Environmentalists frequently comment that coal gasification technology is not proven when they are citing reasons to be against coal gasification technology. The implication is that it’s not known if the technology works. This is a false statement. The technology is well proven. These type of statements are an injustice to Americans. A U.S. energy policy that continues to rely heavily on importing crude oil could pose a security risk to the country.

The best known reference for proven technology is SASOL is South Africa. SASOL has been operating coal-to-liquids plants for many years . . . even decades. While SASOL has many years of continuous operating experience, China has far exceeded this experience with the quantity of different coal gasification plant processes that have been built and are in the construction phase. China has many built coal gasification plants that produce many different products. The technology works and that is not disputable.




Below is a list of the gasification projects in China.