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Underground Coal Gasification Company In Partnership to Test Alkaline Fuel Cells for Power Generation

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Australia-based underground coal gasification (UCG) company Linc Energy ( earlier post ) has signed an exclusive agreement with the UK-based alkaline fuel cell technology company AFC Energy Plc and its related company, B9 Coal ( earlier post ). Linc Energy will have the option to extend the exclusivity period in perpetuity.

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Linc Energy taking stake in aboveground gasification company; potential CTL introduction in US

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Linc says the Pyromex process produces good quality syngas with almost no CO 2 gas emissions, and without the need for the consumption of high volumes of water or power. Linc Energy is also granted US$1m worth of fully paid ordinary share options at US$0.30 Linc Energy is granted a further option exercisable within the next 2.5

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EIA Energy Outlook 2011 more than doubles estimates of US shale gas resources; higher production at lower prices

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Shale gas offsets declines in other US supply to meet. The Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (AEO2011) Reference case released yesterday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) more than doubles the technically recoverable US shale gas resources assumed in AEO2010 and added new shale oil resources. Source: EIA.

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Researchers using ORNL Jaguar supercomputer for simulations to develop improved gasifiers

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This ability to finely resolve relevant structures inside a dense, reactive gas-solid system is not only unique, but also necessary to accelerate the commercial deployment of advanced gasification technology. Simulation of a coal jet region. Multiphase refers to the process of changing a solid (in this case, coal) to a gas (syngas).

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MIT researchers conclude fundamental changes in the US energy-innovation system are needed to meet challenges of climate change and energy supply

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The project was supported by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. If the consent of the governed is granted only grudgingly or not at all, such a program will inevitably be hamstrung by resistance and will remain at constant risk of reversal. Innovation doesn’t just emerge out of thin air. —Richard Lester.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. Grant Davis is a Managing Director at New York Life Investments.

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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

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Announcing new investment in de-carbonising electricity generation. Electric cars will continue to be subject to the 9% band. The duty differential for compressed natural gas (CNG) was maintained and the duty differential for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) was reduced by 1p per litre. Capital Allowances.