COAL the FULE of the FUTURE
Cleaner coal technology is making coal a very attractive energy source.


from the Nessie Files

Sometimes we use our ecomagination to reinvent the way we use an existing resource. GE's Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) system converts coal into a cleaner burning fuel. This fuel is then burned in a gas turbine combined cycle system to generate electricity.

GE's IGCC "Cleaner Coal" process emits less than half of the sulfur dioxides, nitrogen oxides, mercury and particulate matter of a traditional pulverized coal plant, making the use of coal for power significantly cleaner. Plus, the process uses less water than a traditional plant, strengthening the environmental benefits of Cleaner Coal.

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IGCC technology produces powerful results:
One GE IGCC plant, designed for 600 megawatts, will be able to power more than 400,000 homes in the U.S.

Over a 25-year lifespan a GE IGCC plant being designed today for 600 megawatts is expected to provide significant emission reductions when compared to recently permitted pulverized coal technology, including:
» more than two million tons of carbon dioxide.
» more than 67,000 tons of sulfur dioxide.
» nearly 26,000 tons of smog-forming nitrogen oxide.

If all conventional coal plants operating in the U.S. today could have been built with GE's IGCC technology, the result would be annual reductions of:
» more than 320 million tons of carbon dioxide, or nearly one quarter of the greenhouse gas reduction goal proposed for the U.S. under the Kyoto Protocol
» more than 1.8 million tons of sulfur dioxide
» more than 1.2 million tons of smog-causing nitrogen oxides
» nearly 390 billion gallons of water, or enough water for more than 3.6 million U.S. households for one year

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, IGCC technology can reduce mercury emissions by half when compared to conventional coal technology.

we hold new hope for this progressive energy sorce
as our childrens future is depending on it.



the Nessie files

Cleaner coal technology is making coal a very attractive energy source.

Sometimes we use our ecomagination to reinvent the way we use an existing resource. GE's Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) system converts coal into a cleaner burning fuel. This fuel is then burned in a gas turbine combined cycle system to generate electricity.

GE's IGCC "Cleaner Coal" process emits less than half of the sulfur dioxides, nitrogen oxides, mercury and particulate matter of a traditional pulverized coal plant, making the use of coal for power significantly cleaner. Plus, the process uses less water than a traditional plant, strengthening the environmental benefits of Cleaner Coal.

More information about cleaner coal

IGCC technology produces powerful results:
One GE IGCC plant, designed for 600 megawatts, will be able to power more than 400,000 homes in the U.S.

Over a 25-year lifespan a GE IGCC plant being designed today for 600 megawatts is expected to provide significant emission reductions when compared to recently permitted pulverized coal technology, including:
» more than two million tons of carbon dioxide.
» more than 67,000 tons of sulfur dioxide.
» nearly 26,000 tons of smog-forming nitrogen oxide.

If all conventional coal plants operating in the U.S. today could have been built with GE's IGCC technology, the result would be annual reductions of:
» more than 320 million tons of carbon dioxide, or nearly one quarter of the greenhouse gas reduction goal proposed for the U.S. under the Kyoto Protocol
» more than 1.8 million tons of sulfur dioxide
» more than 1.2 million tons of smog-causing nitrogen oxides
» nearly 390 billion gallons of water, or enough water for more than 3.6 million U.S. households for one year

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, IGCC technology can reduce mercury emissions by half when compared to conventional coal technology.