What is “Clean coal Technology”?
This term describes any technology (including use of low sulfur coals) associated with reducing the emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and other emissions like particulates from coal-based electricity generation. The term originated in the U.S. Senate Bill 91 (The Clean Air Act in 1987) In action, the U.S. EPA released data on five criteria pollutants (carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and particulates) which fell by over 77% per billion kilowatt-hours during the period 1970 to 2005.
