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'Coal Gasification 2005: Roadmap to Commercialization' Details the Rapidly Developing Coal Gasification Market and Outlines its Future Growth Potential in the US and Overseas.


DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c35359) has announced the addition of "Coal Gasification Coal gasification

The conversion of coal or coal char to gaseous products by reaction with steam, oxygen, air, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, or a mixture of these.
 2005: Roadmap to Commercialization" to their offering.

"Coal Gasification 2005: Roadmap to Commercialization" details the rapidly developing coal gasification market and outlines its future growth potential in the US and overseas.

Surging oil and gas prices, combined with supply security and environmental concerns, are prompting power generators and industrial firms to further develop coal gasification technologies.

Coal gasification, the process of breaking down coal into its constituent chemical components prior to combustion combustion, rapid chemical reaction of two or more substances with a characteristic liberation of heat and light; it is commonly called burning. The burning of a fuel (e.g., wood, coal, oil, or natural gas) in air is a familiar example of combustion. , will permit the US to more effectively utilize its enormous, low cost coal reserves. The process facilitates lower environmental impact power generation and is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative to traditional generation techniques.

This new study "Coal Gasification 2005: Roadmap to Commercialization" is designed to inform the reader as to this rapidly evolving technology, its market penetration Noun 1. market penetration - the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market
penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women"
 prospects and likely development.

Topics covered include:

--Clear explanations of different coal gasification technologies

--Emissions & efficiency comparisons with other fuels and technologies

--Examples of US and global gasification gas·i·fy  
tr. & intr.v. gas·i·fied, gas·i·fy·ing, gas·i·fies
To convert into or become gas.



gas
 projects - successes and failures

--Commercial developments in 2004 and 2005 forecasts

--Gasification projects by syngas
See also: Wood gas


Syngas (from synthesis gas) is the name given to a gas mixture that contains varying amounts of carbon monoxide and hydrogen generated by the gasification of a carbon containing fuel to a gaseous product with
 output

--Recommendations for greater market penetration and commercialization

"Coal Gasification 2005: Roadmap to Commercialization" is designed to offer a concise and accurate introduction to this developing sector. With its focus on emerging technology, projects under development and key industry players, this study is an invaluable tool for:

--Planning and finance personnel

--Coal and electricity power project developers

--The trading and investment community

Key topics covered include:

--Overview

--History

--Market applications

--Gasification technologies

--Conclusions

--Gasification Economics and the Environment

--Cost comparison

--Efficiency benefits

--Emissions

--Development Issues and 2004 News

--Challenges to development

--Recent commercialization developments

--Gasification Case Studies

--Eastman Chemical Company's coal gasification plant

--Tampa Electric's Polk Power Station

--Global Energy / PSI Energy Wabash River Wabash River

River, flowing westward across Indiana, U.S. After crossing Indiana, the Wabash forms the 200-mi (320-km) southern section of the Indiana-Illinois boundary below Terre Haute, Ind.
 

--Dakota Gasification Company

--NUON - Buggenum

--Elcogas - Puertollano

--Sarlux

--Nippon Petroleum Refining refining, any of various processes for separating impurities from crude or semifinished materials. It includes the finer processes of metallurgy, the fractional distillation of petroleum into its commercial products, and the purifying of cane, beet, and maple sugar  Corporation

--Unsucessful project - Pinon Pine Noun 1. pinon pine - a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas
Mexican nut pine, Pinus cembroides

genus Pinus, Pinus - type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines
 IGCC IGCC Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle
IGCC Indo-German Chamber of Commerce
IGCC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
IGCC Incentive Gift Certificate Council
IGCC Instituto de Gastroenterologia e Cirurgia de Campinas
 Power Project (Sierra Pacific)

--Outlook for 2005

--DOE selections

--Other DOE IGCC sponsorship

--Conclusions and Recommendations

--Market penetration strategies

--Recommendations

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c35359
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