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  • … is hopeful that by burning coal where it lies underground it can cut CO2 emissions by up to 30 percent. Eskom’s Lennon said the underground coal gasification technology (UCG) “can revolutionize the way we produce energy around the world.” The UCG process sets fire to coal seams, and uses the escaping gas …

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  • Another aspect that interested Straser is how cheaply the Laurus process can gasify the coal underground. Straser says the company hadn’t pursued any surface gasification processes, which could be on the order of, say, $2 billion, but that Laurus can do the equivalent in the coal seam for one …

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  • … to take crude oil out of the ground, while hydrogen, methane, and hydrocarbons are burned for energy. Underground coal gasification is not new, but Laurus holds exclusive rights to the technology in North America. Laurus’ process is not cleaner than alternative energy sources like wind power …

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  • I’ve become so jaded from hearing the phrase “clean coal” bandied about that Laurent Energy’s claim that it actually has developed a source of clean coal leaves me a little skeptical. The company, which recently received $9 million from a venture firm, wants to generate power using underground coal …

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  • I’ve become so jaded from hearing the phrase “clean coal” bandied about that Laurent Energy’s claim that it actually has developed a source of clean coal leaves me a little skeptical. The company, which recently received $9 million from a venture firm, wants to generate power using underground coal …

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  • … says its coal gasification technology can produce a gas that releases less carbon when burned than natural gas and costs between $2 and $3 per unit — about half the price of natural gas these days … Laurus’ technology, called Underground Coal Gasification, turns coal deep in the earth into syngas …

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  • … because the gas is generated with a superior method that no one else is using in North America: Underground coal gasification. Laurus accesses coal that lies farther underground than the 100-meter-or-less depth that conventional coal mining technology can access. And by accessing such deep coal …

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  • … as a source, because the gas is generated with a superior method that no one else is using in North America: Underground coal gasification (also here syngasrefiner). Laurus accesses coal that lies farther underground than the 100-meter-or-less depth that conventional coal mining technology can access …

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  • … the price of natural gas these days. And the promise of a cheaper, cleaner-burning fossil fuel has attracted just shy of $10 million in Series A investment from Mohr Davidow Ventures, the companies announced Tuesday morning. Laurus’ technology, called Underground Coal Gasification, turns coal deep …

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  • … the price of natural gas these days. And the promise of a cheaper, cleaner-burning fossil fuel has attracted just shy of $10 million in Series A investment from Mohr Davidow Ventures, the companies announced Tuesday morning. Laurus’ technology, called Underground Coal Gasification, turns coal deep …