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[quote user="Datafever"][quote user="futuremodal"] Democracy Now?![(-D]Where do you find these wacko groups?The IRS does not allow simply cosmetic alterations of coal to permit the tax credit, and those that abused the credit are under scrutiny:<a href="http://www.cdfa.net/cdfa/press.nsf/pages/861">http://www.cdfa.net/cdfa/press.nsf/pages/861</a>Real synthetic coal has to be significantly altered from it's ROM state.  The synthetic coals to which I refer (Kfuel <a href="http://www.kfx.com/commdevelop.html">http://www.kfx.com/commdevelop.html</a> , Carbonxt <a href="http://www.carbonext.com/">http://www.carbonext.com/</a> ) have moisture content around 6% or less, have had most ash removed, and also have much of the metalic elements removed as well, leaving a product that is mostly volatile carbon.The point is, for steam locomotive applications, you'd be able to fit a lot more burnable product in the tender using real synthetic coals because you've removed most of the water content and ash, both of which would take up weight and space when using ROM coal.[/quote]I'm glad that you found that humorous, futuremodal.  I always find that the liberal press is more interesting to read than the conservative press.  I noticed from the carbonxt website that they claim that their product is poised to compete with natural gas and raw coal.  They make no mention of it, but may I presume that they are receiving the $27/ton government subsidy on synthetic coal to accomplish that? [/quote]If I was an investor in their product, I would certainly hope that they take advantage of ever tax break they can get.
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