Comments on: ADB Approves $135 million Loan For Cleaner Coal-fired Power Plant In China http://cleantechnica.com/2010/02/10/adb-approves-135-million-loan-for-cleaner-coal-fired-power-plant-in-china/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 07:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: payday loan payday loan http://cleantechnica.com/2010/02/10/adb-approves-135-million-loan-for-cleaner-coal-fired-power-plant-in-china/#comment-99810 Wed, 25 May 2011 13:12:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4914#comment-99810 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is supporting the construction and operation of a coal-fired integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the first such plant in a developing nation. The ADB Board of Directors today approved a $135 million loan to build a 250-megawatt IGCC plant in Tianjin City that can generate up to 1470 gigawatt-hours of electricity every year. PRC is the world’s largest coal …

]]> By: John http://cleantechnica.com/2010/02/10/adb-approves-135-million-loan-for-cleaner-coal-fired-power-plant-in-china/#comment-8989 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:04:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4914#comment-8989 Regarding nuclear — I think the French have shown that it is possible for nuclear power to be safe and secure. But of course, the French have also shown that it’s possible for “socialized” health care to be high quality and cost effective and that it’s possible for public transportation to be clean, comfortable, and fast.

I’m afraid that the United States is politically incapable of achieving these things, so I’m forced to agree that nuclear is not a very appealing option in the US, at least for the time being.

]]> By: John http://cleantechnica.com/2010/02/10/adb-approves-135-million-loan-for-cleaner-coal-fired-power-plant-in-china/#comment-26032 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:04:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4914#comment-26032 Regarding nuclear — I think the French have shown that it is possible for nuclear power to be safe and secure. But of course, the French have also shown that it’s possible for “socialized” health care to be high quality and cost effective and that it’s possible for public transportation to be clean, comfortable, and fast.

I’m afraid that the United States is politically incapable of achieving these things, so I’m forced to agree that nuclear is not a very appealing option in the US, at least for the time being.

]]> By: Mridul Chadha http://cleantechnica.com/2010/02/10/adb-approves-135-million-loan-for-cleaner-coal-fired-power-plant-in-china/#comment-8987 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:26:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4914#comment-8987 I completely agree that IGCC or super critical power plants based on coal gasification or natural gas or biomass can only serve as a bridge to cleaner technologies. I, however, have apprehensions regarding the nuclear power plants since waste management is a serious issue in addition to security and proliferation.

Renewable energy technologies must be developed further in order to make them more affordable and efficient. India and China are planning massive renewable energy based power plants of the order 10 GW. Hopefully these plants can help develop more efficient large scale technologies. But until that happens super critical power plants could prove helpful in reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency.

]]> By: Mridul Chadha http://cleantechnica.com/2010/02/10/adb-approves-135-million-loan-for-cleaner-coal-fired-power-plant-in-china/#comment-26031 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:26:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4914#comment-26031 I completely agree that IGCC or super critical power plants based on coal gasification or natural gas or biomass can only serve as a bridge to cleaner technologies. I, however, have apprehensions regarding the nuclear power plants since waste management is a serious issue in addition to security and proliferation.

Renewable energy technologies must be developed further in order to make them more affordable and efficient. India and China are planning massive renewable energy based power plants of the order 10 GW. Hopefully these plants can help develop more efficient large scale technologies. But until that happens super critical power plants could prove helpful in reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency.

]]> By: Charles Vismeg http://cleantechnica.com/2010/02/10/adb-approves-135-million-loan-for-cleaner-coal-fired-power-plant-in-china/#comment-8985 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:51:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4914#comment-8985 IGCC power plants are good interim solution for the United States also until advanced generation of safe nuclear power plants are built.

I hope that nuclear fusion technology eventually will be a reality and can become practical for electrical power generation.

Wind and solar energy sources still need to be developed and utilized, but the enormous power demand by industry and modern transportation will require the output of power plants for a long time to come. Minimizing GHG is a win-win approach.

]]> By: Charles Vismeg http://cleantechnica.com/2010/02/10/adb-approves-135-million-loan-for-cleaner-coal-fired-power-plant-in-china/#comment-26030 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:51:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4914#comment-26030 IGCC power plants are good interim solution for the United States also until advanced generation of safe nuclear power plants are built.

I hope that nuclear fusion technology eventually will be a reality and can become practical for electrical power generation.

Wind and solar energy sources still need to be developed and utilized, but the enormous power demand by industry and modern transportation will require the output of power plants for a long time to come. Minimizing GHG is a win-win approach.

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