SES Encoal Energy mulls small-scale coal gasification projects

SES Encoal Energy, a joint venture of Synthesis Energy Systems and EnInvestments, plans to implement the SES’s gasification technology SGT in Poland. The projects could cost between $200-700 million. “SGT is based on the U-GAS gasification process, developed by the Gas Technology Institute since the mid-1970’s.  This advanced fluidized bed technology efficiently converts a wide range of solid hydrocarbon feedstocks to high-value synthesis gas or “syngas” products for use in the fuels, energy and chemicals markets.  Over the past ten years, SES has built five commercial gasification facilities in China for the production of methanol and fuel gas from coal,” SES Encoal writes on its website. The company is not interested in large-scale projects at this moment and is working on four Polish schemes where works are “advanced,” including one project with Tauron. “Thanks to this technology, Poland can pursue energy policy goals, it can contribute to solve problems with air quality, increase energy independence. It allows for useful management of municipal and industrial waste,” SES Encoal Energy CEO, Jacek Pydo said.