Green Technology

GE will apply its gasification and turbine technology to the development of five hydrogen power plants, based on petroleum coke or bituminous coal feedstock. This type of hydrogen project converts coal or natural gas into hydrogen and carbon dioxide gas. The gas is used to generate electric power from turbines in a power plant. The by-product carbon dioxide is captured and stored underground in deep geological formations. 90 percent of the carbon dioxide in the fuel gas is captured so that it does not enter the atmosphere. ...

... "GE and BP’s global alliance will work to facilitate the development, demonstration and full integration of gasification and power generation technology into hydrogen power projects. These projects combine power generation from fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage to deliver commercial-scale power generation with 90 percent of the carbon in the fuel - which otherwise would have been emitted to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide - captured and permanently stored deep underground. In some cases, injection of captured carbon dioxide into oil reservoirs for storage also may result in the production of otherwise unrecoverable oil. For these enhanced oil recovery applications, the carbon dioxide has significant value, which helps make carbon capture and storage economically viable. For hydrogen power projects to be able to compete effectively in the electricity market, they would require appropriate policy support and a regulatory environment that recognizes and encourages the low-carbon benefits they can deliver. " ...

Via General Electric: Alliance to Develop and Deploy Hydrogen Power Technologies