History of anthracite coal mining in Pennsylvania History of anthracite coal mining in Pennsylvania There are two types of coal found in Pennsylvania: anthracite (the “hard coal” found in Northeastern Pennsylvania below the Allegheny Ridge southwest to Harrisburg; also called “stone coal”, “rock coal” in the 1800s) and bituminous (“soft coal”, found west of the Allegheny Front escarpment). Anthracite coal is a natural mineral with a high carbon and energy content that gives off light and heat (produced energy) when burned, making it useful as a fuel. It was possibly first used in Pennsylvania as a fuel in 1769, but its real history begins with a documented
Carbon capture and storage capture projects include: The Shanxi International Energy Group (SIEG) is working to construct a 350 MW super-critical coal-fired power plant in Taiyuan, Shanxi province in China. Set for construction in the 2020s, this plant will capture carbon dioxide using oxy-fuel combustion, aiming for the capture of over 2 million tons of carbon dioxide per year. SIEG has been working with the US-based company Air Products since 2010 to perform feasibility testing and adapt its oxy-fuel technology to a proposed plant design. Captured carbon dioxide will be both sequestered and used for other applications. This project has also been included in