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In the past, coal was converted to make coal gas, which was piped to customers to burn for illumination, heating, and cooking. High prices of oil and natural gas led to increased interest in "BTU Conversion" technologies such as gasification, methanation and liquefaction.
3.4 Conversion to natural gas. 3.4.1 In popular culture. ... Coal gas is a flammable gaseous fuel made from coal and supplied to the user via a piped distribution ...
Aug. 13—PETERSBURG — The Petersburg Power Generation Station has a new lease on life following an announcement by AES of a $1.1 billion investment to convert the plant from coal to natural gas.
Underground product gas is an alternative to natural gas and potentially offers cost savings by eliminating mining, transport, and solid waste. The expected cost savings could increase given higher coal prices driven by emissions trading , taxes, and other emissions reduction policies, e.g. the Australian Government's proposed Carbon Pollution ...
Here are three companies making the switch from coal to natural gas. Duke EnergyDuke Energy is hard at work on a $9. Source: Dominion Resources. The energy world is changing fast, and utilities ...
CONSOL Energy continues its transition from coal to natural gas. Just last week the company closed a massive $3.5 billion deal that offloaded five legacy coal mines in West Virginia. Now CONSOL is ...
Coal gasification is a process whereby a hydrocarbon feedstock (coal) is converted into gaseous components by applying heat under pressure in the presence of steam. Rather than burning, most of the carbon-containing feedstock is broken apart by chemical reactions that produce "syngas."
The coal industry, especially in the United States, has taken it on the chin over the past year from a devastating combination of factors. Increasing regulatory scrutiny and depressed natural gas ...