What are the environmental benefits of Gasification?
Gasification-based systems offer significant environmental advantages over competing technologies, particularly coal-to-electricity combustion systems: • Reduced air emissions – Significant air emission reductions achieved through gasification with CO2 capture, at reduced cost compared to other post-combustion capture alternatives. • Water usage – Swan Hills Synfuels ISCG uses virtually no fresh water in the gasification process but instead uses non-fresh water such as saline water. • Ability to sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) – In a gasification system, CO2 can be cost-effectively captured and sequestered using commercially available technologies before it would otherwise be vented to the atmosphere. • Ability to Use Coal Gasification for Clean Power Generation – low- carbon content ISCG syngas can fuel combined cycle power generation, leading to air emissions levels much lower than those of conventional coal-fired power or even natural gas-fired combined cycle generation.
