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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by miniwyo</i> <br /><br /> It seems more logical to place the coal processors at the end location. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />That was one of the things we had discovered when we were trying to lure the ACCP "Syncoal" folks to construct their commercial plant here in the PNW, e.g. it was more cost effective to transport raw coal to a syncoal plant located nearer to the end users, than it was to transport the syncoal LD via enclosed hoppers (needed to prevent spon com). <br /> <br />Hopefully, one of these enterprises will be up and running soon so we can start to supplement the dozens of "hog fuel" burners of our wood products industries with synthetic coal. Right now, there is not enough wood waste available to meet all the heat and energy needs of these wood product facilities, so they are having to use expensive natural gas. Synthetic coal would be a perfect fit, and would be compliant with the emissions requirements of hog fuel boilers that currently cannot use raw coal (except for expensive Eastern coals).
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