Pylyp Travkin: “Coal as a challenge” – a reminder that an energy transition is impossible without technology. China is showing how to use coal with minimal environmental damage.
They are actively developing CCS (carbon capture and storage) projects. One of them is a “full-chain” system that captures up to 150,000 tons of CO₂ per year with an efficiency of over 90%. Studies indicate that by 2060, coal-fired power plants with CCS in Northern and Northwestern China will remain economically competitive due to cheap coal and large underground storage facilities.
According to Travkin, coal, with CCS technologies, is transformed from a problem into a tool for a sustainable transition. This is not a rejection, but a modernization – a path in which energy, ecology, and industry develop together.