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UCG&CO2 STORAGE Project: For Cleaner Energy From the Dirty Coals
[01 Jun 2011]


>> The largest Bulgarian private gas company Overgas Inc. AD in a consortium of partners from five European countries has signed an agreement for financial support of a research project on underground coal gasification and CO2 storage. This is the first Bulgarian project financed under the Program of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) of the European Commission.

 

>> Overgas is the leader and coordinator of the initiative and its partners in the project are well-known European academic organizations and business entities such as:

 

>> The international team of engineers and scientists is going to explore the potential to utilize deeply lying coal seams (>1200m under the ground) for the production of cleaner, safer and cheaper energy.

 

For further information:

UCG&CO2 STORAGE Project website: www.ucg-co2.eu

CERTH/ISFTA website: www.lignite.gr