What are these proposed Clean Coal Technologies [ CCT ] ?
Clean Coal Technologies (CCT) refer to a wide variety of advanced systems all aimed at reducing the undeniably detrimental effects of burning coal. These new technologies are at various stages of development from the purely experimental to the commercially available, and often already in use. If you want to trace the shifting nodes of political power in Washington, DC, you need only follow the money. The Department of Energy (DOE) has been receiving larger and larger budgets since 1997. The two sections of the Department which are getting the most funding are the ‘National Energy Technology Laboratories’ and the group investigating ‘ Fossil Energy ‘ . This network of laboratories is working on the most difficult, yet most essential, process involved with fossil fuels the capture and long – term storage [ sequestering ] of carbon dioxide. These websites exhibit beautifully coloured diagrams suggesting how CO2 might be trapped and held for a very long time, underground or underwater. But
