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FutureCoalFuels.org Update
Sept. 29, 2009
Sasol aiming to advance carbon capture and storage technologies
In a recent interview, Sasol CEO Pat Davies emphasized the company's commitment to developing advanced carbon capture and storage technologies. Davies said the company is aiming to reduce carbon emissions by 15 percent at existing CTL operations by 2020 and by 30 percent at new CTL plants by 2030.
Sasol is the only commercial scale CTL plant operator in the world, with operations in South Africa and plans for a joint operation in China. Sasol's China plans are advancing, with the company working on a feasibility study for an 80,000 barrel per day plant.
"Sasol is an innovative company with many scientists and engineers and I'm sure Sasol is going to become a world leader in reducing the carbon footprint on CTL plants," Davies told Mining Weekly Online on Sept. 14.
Coal is a "very important" part of world energy and there will have to be a continued focus on coal, particularly in the developing world, said Davies.
More information is available here.
First Chinese CTL plant plans additional test run; nearing full scale production
China's Shenhua Coal Liquefaction Corporation is conducting another round of tests at its Inner Mongolia CTL plant, as the company moves closer to full scale production at the first CTL plant constructed in China.
The company is conducting a 1,000 hour production run following the first test held late last year, which saw the plant successfully complete a 300 hour trial run.
"So far the two trial operations have produced 18 thousand tons of diesel, eight thousand tons of naphtha and more than one thousand tons of liquefied petroleum gas," said company official Zhang Wei.
Ultimately, the company is aiming to produce 5 million tons of coal-based fuel products annually at the plant.
More information is available here.
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