Comments on: Khosla Invests in Coal-to-Gas Startup Ciris http://gigaom.com/2011/01/03/khosla-invests-in-coal-to-gas-startup-ciris/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:17:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lorne http://gigaom.com/2011/01/03/khosla-invests-in-coal-to-gas-startup-ciris/#comment-568159 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:40:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=282259#comment-568159 I have never heard of such a technology, but if it’s

“more economical than conventional and unconventional natural gas development and thermochemical gasification processes.”

it has to have some drawbacks, because the coal companies would otherwise be really eager to finance such a new tech that would make old mines profitable, or if it’s even more efficient, maybe the gas companies are trying to silence these “pioneers”.

Either way I agree with eideard…”Wishful thinking.”

]]> By: eideard http://gigaom.com/2011/01/03/khosla-invests-in-coal-to-gas-startup-ciris/#comment-566247 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:43:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=282259#comment-566247 “the idea of converting coal to gas seems to be to extend the life of already-tapped coal beds, which could actually lead to fewer new coal sites opened, and could discourage some of the most damaging coal extraction methods”

Wishful thinking.

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