[gonzo]

It's actually surprising that this technology wasn't more fully developed before now - it's been around for over 40 years. It looks like the cost-vs-price brings a workable gasoline into the $1.45/gal range in todays dollars, including enviro-protection.

Ethanol will stay around $2.00/gal, and will remain a joke as a gasoline additive.

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Mike and max_rpf, I think the Utah-land-grab was a klintoon pay-off to the Riaddy family, so they could keep shipping their clean-coal.

There was a lot of discussion here when it happenned, but I'll be danged if I can find it - still haven't mastered this new format.............FRegards

[glorgau]

the Germans were the first ones to develop this technolgy before WWII. Even though un-economic it was intended to give them strategic flexibility in event of supply cutoff during war.

Luckily, the Chinese aren't planning on embarking on aggression like the Nazis.