Use of Coal-Derived Liquid Fuel

Methanol is a clean-burning liquid that can be used to power electricity-generating turbines as well as a fuel for automobiles and other vehicles. It can also be a valuable feedstock for a variety of chemicals (e.g., in the manufacture of acetic 

Methanol contains no sulfur and produces very little nitrogen oxide pollutants when burned, making it a very clean combustion fuel. At a power generating facility, it could be used as a supplemental fuel for gas turbines to meet peak electricity generation requirements, or it could be sold over the fence to commercial fuel and chemical companies. A commercial-scale power facility might generate 200 to 350 MW of electricity, while also producing 150 to 1000 tons per day of methanol. 

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