[Gasification] Underground gasification of coal

[daveneo at gmail.com]

Hello CAVM,

  I am interested in the UCG project which you are considering an
  involvement in as it is very likely that, www.ErgoExergy.com is the
  technology supplier.  Having been a recipient of messages posted to
  the gasification at listserv.repp.org list for quite some time, this
  the first mention of UCG I have seen.

  Your initial caution is unsurprising as there have been a number of
  errors in UCG trials across the Western world however there are very
  reliable processes for producing UCG-syngas without the risk of
  environmental disruptions such as the "out of control underground
  coal fires" which you fear.

  We have recently updated our website, a long-overdue endeavour, and
  now have a sizeable array of information on Underground Coal
  Gasification including a simplified 3D animation / fly-thru of the
  process.  I implore you to take the time to learn more about UCG as
  in the not too distant future, the process will likely supply more
  of the world's total energy demand than oil and natural gas.

  If anyone has any questions on UCG, I am more than happy to respond
  in detail.
  

-- 
Best regards,
 David                            mailto:david.collinson at ergoexergy.com


Saturday, July 22, 2006, 10:23:23 AM, you wrote:

 
> 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) 
 

> http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/company/cns35056.htm

> 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. 


 
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