Turn coal into a clean energy source

The Chinese government, research institutes and businesses are working hard to turn the country's rich coal resources into clean energy by using clean coal technology.

China turns coal into a clean energy source.In the photo: Coal mining in Quang Ninh (Photo: SGGP )

Mr. Sun Yu, head of the Coal Chemical Institute (ICC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), said that the production of diverse products is the future of China's clean coal technology (CCT). The transformation of coal into "oil" or high value by-products by liquefaction and gasification for the production of clean oils has not been widely applied in China.

According to a plan announced in early February, China will prioritize the use of energy effectively, cleanly and economically as well as create more coal products in the next 15 years. China also plans to develop a technique to reduce carbon dioxide generated during coal use, reaching a near-zero emission level. At this time, clean coal development technology is not mature enough to achieve. world level.

Experts predict that China can develop coal gasification technology with its own technology in the next 5 years. This gasification product is 50% cheaper than international products of the same type. Chinese companies also actively participate in a research and testing plan of clean coal development technology. Shanxi Luan Group began construction in Shanxi Province a coal liquefaction project to get oil from coal.

Meanwhile, China's Huaneng Group, China's largest coal-based power producer, has joined forces with global electricity distributors and coal companies to design and build coal-fired power plants " emissions "first in the world. China is one of the largest coal consumption countries in the world with a forecast of up to 2.9 billion tons in 2020.