LIGNITE COAL SQUEEZE
February 1st, 2003
BY MATTHEW BRACEAUSTRALIA'S Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Clean Power from Lignite is developing a system for heating and squeezing coal that will cut the need for extra energy to evaporate water content in this much maligned fuel by up to 90 per cent. This in turn will substantially lower greenhouse emissions from its combustion, its scientists have said.The CRC's CEO Dr David Brockway explained: "Contrary to what many people imagine, brown coal is a very clean fuel. The problem is that it contains 60-70 per cent water and dealing with that requires a ...
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