A lot of people who push carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) as a way of reducing greenhouse gases from coal-fired power generation neglect to consider the reason coal-fired GHGs are a problem in the first place. They are a problem because they are huge. In the U.S., half the electricity comes from coal. This translates into two billion metric tons of GHGs every year. Coal achieved its dominant position in the U.S. because it …Read the rest of the article
Posts in the Coal Gasification Category at Canadian Energy Issues
September 30, 2009
A practical way to store hydrogen: remapping the route to the hydrogen economy
Steve Aplin
April 9, 2009
The new age of low-carbon hydrocarbons: a rude surprise as the three Rs go big time
Steve Aplin
February 22, 2009
Guessing between the lines: how will Canada-U.S. energy and environment policy take shape?
Steve Aplin
February 9, 2009
Alberta oilsands face threats from the U.S.: if not Waxman, then Lieberman-Warner II
Steve Aplin
January 27, 2009
Nuclear power in the Alberta oilsands: steps, baby steps, and pre-baby steps
Steve Aplin