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The concept that some groups call a myth, clean coal technology, came one step closer to becoming reality this week when the permitting process for a coal-to-liquid plant in Mingo County moved forward.
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"The facility, as proposed, would gasify approximately 346 tons of coal per hour to produce 750 barrels, or 31,500 gallons, of gasoline. TransGas estimates the facility will use up to 3 million tons of locally mined coal a year to produce more than 6.5 million barrels of gasoline."
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"If the project is approved, it would be one of the first commercial-sized coal-to-gas facilities in the United States. The country’s need for energy is increasing, and it is hoped this technology will be part of the solution to that need."
“We are vulnerable because of imported oil, and to break the cycle we need to be less dependent on foreign oil,” West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin said. “West Virginia has the natural resources. Liquefaction of coal is a way to transform our coal into a synthetic gas, and we are very supportive of these types of industries.”
“We are focused on creating good paying jobs from our natural resources and the TransGas project is an excellent example of how coal can be used cleanly,” Whitt said. -
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