Solid Energy Launches UCG Pilot in New Zealand

摘要

Solid Energy has successfully started up its US$22 million Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) Pilot Plant near Hundy in the Waikato. The plant is now producing synthetic gas from coal. The company believes it is the first in the world to access energy from a single coal field using four different technologies: underground mining, opencast mining, coal seam gas (CSG) and UCG.