Julie Lauder, UCG Association
Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) is gathering momentum all over the world and is at last being recognised as truly viable clean coal technology with the potential to access millions of tonnes of otherwise unrecoverable coal, experts believe UCG could double global coal resources. It offers many economic, environmental and social benefits and is also amenable to CCS.
UCG is a technology that has evolved in recent years, much of this due to technical advances originally created for the Oil and Gas industry. The need to find cleaner sources of energy and the requirements to cut emissions and to incorporate CCS without ramping up costs is a major focus for all in energy. UCG technology can address all of these.
The presentation provides an overview of modern UCG technology, how and why it has evolved and gives an understanding of the level of recent global activity. The UCG Association works to promote, educate and inform all of the commercial opportunities UCG offers and the various issues faced in taking, not only UCG, but any new technology to market.
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