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Kemper County and the Perils of Clean Coal Technology
Kemper County and the Perils of Clean Coal Technology
Mar 5, 2017
by Margarita Fournier; Copyright 2016 by Competitive Assets, LLC. All rights reserved
On 2/28/17, IEEE Spectrum wrote about the challenges inherent in the clean coal technology, noting that the Kemper County Energy Facility in Mississippi shows “both the promise and the peril that the technology has to offer.” “Kemper is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over the $2.2-billion cost estimate given in 2010 when construction began. And a recent financial analysis paints a dim picture of the plant’s potential for profit. A decade ago, integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) was heralded as the enabler of a continued and even expanded use of coal for electric power generation. The process starts by turning coal into synthesis gas, a combination of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The syn gas can then be cleaned of impurities, and burned to drive a turbine. Excess heat goes to power steam turbine. Dozens of U.S. projects were proposed. Equipment manufacturers and engineering firms alike focused resources to developing the technology.” But as Southern Company found out, “[i]t’s the gasification part of the plant that is proving problematic.” The article documents in greater detail the troubled project.
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