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Re: FutureGen

Unread postby EnergySpin » Tue 29 Nov 2005, 12:44:09

Sounds like a co-generation facility - I believe they are what is called an IGCC plant.
http://www.netl.doe.gov/cctc/ <----NREL link to "clean coal" technologies (I'm not sure if such a think exists; it might be something like the unicorn :roll: )
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Re: FutureGen

Unread postby Starvid » Tue 29 Nov 2005, 16:43:07

FutureGen is going to be a pilot coal plant with sequestration. If it works, then it is excellent, but I still think it is going to be much too expensive to compete with nuclear and other zero emission power plants.
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Re: FutureGen

Unread postby Caoimhan » Tue 29 Nov 2005, 16:53:25

Be careful, Starvid... you're going to be blasted by calling nuclear "zero emission". To some people, it can only be zero-emission, if...

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Re: FutureGen

Unread postby EnergySpin » Wed 30 Nov 2005, 07:12:22

Caoimhan wrote:Be careful, Starvid... you're going to be blasted by calling nuclear "zero emission". To some people, it can only be zero-emission, if...

The uranium processing plant's janitor's hair-dresser's banker's friend's hamburger was made from a cow that doesn't fart.

I knew cows were to blame for the greenhouse effect .....
What if we plug their ass? :twisted:
The only emission free energy generation method for some people is NO energy at all.
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