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 Stories About: carbon sequestration AND China AND coal AND coal-to-liquid fuel AND energy
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Quick, change more lightbulbs!
China kicks off the coal-to-liquids rush |
David Roberts |
21 Feb 2008 |
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| Looks like China is about to uncork the CTL genie, opening a plant to produce liquid fuel from coal. This won't be the last: A study last year by the Chinese Academy of Sciences said: 'Production of liquid fuels from coal is practically the most feasible route to cope with the dilemma in oil supply.' It concluded: 'Establishing large-scale CTL [coal-to-liquids] plants on the pitheads of several main coalfields is feasible and competitive when oil price is well o ... |
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| Topics: carbon sequestration, China, coal, coal-to-liquid fuel, energy (all these topics) |
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