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Facts & Figures About Clean Coal
Technologies
Read interesting facts and figures about
clean coal technologies! Contact the Fossil
Fuel Foundation of Africa for more
information.
Clean coal technology, alternative energy,
global warming
Clean coal technologies
As the attention has shifted more and more to global warming and the affect human
actions are having on our planet, there has emerged a need to find safer and less damaging
alternative energy solutions. This is where clean coal technology comes in. Coal is
widely believed to be a dirty fossil fuel, which contributes heavily to the climate change
crisis. Clean coal technology, however, is starting to change this by introducing various
innovative techniques and methods when it comes to coal burning.
The importance of coal in today’s industrialised world should not be underestimated in the
least, as it still generates more than half of the entire US’s population’s electricity alone. This
is why it is crucial to continuously invest in the development and production of clean coal
technology.
Interesting facts about Clean Coal Technology
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Coal produces more than 25% of the world’s energy, and is responsible for more
than 75% of Australia’s greenhouse emissions. This carbon emissions figure can be
drastically slashed if Clean Coal Technology is implemented.
Clean coal technologies refers to a range of cleaner coal solutions, such as “coal
washing” (this involves the grinding of coal into smaller pieces, which will eventually
pass through a process called gravity separation).
Clean coal often refers to carbon capture and storage (CSS), where CO2 emissions
are pumped and stored underground.
Cleaning coal isn’t necessarily a cheap solution – but electricity suppliers will need to
invest in these technologies if they want to curb carbon emissions.
Coal gasification plants are preferred by some industry experts as they are more
flexible and offer higher levels of efficiency.
Gas derived from coal gasification plants can either be used to power electricity
generators, or be used elsewhere for instance in the chemical or transportation
industry.
The Fossil Fuel Foundation of Africa
The Fossil Fuel Foundation of Africa was founded in 1994, and aims to provide a forum to
serve the multidisciplinary communities working in all aspects of the coal, carbon and energy
worlds. It goes about doing this by presenting the Annual Southern African Coal Science and
Technology Conference, as well as through various trade publications, conferences, events
and courses offered. Contact the Fossil Fuel Foundation for more information!