Corporate Responsibility

Technology

”Our goal is to be a major stakeholder in projects that ensure the environmentally sound and efficient use of coal, methane gas and alternative fuels.”

J. Brett Harvey

Coal provides nearly 50 percent of the nation’s electricity. Because this resource is critical to maintaining the way of life enjoyed by so many Americans, CONSOL Energy operates the largest private research and development facilities devoted exclusively to coal’s utilization and production. Our team of scientists, engineers and technicians are leading the evaluation and implementation of emerging technologies to ensure the efficient use of coal for generations to come.

Through partnerships with the U.S. Department of Energy and other government and private agencies, we conduct research to develop and test technologies for reducing emissions from coal-fired power plants. These studies are examining mercury emissions from power plants and sequestering carbon dioxide in unmineable coal seams. We are also developing technological advances in controlling power plant emissions and methane emissions from mines and drilling sites to address concerns about greenhouse gas emissions and help to establish a sound scientific basis for energy and environmental policies.

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CONSOL Energy and Verdeo Group Develop First, Large Methane Gas Abatement Project
CONSOL Energy and AES Greenidge — Successful Demonstration of Multi-Pollutant Control Technology for Smaller Coal-Fired Plants
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CONSOL Energy and Verdeo Group Develop First, Large Methane Gas Abatement Project

PITTSBURGH, PA, May __, 2010 -- CONSOL Energy has joined with Verdeo Group, Inc. to develop a project to destroy ventilation air methane emissions at an active West Virginia coal mine.

The project, which will be located at CONSOL’s McElroy Mine near Glen Easton in Marshall County, will demonstrate significant reductions of in a safe and proven manner, and without any impact on mine operations or production. It will be the first time the technology will be tested at an active coal mine in West Virginia, and among the largest such projects of its kind in the U.S. to date.

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CONSOL Energy and AES Greenidge — Successful Demonstration of Multi-Pollutant Control Technology for Smaller Coal-Fired Plants

PITTSBURGH, Pa., and ARLINGTON, Va., April 7, 2009 -- CONSOL Energy and AES Greenidge LLC have successfully demonstrated a compact, cost-effective multi-pollutant control technology that is well suited for reducing air emissions from smaller coal-fired power plants.

The demonstration project was part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Power Plant Improvement Initiative.

Performance testing data collected through June 2008 showed average removal efficiencies of 96 percent for sulfur dioxide, 95 percent for sulfur trioxide, 97 percent for hydrogen chloride, and 98 percent for mercury. Emissions of nitrogen oxides were also significantly reduced and particulate matter emissions were reduced by more than 98 percent relative to the emission rate observed prior to installation of the technology.

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