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Coal - 10 June 2010

 

Solid Energy plans underground coal gasification pilot plant in Waikato, New Zealand

New Zealand coal miner, Solid Energy, plans to build an underground coal gasification plant on its Huntly West Coal Mining Licence area, Waikato. The plant, which is subject to approval of the relevant applications, will convert up to 30,000 t of coal into syngas and builds on 5 year’s of investigation by the company.