Two day global meet on Coal Gas to begin in capital from February 24

New Delhi - February 19, 2010 About 250 global mining experts, engineers, coal equipment manufacturers, representatives from power companies, natural gas companies,power generation companies, state electricity boards, steel producers and environmentalists will take part in the two day International Conference on 'Coal Gas 2010' to begin in Capital from February 24, 2010.

Experts attending the two day international summit being organized by Ministry of Coal, Government of India in close association with Mission Energy Foundation, a non profit organization with a theme "Roadmap to Technology Commercialization" will be discussing ways and means increase use of coal gasification as main driver for power, steel, cement and fertilizer sector for improving the efficiency of energy utilisation from coal in order to reduce emission levels of green house gases.

"Coal Gassification and mining experts from USA, Germany, Australia, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Denmark and China present key note papers on various subjects including expanding the resource base in coal, new technology and innovations for exploitation of coal, gasification of refineries, clean technologies for high ash Indian coal, underground coal gasification, climate change, improving environment, performance of coal and making it into an affordable reliable energy source" said Mr Ashwin Kumar, Organising Secretary, Coal Gas 2010.

"Coal has been the world's fastest growing energy sources in recent years. Coal has an important role to play at a time when we are increasingly concerned with issues relating to energy security. Coal is a global industry, with coal being mined commercially in over 50 Countries and coal used in over 70 countries. With recent challenge of reducing emissions of air pollutants and CO2, number of clean technologies capable of significantly reducing emissions of criteria pollutants is urgently needed. Coal gas is considered one of the advanced technology to control pollutants and green house gas emission control" Mr Kumar Said.

Union Minister of state for coal Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal will inaugurate the two day meet.

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