Green Technology

GE invests in Poland center of excellence to support expanded use of its combined cycle coal gasification technology in Europe.  Gasification enables a cleaner burn of coal into energy.  ...

...   "GE Energy announced that it will establish a European Cleaner Coal center of excellence in Warsaw, Poland.  According to John Krenicki, GE Energy President and CEO, the new center will provide GE with a base for expanding the use of its state-of-the-art cleaner coal, or IGCC (integrated gasification combined-cycle), technology across Europe. The facility also will provide engineering support for GE Energy's environmental services and optimization and controls businesses, to supply the region with a broad range of offerings for the coal industry.

Poland is among the world's leading producers and consumers of coal, with recoverable reserves of hard coal (bituminous and sub-bituminous) estimated at 41 billion tons.  GE's IGCC technology converts coal into a cleaner burning fuel, which is used in a gas turbine combined-cycle system to generate electricity. Cleaner coal IGCC is a product of ecomagination, a GE corporate-wide initiative to address challenges such as the need for cleaner, more efficient sources of energy, reduced emissions and abundant sources of clean water.  GE Energy will look to build on the success and the experience of GE's aviation engineering design center in Warsaw and plans to co-locate its cleaner coal engineers in the same facility. The cleaner coal center is expected to begin operations in the next 60 to 90 days. "   ...

Via GE: GE Energy Announces Opening Of European Cleaner Coal Technology Center In Poland

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