NEW CLEAN COAL PLANT MAY EXPAND METHOD'S USE WITH OTHER COAL TYPES

A southern power company's planned new advanced coal gasification power plant -- partially funded with over $200 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) -- will rely on technology that could make it less expensive to use so-called low-ranked coal in energy-efficient gasification facilities, according to sources tracking the issue. Low-rank or low-heat value coals generate less energy per quantity of coal burned, and their emissions have typically been harder to reduce than emissions from burning other coal types. However,...