The gasification process takes organic, carbonaceous materials and transforms them into efficient
synthetic gas through a series of chemical reactions held at high temperatures.
Not exact matches
Those
gases are cooled and pumped
through a series of filters that remove sulfur, particulate matter, and other pollutants; only then is remaining
synthetic gas, or syngas, burned for power.
In fact: The hope that coal plants» carbon emissions can be drastically reduced — either
through technology that captures and sequesters the emissions or that converts coal to
synthetic gas — burns eternal for the coal industry's cheerleaders.
So it's within this context that CAT releases it's third incarnation of Zero Carbon Britain, claiming that a rapid decarbonization of the UK could be achieved by massively ramping up wind power and other renewables; aggressive efforts to promote energy efficiency and demand management; incentives to shift the UK's diet away from animal products to both combat obesity and reduce greenhouse
gas emissions; and managing fluctuation of renewables supply by meeting shortfalls
through using
synthetic gas made from renewable, sustainably grown biomass energy crops.