05.07.2009
Policy that determines that it is necessary to develop more coal generated power stations rather than natural gas or nuclear for instance. Countries, such as China, may decide on a more coal-based energy policy if they feel that geopolitics and competition for gas supplies have intensified too much. In fact, China has been establishing an additional 1,000 MW of coal power generated stations per week.
A pipe system that transports pulverized coal suspended in water.
Coal arriving at a power plant contains mineral content that needs to be removed before it is burnt. A number of processes are available to remove unwanted matter and make the coal burn more efficiently. Coal washing involves grinding the coal into smaller pieces and passing it through a process called gravity separation. One technique involves feeding the coal into barrels containing a fluid that has a density which causes the coal to float, while unwanted material sinks and is removed from the fuel mix. The coal is then pulverized and prepared for burning.
Gas from working or closed mines that is utilized to make power
Substitute natural gas produced synthetically by the chemical reduction of coal at a coal gasification facility