Alternative Energy

Can coal be considered an energy of the future when, in Europe at least, it is still indelibly associated with the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century?

Is clean really an adjective that can be applied to coal when coal combustion emits more carbon dioxide than the burning of our other fossil fuels, oil and natural gas?

Total’s teams are attempting to provide a yes answer to those questions-cum-challenges. By leveraging solid expertise in coal operations, making carbon capture and storage an R&D priority and exploring the processes that will make it possible in the future to utilize coal for power, as an alternative fuel or petrochemical base or in different forms without harming the environment, we hope to help chart the path toward clean coal.

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