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9/30/05-Gov. Ed Rendell has announced that the nation’s first coal-to-diesel plant will be built in Mahoney Township, about 50 miles north of Harrisburg.
Coal-to-diesel is a process that involves heating crushed coal to a gaseous state, then liquefying it into fuel.
Rendell said in a statement that the privately-operated, $612 million plant will employ 1,600 people and produce 40 million gallons of cheaper, cleaner diesel fuel per year.
Anna Gomez, of the state’s Department of Environmental Protection, told “Land Line Now” that the project will rely on waste coal that’s presently piled all over the state.
Coal-to-diesel is a process that involves heating crushed coal to a gaseous state, then liquefying it into fuel.
Rendell said in a statement that the privately-operated, $612 million plant will employ 1,600 people and produce 40 million gallons of cheaper, cleaner diesel fuel per year.
Anna Gomez, of the state’s Department of Environmental Protection, told “Land Line Now” that the project will rely on waste coal that’s presently piled all over the state.