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Early Ideas in Underground Coal Gasification and Their Evolution

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  • Alexander Y. Klimenko

    (School of Engineering, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4172, Australia)

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This article follows the development of early UCG (underground coal gasification) ideas. Historical facts are discussed mainly from the technological perspective and early experiments in UCG are analyzed. Our search for the first successful UCG experiment brings to light a new finding, which was commonly overlooked in previous reviews. We also outline the key role that engineer and inventor A. G. Betts played in introducing technologies utilizing unmined coal; his original ideas are visible in the first successful UCG experiments and in modern UCG technology.

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  • Alexander Y. Klimenko, 2009. "Early Ideas in Underground Coal Gasification and Their Evolution," Energies, MDPI, vol. 2(2), pages 1-21, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:2:y:2009:i:2:p:456-476:d:5251
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    1. Nakaten, Natalie & Schlüter, Ralph & Azzam, Rafig & Kempka, Thomas, 2014. "Development of a techno-economic model for dynamic calculation of cost of electricity, energy demand and CO2 emissions of an integrated UCG–CCS process," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 779-790.
    2. Marian Wiatowski & Krzysztof Kapusta & Aleksandra Strugała-Wilczek & Krzysztof Stańczyk & Alberto Castro-Muñiz & Fabián Suárez-García & Juan Ignacio Paredes, 2023. "Large-Scale Experimental Simulations of In Situ Coal Gasification in Terms of Process Efficiency and Physicochemical Properties of Process By-Products," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-22, May.
    3. Natalie Nakaten & Thomas Kempka, 2019. "Techno-Economic Comparison of Onshore and Offshore Underground Coal Gasification End-Product Competitiveness," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-28, August.
    4. Jacek Nowak & Magdalena Kokowska-Pawłowska & Joanna Komorek & Marian Wiatowski & Krzysztof Kapusta & Zdzisław Adamczyk, 2022. "Optical Properties of Coal after Ex-Situ Experimental Simulation of Underground Gasification at Pressures of 10 and 40 bar," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1-19, November.
    5. Christopher Otto & Thomas Kempka, 2015. "Thermo-Mechanical Simulations of Rock Behavior in Underground Coal Gasification Show Negligible Impact of Temperature-Dependent Parameters on Permeability Changes," Energies, MDPI, vol. 8(6), pages 1-28, June.
    6. Yuteng Xiao & Jihang Yin & Yifan Hu & Junzhe Wang & Hongsheng Yin & Honggang Qi, 2019. "Monitoring and Control in Underground Coal Gasification: Current Research Status and Future Perspective," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-14, January.
    7. Md M. Khan & Joseph P. Mmbaga & Ahad S. Shirazi & Japan Trivedi & Qingzia Liu & Rajender Gupta, 2015. "Modelling Underground Coal Gasification—A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 8(11), pages 1-66, November.
    8. Natalie Christine Nakaten & Thomas Kempka, 2017. "Techno-Economic Comparison of Onshore and Offshore Underground Coal Gasification End-Product Competitiveness," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-27, October.
    9. Ritchie, Justin & Dowlatabadi, Hadi, 2017. "The 1000 GtC coal question: Are cases of vastly expanded future coal combustion still plausible?," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 65(C), pages 16-31.
    10. Saulov, Dmitry N. & Plumb, Ovid A. & Klimenko, A.Y., 2010. "Flame propagation in a gasification channel," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(3), pages 1264-1273.

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