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Monday, July 23, 2012

Coal Set to Make a Comeback with Underground Coal Gasification

Coal Set to Make a Comeback with Underground Coal Gasification

Following a 100 year gestation period there are signs we could be about to witness the birth of a new coal rush.The first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) trials -  during which coal’s inherent energy is extracted in situ - were conducted in the North East of England in 1912. One hundred years later scientists and businesspeople based in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, just a few miles from the site of the original trials, have launched a new drive to fully commercialise the potential of the earth’s remaining 850 billion tonnes of coal.They…Read more...

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