Saturday, February 27, 2010
Coal-To-Gas Plant Gets Initial Approval
WEST VIRGINIA...
A coal-to-gas plant in Mingo County is closer to becoming a reality. West Virginia officials have given their approval to a proposed plant. A New York based company was given the go-ahead by the Division of Air Quality. The next step in the process will be determined by TransGas Development LLC. The facility, to be built near Wharncliffe, is expected to turn 3 million tons of coal a year into methanol that would then be converted into as many as 756,000 gallons of gasoline a day. Environmentalist groups opposed the permit, saying the plant will contribute to air pollution and other problems.
A coal-to-gas plant in Mingo County is closer to becoming a reality. West Virginia officials have given their approval to a proposed plant. A New York based company was given the go-ahead by the Division of Air Quality. The next step in the process will be determined by TransGas Development LLC. The facility, to be built near Wharncliffe, is expected to turn 3 million tons of coal a year into methanol that would then be converted into as many as 756,000 gallons of gasoline a day. Environmentalist groups opposed the permit, saying the plant will contribute to air pollution and other problems.
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