| Underground coal gasification | |
|---|---|
| Process type | chemical |
| Industrial sector(s) | oil and gas industrycoal industry |
| Feedstock | coal |
| Product(s) | coal gas |
| Leading companies | Linc Energy |
| Main facilities | Angren Power Station, Uzbekistan |
| Inventor | Carl Wilhelm Siemens |
| Year of invention | 1868 |
Underground coal gasification (UCG) is an industrial process, which enables coal to be converted into product gas. UCG is an in-situ gasification process carried out in non-mined coal seams using injection of oxidants, and bringing the product gas to surface through production wells drilled from the surface. The product gas could to be used as a chemical feedstock or as fuel for power generation. The technique can be applied to resources that are otherwise unprofitable or technically complicated to extract by traditional mining methods and it also offers an alternative to conventional coal mining methods for some resources.
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