5 - Underground coal gasification (UCG) in Europe: Field trials, laboratory experiments, and EU-funded projects

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Europe has a long history of undertaking underground coal gasification (UCG) field trials, beginning with the 1947 French trial in Morocco to trials in Polish coal mines up to 2014, and has funded some of the most important fundamental UCG research and development (R&D) to date. This chapter reviews the history of European field trials and laboratory-based research and discusses issues relating to site selection, UCG plant construction, and drilling and connecting boreholes. This chapter also summarizes lessons learned from European UCG R&D and discusses what needs to be done to commercialize UCG in Europe.

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Authors/Creators:	Sarhosis, V https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8604-8659 Kapusta, K Lavis, S
Keywords:	Clean coal technology; Energy and sustainability; Underground coal gasification; In situ coal gasification; Coal; Europe
Dates:	Published (online): 8 December 2017 Published: 2018
Institution:	The University of Leeds
Academic Units:	The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Publications
Date Deposited:	20 May 2019 12:04
Last Modified:	20 May 2019 12:04
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Woodhead Publishing (Elsevier)
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100313-8.00005-0

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5 - Underground coal gasification (UCG) in Europe: Field trials, laboratory experiments, and EU-funded projects

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