Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are proposing the combination of coal gasification and fuel cells into one system, which could generate electricity from coal with much great efficiency, and potentially halve carbon emissions from the process. Despite commitments to reduce gas emissions at the Paris summit, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that global coal-fired power generation will still increase over May, therefore, finding a cleaner way to use coal, such as this, would be a significant step forward in achieving the carbon emission reductions while still meeting the needs of an increasingly industrialising and growing global population.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are proposing the combination of coal gasification and fuel cells into one system, which could generate electricity from coal with much great efficiency, and potentially halve carbon emissions from the process. Despite commitments to reduce gas emissions at the Paris summit, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that global coal-fired power generation will still increase over the next few decades, therefore, finding a cleaner way to use coal, such as this, would be a significant step forward in achieving the carbon emission reductions while still meeting the needs of an increasingly industrialising and growing global population.