Coal gasification, an old technology, is quietly expanding across Asia

Mongabay
Jan 21, 2025, 4:15 pm94 pts
In Nagasaki prefecture, on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, J-Power, the operator of the aging Matsushima coal-fired power plant, has an idea to keep the unit operating despite the country’s no-coal pledge: gasification. “Japan considers coal gasification a form of abatement, and thus in line with…

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