Methane Plants: China's Clean Energy Alternative

China is the world's largest producer of coal and its largest consumer. The country relies on coal for 70 percent of its energy use.

And China's appetite for energy is ravenous. The country is expected to build as many as 500 new coal-fired power plants over the next decade.

But coal is the dirtiest of fossil fuels. It is responsible for the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions in China. So the country is trying to modernize its coal-fired power plants to make them cleaner and more efficient, reducing emissions.

One way is to use captured methane gas, a natural byproduct of coal mining.

Huang Shengchu, an engineer, adopted the idea a decade ago. It gave rise to the country's biggest methane power plant — and one of its best tools in its fight against climate change.

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@barndler big oil produces methane. I think there is enough oil company's out there that people can make money off of it. I think it is cheap because it is easy to get. running engines with it is expensive.

[Dayversion]

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[barndler]

methane is the best energy source for the us to get off of dino fuel. I agree with wong. The us will not do this because the us oil giants are squashing this. Its to cheap and they wont make enough profits. China is going to pass the us up again. Anything for the dollar huh big oil? Wong is a national treasure for his country. Big oil is the ruination of the us.

[Twobitz1]

Methane? Clean?

Are you serious?