Coal in India
Coal Gasification and Cleaner Coal
Technologies like gasification, washeries and efficient plants aim to reduce coal's footprint but face cost challenges.
Making coal cleaner.
Gasification
Converting coal to gas for use in industry and chemicals.
Washeries
Removing ash to improve quality and lower transport.
Efficient plants
Newer supercritical plants use less coal per unit of electricity.
Limits
Carbon capture remains expensive and unproven at scale.
A cleaner plant
A new plant produces more electricity per tonne of coal than an old one.
Assuming clean coal means zero emissions
It reduces but does not eliminate them.
Key takeaways
- Gasification converts coal to gas.
- Washeries improve quality.
- New plants are more efficient.
- Carbon capture is costly.
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