The underground gasification of coal produces a high quality synthetic gas that can be processed to provide fuels for power generation, diesel fuel, jet fuel and hydrogen.
Underground Gasification of Coal (UCG) is the gasification of coal where it sits in the ground, and, as such, avoids many of the expenses and disadvantages of traditional mining, whilst generating a fuel with a lower emissions profile potentially similar to that of natural gas. The ratio of worldwide inferred to proven mineable coal resources is about 6:1, indicating that the potential increase in recoverable resources using UCG is enormous, with a total gas volume
estimate in the order of 6,900 Tcf.
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Pre-combustion removal of CO2
When processing the syngas produced in the coal gasification process we remove as much of the CO2 as possible. The methods used are more efficient and cost effective than post combustion methods.
Operational Locations
BCG Energy subsidiary, Thornton New Energy Ltd, has become the first company in the UK to be awarded an underground coal gasification licence. Operating from the Fife coast the company are developing a major coal resource located deep beneath the Firth of Forth.
Acting with partners we are also investigating other locations in continental Europe.
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