Hi guys, yes lets calm down but continue the healthy debate. We're all engineers and I think we can all learn something from each other here.
I wasn't justifying UCG by comparison to farming. I was just pointing out that these farmers, who are the ones complaining over something that hasn't...
I dont have a vested interest other than i have worked in the industry and i know a lot more about what is going on than the press do, so if you're interested in learning.....
Hokie,
I've read all the press. The reporters don't have any clue what they are talking about. They are still confusing CSG and UCG in a lot of cases. They just want to release sensationalist press without regard for any scientific process or proof. Even after Cougar Energy proved they had not...
I assume that you're an engineer. You should know that all of engineering is based on such an approach. Of course if you stray from the rules, bad things might happen. Thats why the rules were written! Just as in civil or mechanical engineering, what happens if designers stray from the code of...
There are many reasons it is beneficial to perform coal gasification underground, not least the huge cost of building a purpose build surface gasifier - somewhere in the order of $2B - and elimination of the need to first mine the coal via traditional methods.
There is confusion among public...
