Two new projects show the continued willingness of companies to develop clean-coal technology.
Dow Chemical said Thursday that with the help of French train maker Alstom it has begun operation of a pilot plant to capture carbon from a coal-fired burner it owns in South Charleston, West Virginia.
Dow Chemical is operating a pilot carbon-capture plant with Alstom of France
The plant is designed to capture 1,800 metric tons of CO2 a year and will run through 2011 to test its reliability. Dow did not release information on the cost effectiveness of the plant.
Alstom already is involved in demonstration projects in Wisconsin, Sweden and Germany, and is expected to kick off a pilot with American Electric Power in New Haven, CT.
Meanwhile, oil refiner Shell said it had agreed to work with Shenhua Group, China’s largest coal company, to develop coal gasification technology. The two companies also will work on carbon capture and storage.
