Coal 2.0 - The use of coal in ways other than just digging the stuff up and burning it. "Fungible hydrocarbons".
Background Information
- CBM/CSG - Coal Bed Methane/Coal Seam Gas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalbed_methane
- UCG/ISCG - Underground (or In-Situ) Coal Gasification - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_coal_gasification
- CTL - Coal To Liquids - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_liquefaction
- GTL - Gas To Liquids - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_to_liquids
- Syngas - Synthesis Gas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syngas
- Fischer-Tropsch - Conversion of Syngas to liquid fuels - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischer-tropsch
- Ammonia - NH3, a liquid chemical made from Syngas - http://en.wikipedia.org/Ammonia
- Methanol - CH3OH (or MeOH), a liquid chemical made from Syngas - http://en.wikipedia.org/Methanol
- SNG - Synthetic Natural Gas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_natural_gas
- CNG - Compressed Natural Gas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_natural_gas
- LNG - Liquefied Natural Gas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNG
- CCS - Carbon Capture & Storage - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_capture_and_storage
Listed Companies
The list is in no way comprehensive and is presented in simple alphabetical order.