Comments on: 5 Dirty Aspects of "Clean" Coal http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/5-dirty-aspects-of-clean-coal/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Lu http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/5-dirty-aspects-of-clean-coal/#comment-3672 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:59:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1274#comment-3672 1. Can someone please document and confirm the part that says:

$5.2 billion in taxpayer money has been spent to foster this technology in the US, yet the results are dismal. A recent government report found that of the 13 projects examined, eight had extended delays or financial problems, six were years behind schedule, and two had gone bankrupt.

I looked at the PDF cited (http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081080.pdf) and could not find this claim in the document.

2. Why is it that CCS will not be available in the short-term to generate electricity with low carbon emissions and that technology breakthroughs are still needed to make this technology feasible?? Can anyone give a confirmed and documented/researched answer?

I’m not disagreeing with you. I just want to confirm all the reasons why many people are making an argument against “Clean Coal”. Thanks so much!

~Lu

]]> By: Lu http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/5-dirty-aspects-of-clean-coal/#comment-20237 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:59:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1274#comment-20237 1. Can someone please document and confirm the part that says:

$5.2 billion in taxpayer money has been spent to foster this technology in the US, yet the results are dismal. A recent government report found that of the 13 projects examined, eight had extended delays or financial problems, six were years behind schedule, and two had gone bankrupt.

I looked at the PDF cited (http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081080.pdf) and could not find this claim in the document.

2. Why is it that CCS will not be available in the short-term to generate electricity with low carbon emissions and that technology breakthroughs are still needed to make this technology feasible?? Can anyone give a confirmed and documented/researched answer?

I’m not disagreeing with you. I just want to confirm all the reasons why many people are making an argument against “Clean Coal”. Thanks so much!

~Lu

]]> By: Clean Coal Carolers Defeated By Environmentalists : Red, Green, and Blue http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/5-dirty-aspects-of-clean-coal/#comment-3671 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:09:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1274#comment-3671 […] 5 Dirty Aspects of “Clean” Coal […]

]]> By: Jacob http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/5-dirty-aspects-of-clean-coal/#comment-3670 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:40:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1274#comment-3670 it’s ACIL Tasman, as in Tasmania, not ‘Talisman.’

to Rich above me, the cleanest coal possible still has to be taken out of the ground and transported to a powerplant. Most “Clean Coal” technologies are not written with regards to CO2, but to Sulphur Dioxide and other pollutants.

]]> By: Jacob http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/5-dirty-aspects-of-clean-coal/#comment-20236 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:40:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1274#comment-20236 it’s ACIL Tasman, as in Tasmania, not ‘Talisman.’

to Rich above me, the cleanest coal possible still has to be taken out of the ground and transported to a powerplant. Most “Clean Coal” technologies are not written with regards to CO2, but to Sulphur Dioxide and other pollutants.

]]> By: Rich http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/5-dirty-aspects-of-clean-coal/#comment-3669 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:51:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1274#comment-3669 I understand where you are coming from when speaking about Carbon Sequestering, but you have not considered all of the “clean coal” options out there. Take a look at Clean Coal Technologies, Inc. and what they are doing with a very innovative and highly feasible concept for producing clean coal.

They are light years ahead of the competition and will shine a better image on the entire clean coal concept.

Take a look at their website:

http://www.cleancoaltechnologiesinc.com

]]> By: Rich http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/5-dirty-aspects-of-clean-coal/#comment-20235 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:51:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1274#comment-20235 I understand where you are coming from when speaking about Carbon Sequestering, but you have not considered all of the “clean coal” options out there. Take a look at Clean Coal Technologies, Inc. and what they are doing with a very innovative and highly feasible concept for producing clean coal.

They are light years ahead of the competition and will shine a better image on the entire clean coal concept.

Take a look at their website:

http://www.cleancoaltechnologiesinc.com

]]> By: Mitch http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/5-dirty-aspects-of-clean-coal/#comment-3668 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:48:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1274#comment-3668 Hi,

The only good thing about Coal is its cheap. “Clean Coal” isn’t clean or cheap.

Mitch

]]> By: Mitch http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/5-dirty-aspects-of-clean-coal/#comment-20234 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:48:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1274#comment-20234 Hi,

The only good thing about Coal is its cheap. “Clean Coal” isn’t clean or cheap.

Mitch

]]> By: Joss http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/5-dirty-aspects-of-clean-coal/#comment-3667 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:23:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1274#comment-3667 See this:

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste

/Joss

]]> By: Joss http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/5-dirty-aspects-of-clean-coal/#comment-20233 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:23:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1274#comment-20233 See this:

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste

/Joss

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