Turning biomass like switchgrass and other plants into usable fuel is no easy feat. Gasification, one method of converting feedstocks to fuels, traditionally produces greenhouse gas emissions and ...

Gasification is a process that converts carbonaceous fuels into an energy dense mixture of gases or synthesis gas (syngas) and has been around for nearly 200 years. Some of the first applications of ...

Biomass gasification converts organic feedstocks into a combustible gas mixture through thermochemical reactions under controlled temperature and atmosphere. Optimisation of this process involves ...

Successful testing of a new refractory lining material developed by the Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) could lead to higher reliability and improved economics ...

India’s decision to promote coal gasification deserves broad support. But financial incentives alone will not determine its ...

Since 2019, one of the hottest topics in the energy realm has been hydrogen, and for good reason. Due to a variety of factors, the element has been recognized as a key piece of decarbonization ...

Odisha's coal gasification project aims to fulfill 35% of India's ammonium nitrate needs by 2030, enhancing energy security ...

Underground coal gasification (UCG) is the gasification of coal in-situ, which involves drilling boreholes into the coal and injecting water/air or water/oxygen mixtures. It combines an extraction ...

KINGSPORT, TN (WJHL) – Months after an explosion or “process upset” rocked Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, the company confirmed normal operations in the coal gasification plant is in the ...

Dirty it may be, but coal is cheap. For this simple reason, it remains the world's main source of power, providing a quarter of our primary energy and more than 40% of our electricity. And it will ...