Darrell Proctor is a publishing industry veteran with more than 30 years' experience writing about business, technology and sports. He spent more than a decade at the St. Petersburg Times and later the Rocky Mountain News, where he authored the Mile High Tech blog and was noted for his reviews of consumer electronics and technology. Questions for Darrell? Drop him a line at techexaminer@gmail.com.

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Coal to liquids: Rentech produces synthetic fuel

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August 8, 7:22 AM

by Darrell Proctor, Business Examiner

Coal is an abundant energy resource, but many
environmentalists consider it a dirty four-letter word.

Rentech Inc. has announced the successful production of synthetic fuel at its plant in Commerce City, Colo.

That's big news for the coal-to-liquids crowd, which touts the benefits of synthesizing coal - an abundant resource but one despised by some for its carbon content - into clean transportation fuels.

The Air Transport Association of America, the major trade group for U.S. airlines, is particularly interested in CTL research as it tries to find alternative fuels to lower its costs.

Go here to read Rentech's press release on its project, including comments from Jim May, president and CEO of the ATA.

For more info: The World Coal Institute has information about how coal can be converted into other fuels, as does FutureCoalFuels.org.

Topics: Energy , Coal , CTL

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T. Boone Pickens' energy plan relies on technology

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July 10, 10:30 AM

Replacing fossil fuels with homegrown U.S. energy will require a heavy reliance on new technologies for wind, solar, and other alternative sources of power.T. Boone Pickens' energy plan notes how thousands of jobs could be created by companies building wind... Read More
Topics: Energy , Alternative Energy , T. Boone Pickens