EPA Examines New Coal Technology For Cleaner Energy

A new technology can help provide electricity from coal in an environmentally sustainable way, according to a technical report EPA released recently. The technology, known as Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC), partially burns coal to generate gas. EPA examined the environmental impacts of IGCC technology as part of the agency’s continued efforts to understand how the latest available science and technology could lead to a cleaner method to generate power from coal.

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