Army Considers Coal-Gasification Technology To Cut Power Plant Emissions

Army officials are considering retrofitting seven aging coal-fired power plants with a new technology that produces electricity from cleaner-burning gasified coal -- a move that could provide a major boost to the nascent gasification industry and keep the military service in line with EPA emissions rules, Army officials and environmentalists say. The gasification technology, known as integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC), allows facilities to gasify coal to use as a cleaner fuel source, while easing the ability to capture harmful...