Comments on: Governor George Allen Addresses the U.S. Energy Efficiency Forum

By: MikeKateWilson_12k

MikeKateWilson_12k — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:28:50 +0000

Clean Coal technologies have helped coal meet stringent environmental requirements, improve plant efficiency and become cost-effective. Such technologies have reduced carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury and sulfur dioxide emissions, and improved the efficiency of coal boilers. Clean coal technology promises to facilitate the development of coal-based hydrogen fuels.

After being pushed to one side in the “dash for gas” in the 1990s, attention is returning to the role of coal in the global energy mix because of its widespread availability and stable price.

Although coal is often portrayed by environmental groups as a lingering legacy of the age of steam, energy analysts say it would be premature to consign this fossil fuel to the history books.

The latest figures from the International Energy Agency (IEA) project coal use to increase by 1.4% a year until 2030, when annual demand will reach nearly 7.3 billion tonnes - almost one billion tonnes more than present levels.

Clean Coal technology (CCT) has entered policy parlance as an umbrella term for all the various strands of research and development to improve the environmental performance of coal-fired plants.
The term is widely used to describe a complete process in which the coal is gasified (i.e. turned into a gas as opposed to the conventional method of burning the coal itself in a combustion boiler), burnt to power a turbine, and the carbon dioxide and other emissions captured for storage away from the atmosphere.

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By: thompsonlewis

thompsonlewis — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:56:12 +0000

Coal-to-liquids (CTL) fuels could end up emitting nearly double the carbon dioxide that the equivalent amount of gasoline does, mostly because of the way it’s manufactured. The CTL industry says new technology will fix the problem.

By: MikeKateWilson_12k

MikeKateWilson_12k — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:05:50 +0000

A day after the AEP announcement, Consol Energy Inc., a major Appalachian coal company, and FirstEnergy Corp., a major Eastern electric utility, announced they had formed a joint task force to evaluate the commercial feasibility of IGCC and other clean-coal technologies. The companies said they hoped to move from planning to development over the next five years.

In early October, General Electric Co. (GE), a leading manufacturer of power-plant turbines, and U.S. construction and engineering giant Bechtel Corp. announced they were teaming up to design and build standardized coal gasification plants for sale to electric utilities. A few months earlier, GE signaled it was bullish on the commercial feasibility of IGCC technology by buying ChevronTexaco Worldwide Gasification Technology Inc., which has provided about 60 percent of the technology worldwide.

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By: PeterSon_12k

PeterSon_12k — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:58:20 +0000

Several large environmental groups and former Vice President Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection launched a multimillion-dollar ad campaign yesterday claiming that “Clean Coal” — a favored industry phrase — is a myth. The groups announced a new umbrella group called the Reality Coalition, which charges that coal cannot be considered “Clean” absent use of carbon capture-and-storage technologies for power plants.

In all the presidential debates, and on the campaign trail, both Senators Barack Obama and John McCain mentioned “Clean Coal Technology”. What is clean coal?

According to Slate.com, coal accounts for more than half of nitrogen oxide emissions and about one-quarter of sulfur dioxide pollution in the US. Coal is also a major source of the particulate matter that makes smoggy air so hard on your lungs.

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity defines it as “any technology to reduce pollutants associated with the burning of coal that was not in widespread use” prior to 1990 regulations. By that definition, the group can call any newer coal-based power plant clean.

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By: Tom Skypek

Tom Skypek — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:32:54 +0000

Energy efficiency is an important national security issue, so we have major incentives to correct a problem that clearly exists. Sen. McCain understands this.

By: wonthedublein08

wonthedublein08 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:43:39 +0000

Great post. Hopefully energy management and efficiency will be a more debated topic going into the elections.

By: C. Huffman

C. Huffman — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:08:27 +0000

McCain also stabbed Republicans in the back on drilling in Alaska and I haven’t heard anything else regarding building any new refinery plants. Thank goodness the people of South Dakota voted to build a new one in their back yard.