Many of you may have seen commercials about "clean coal". We certainly are seeing them here. In case any of you are like us, and had no idea what "clean coal" is, here are a few facts. That term is generally applied to a technology called carbon capture and sequestration (storage), or CCS.
A more general definition would suggest that it is simply technologies that remove all of the unfortunate byproducts of burning coal for energy, such as greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide. It is not a revolutionary form of coal, just a new way of processing it. It sounds like the EPA's regulations have at last started to gain some traction, which may explain the uptick in advertisement of these new technologies. Also, with the powers that be toying with the idea of climate change, it probably is a pre-emptive maneuver by coal-energy producers to stay ahead of the curve, as these new technologies are probably fairly expensive.
If you are just dying to know more about CCS processes, check out America's Power website.
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