Coal Gasification
(asked on 2nd February 2015) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussion his Department has had with HM Treasury on the viability of the development and operation of deep offshore underground coal gasification projects from licences issued by the Coal Authority.
This question was answered on 12th February 2015
Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) is an emerging technology and there are currently no commercial projects. We are working across Government to assess the opportunities provided by UCG.