Another coal gasification plant canceled
November 26th, 2008
Yes, the only good coal gasification plant is a dead coal gasification plant. Coal gasification just doesn’t make any sense, and even project proposers are figuring that out!
Here it is in the Chicago Tribune:
Congrats to John Blair and Valley Watch for exposing the realities of this project.
But potential Rockport, Ind., facility still may have life
By Bryan Corbin
Wednesday, November 26, 2008“In a word, ‘thrilled,'” Blair said of his reaction to the decision.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:32 am
I know you’re opposed to all of these types of projects, but just so we’re clear, this was not an IGCC project. IGCC is a specific kind of plant that converts coal into a syngas and then uses it to generate power. This was a project to convert coal to Substitute Natural Gas (SNG). It is not the same thing. Coal to SNG projects have been built and operated successfully many places. Because they use a full methanation process, they are built to be able to capture the overwhelming majority of the CO2. Just thought you should know.
November 26th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Yes, I SHOULD know, and tossed in “IGCC” and it’s fixed now. THANKS for keeping me on my toes.