Development of Gasification and Activities in Turkish Coal Enterprises

FEASIBILITY STUDY OF UNDERGROUND COAL GASIFICATION(UCG) FOR TKI• TKI signed an agreement withLawrence Livermore NationalLaboratory (LLNL), DOE (Departmentof Energy) to carry out a feasibilitystudy of UCG• The agreement was signed inJanuary, 2011 and will last 14 months• The purpose of the agreement is toprovide the Sponsor (TKI) withconsultancy/advisory servicesregarding the selection andcharacterization of a site where TKIcan establish an UCG plantThe Services consist of the followingtasks:• Development of a UCG program plan,• Analyses to identify favorable regionsand sites for an UCG plant by usingthe LLNL’s “Sweet-Spot” analysis;• Assistance with characterization of aselected site;• Additional technical supportincluding technical analyses,assessments,• Project management and submissionof the UCG Turkey Book, a reportcontaining the results of the works,assessments, reviews and analysismade while performing the abovementionedServices.