African Carbon Energy
The power station will consist of gas engines each in its own self-contained containerized units
“ This is a complete breakaway from South Africa ’ s traditional mining industries of opencast or shaft mining ”
– Johan Brand same time no person has to be underground whilst you can implement high extraction mining , bringing great safety benefits .”
The syngas is contained deep underground inside the coal mine by operating the process at a lower pressure than the hydrostatic pressure surrounding the coal strata , meaning that surface leakages are prevented , while ash is also kept from producing smoke and other environmental hazards like leaching .
52 January 2015