Midwest Energy News: As low-cost natural gas displaces more and more conventional coal plants, a relatively unknown method for extracting energy from coal - without removing it from the ground - might seem far-fetched.
Backers of the technique, however, still believe the technology has a future in an increasingly carbon-constrained world.
Underground coal gasification, or UCG, is a method in which coal seams are basically ignited underground, and the gas released by the combustion is harvested and refined so that......
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Coal’s Backup Plan: Ignite It Underground
Posted by Midwest Energy News: Michael Berndtson on December 21st, 2012
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