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With 85% of the world’s coal unmineable, Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) is being seen as one of the most progressive clean coal processes to access deep coal reserves. Globally, a number of projects are underway to explore the commerciality of UCG, with the UK recently being granted the first UCG license in the Southern North Sea.
So what does this mean for the future of clean coal?

UCG is an old concept with a new twist and seen as the most efficient and cost-effective way to use the vast coal reserves without emitting large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. It has an even greater impact when combined with carbon capture and sequestration to deliver much needed energy and chemical sources.