[Sequoyah101]

I’m very skeptical about coal NOT being burned or somehow heated with some source of energy to make “clean” oil. Even if you merely heat coal there is a lot of by-product waste to be dealt with.

I say “clean” oil because it is just not clean burning. There is always a by-product to burning. Small maybe, but always a by-product.

I do not want to slice at small amounts or points but just want an honest discussion.

Running steady state or not. What is not fuel is waste and it is irreducible.

[D Rider]

The process is actually adding hydrogen to coal to create hydrocarbon chains from the excess carbon within coal. Oil made this way is cleaner than oil pumped out of the ground. It is a completely honest discussion. We are talking about trying to produce the cleanest energy possible not in a lab. but in practice. In reality, there are many energy sources that need to be exploited to meet our energy needs. When considering the energy sources available there is not a single one that could meet all our needs, except for possibly nuclear. So please, let's have an honest discussion.

Also I disagree with your irreducible waste theory. History is replete with very ingenious ways of dealing with waste and turning a profit.