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New Zealand LM Energy Applies for Underground Coal Gasification Prospecting Permit

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As part of its long term strategy to secure substantial energy resources in New Zealand L&M Energy Limited (LME) has lodged an application for an underground coal gasification (UCG) prospecting permit over a 2.112 sq km area containing in excess of 2 billion tonnes of Waikato coal measures. Prospecting permit application area.

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Siemens Energy to Supply Advanced Coal Gasification Technology to Taylorville Energy Center; 50% CO2 Capture

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has been chosen to provide the coal gasification technology for the Taylorville Energy Center (TEC), a 730-megawatt (gross) advanced coal generating plant being developed near Taylorville, Ill. TEC will be one of the first commercial-scale, coal gasification plants with carbon capture and storage (CCS) capability in the US. .

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World Gasification Database now available from DOE; global capacity at 70,817 MWth

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A database just released by the US Department of Energy (DOE) documents the worldwide growth of gasification, the expected technology of choice for future coal-based plants that produce power, fuels, and/or chemicals with lower emissions. Worldwide gasification capacity and planned growth by product. Source: NETL. Click to enlarge.

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Air pollution regulations over last decade in Chinese city has halved health costs

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The study is the first to document the health and economic benefits of policies to reduce the burden of air pollution in a highly polluted area of China, and provides a model to measure how policies to improve air quality can protect human health. Particulate matter is released by coal-burning plants and other sources.

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Upper atmosphere facilitates changes that let mercury enter food chain

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Seth Lyman, now with Utah State University’s Energy Dynamics Laboratory, is lead author of a paper documenting the research published in the journal Nature Geoscience. The findings come from data gathered during research flights in October and November 2010 over North America and Europe by a National Center for Atmospheric Research aircraft.

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California ARB biofuel carbon intensity data for LCFS highlights diversity of ethanol pathways

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g CO 2 e/MJ for Midwest corn ethanol in a wet mill using coal to 56.56 While carbon intensity (CI) standards are not applicable in 2010 (the first year of the regulation), compliance with the reporting and record keeping requirements is required for all years, including 2010. a transportation fuel.

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Study finds highly-turbocharged alcohol-fueled DISI engines could be more efficient than diesels

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In their paper, presented at the SAE 2010 Powertrains Fuels & Lubricants Meeting last week, the two investigated the potential of ethanol and methanol in heavy duty (HD), long-haul applications, examining the issues of infrastructure, engine performance, and briefly, emissions and cost implications. SAE 2010-01-2199 ).

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