -  Jul 20, 2008
Auburn Citizen,In South Africa they have coal gasification plants. They can produce a barrel of oil from coal for $25. We could produce oil for $25 a barrel from coal.

Fairbanks to host coal gasification meeting  -  Jul 16, 2008
KTUU,Borough Mayor Jim Whitaker hopes meetings starting Friday will spur construction of a coal gasification plant that could lead to lower energy costs.

NRG Energy cancels plans for clean coal plant in New York  -  Jul 16, 2008
Dallas Morning News,By ELIZABETH SOUDER / The Dallas Morning News NRG Energy Inc. cancelled plans on Wednesday to build a coal gasification plant in New York after the state

Genesis buys 50pc stake in CRL  -  Jul 20, 2008
New Zealand Herald,Research and development projects included high efficiency coal gasification, carbon capture and storage, and hydrogen manufacture.

CM made head of Thar Coal Authority  -  Jul 9, 2008
Daily Times,The authority will be responsible for attracting investment for coal mining and coal gasification at Thar and other areas of Sindh, to be used for power

Talkline Host Hoppy Kercheval  -  Aug 3, 2008
West Virginia MetroNews,...--I will be shocked if an environmental group does not file suit(s) to try to stop the proposed coal gasification plant from being built near Wheeling .

Tobacco commission approves energy research projects  -  Aug 1, 2008
Virginia Business Magazine,The Appalachia America Energy Research Center in Wise will study converting coal to liquid fuels for solar power, hydrogen gas and coal gasification.

Wyo. idea for underground coal gas  -  Jul 27, 2008
The Casper Star Tribune,With its vast coal resources and institutional knowledge, Wyoming is an ideal location for underground coal gasification projects to produce hydrogen,

Edwardsport coal project is disastrous for environment  -  Jul 31, 2008
Indianapolis Star,What exactly are we celebrating at the groundbreaking ceremony for Duke Energy's coal gasification project at Edwardsport? Should we be happy that our

SES, Consol form joint venture  -  Jul 29, 2008
United Press InternationalThe two companies have announced they will work together to develop the first US coal gasification and liquefaction plant through a joint venture called

CONSOL Energy and Synthesis Energy Systems Announce Funding of ...  -  Jul 28, 2008
CNNMoney.com (press release)SES is an energy and technology company that builds, owns and operates coal gasification plants that utilize its proprietary U-GAS(R) fluidized bed

Foes to rally against gasification  -  Jul 15, 2008
Fall River Herald News,By Grant Welker Opponents of an effort to bring coal gasification to the Somerset Station power plant will rally this afternoon to protest the Patrick

Stockhouse.com: Synthesis announces joint venture with Consol  -  Jul 28, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...a global industrial gasification company announced a joint venture for their first US coal gasification and liquefaction plant which will be located in

Thar Coal and Energy Board established  -  Jul 25, 2008
The News - International,...and Secretary, Ministry of Water and Power, to attract investment for coal mining and/or coal gasification at Thar and other areas in Sindh Province,

SRI Consulting Publishes New Energy Report: Fuels of the Future ...  -  Jul 29, 2008
MarketWatchCoal gasification, which is the initial and common step among CTL technologies, is covered in detail. Both direct and indirect methods for liquefaction are

Energy Conservation Should Be Priority, State Lawmakers Told  -  Jul 29, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,By Phil Kabler Instead of backing costly, high-pollution coal gasification facilities, the state should be promoting energy conservation, a representative

Synthesis Energy Systems and The North American Coal Corporation ...  -  Jul 16, 2008
CNNMoney.com (press release)..."We are pleased to be working with NAC on the potential development of our second coal gasification project in the United States," said Tim Vail,

SG Solutions cited for safety violations  -  Jul 25, 2008
Terre Haute Tribune Star,By Sue Loughlin TERRE HAUTE — A coal gasification plant north of Terre Haute faces a potential $27000 in fines for serious safety violations in connection

Synthesis Energy Systems and The North American Coal Corporation ...  -  Jul 17, 2008
Your Project News (press release),..."We are pleased to be working with NAC on the potential development of our second coal gasification project in the United States," said Tim Vail,

Further developments in coal-to-chemicals plants  -  Jul 22, 2008
Processing Talk,We look forward to working with SES at the forefront of the coal gasification industry". Synthesis Energy Systems is an energy and technology company that

Aker, SES sign coal deal  -  Jul 22, 2008
United Press InternationalOSLO, Norway, July 22 (UPI) -- Norway-based Aker and SES have signed a coal gasification deal. Aker announced that global industrial gasification firm

Gateway to gas  -  Aug 2, 2008
The Daily Star,Coal can be clean and there is now new technology to ensure minimum environmental impact, as recent developments in coal gasification and underground coal

China launches carbon capture facility at thermal plant  -  Jul 16, 2008
Xinhua,The collaboration includes capturing power plants' flue gases, coal gasification, coal gas purification and other generation technologies.

800 million coal-to-liquids plant  -  Jul 28, 2008
Wheeling Intelligencer,SES is a Houston-based company that builds, owns and operates coal gasification plants that utilize the companys proprietary technology to convert low rank

Synthesis Energy and Consol Energy to team up on WV gasification plant  -  Jul 28, 2008
SmallCapInvestorSynthesis Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:SYMX) said ahead of today’s opening it will team up with Consol Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX) on a coal gasification and

Coal plant opponents propose alternatives  -  Jul 16, 2008
Fall River Herald News,By Marc Munroe Dion Opponents of an effort to bring coal gasification to town proposed some alternative development ideas Wednesday during a rally in the

Federal govt moves in on Sindh’s coal  -  Jul 14, 2008
The News - International,Investment would be attracted by the authority for coal mining and coal gasification at Thar and other areas in the Sindh, which would be used for power

State forgoes a chance to lead on new technology  -  Jul 25, 2008
Buffalo News,Regarding Huntley, the coal gasification technology has worldwide commercial deployment. Coal gasification has been recognized as the most cost-effective




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