Thursday, April 17, 2014

War On Coal; The Cost Of Clean Coal

From the Economist we get the cost of "clean coal" in the US:
A $5.2 billion taxpayer-supported clean-coal plant in Mississippi incorporates all the latest technology. But at $6,800 per kilowatt, it will be the costliest power plant yet built (a gas-fired power station in America costs $1,000 per kW). At those prices, coal is going to stay dirty.
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The article does not mention the myriad problems associated with slicers and dicers or desert fryers.