[Gasification] Underground gasification of coal

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If you don't think about it very much it makes good sense.  We have  been 
asked to work on an underground gasification project in the USA but have  not 
decided to join it yet.  We are very concerned about the already  alarming number 
of underground coal fires that appear to go on forever with  great 
devastation to the surface area.
 
Neal Van Milligen
Kentucky Enrichment Inc.
_www.kentuckyenrichment.com_ (http://www.kentuckyenrichment.com) 
 

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ONGC pins  hopes on underground gasification

24-11-03 In its bid to find cheaper  fuel for power generation, ONGC is now
pinning hopes on underground  gasification -- a method of using coal mines
which cannot be extracted  conventionally -- in Ahmedabad region. 

The move has been inspired by  intense efforts by the Institute of Reservoir
Studies of the ONGC in  Gujarat. Instead of mining the huge coal deposits,
ONGC will use controlled  combustion to generate gas. This in turn, can be
used in power plants. ONGC  sources said the cost of such power will be
cheaper than nuclear and other  conventional sources.