COAL IS THE ANSWER TO UK SHORTAGE OF POWER

Now, in the light of the Middle East crisis, is the time to reconsider our energy policy. Clearly renewables are not the main answer due to unreliability and cost.

There is an eight-year lead time on new gas-fired power plants This leaves coal as a viable alternative because it should be possible to build quicker, with construction times in China as low as 20 months.  

The main objections to new coal power plants relate to emissions. If CO₂ emissions are discounted due to the US removal of the greenhouse gas endangerment finding that leaves real pollutants such as particulates, SOx and NOx to deal with. Fortunately, modern super-critical (SC) and ultra-super-critical (USC) plants in China have proven highly effective at removing these pollutants.

 Coal Not Cold - by David Turver - Eigen Values