China Emerges as a Leader in Cleaner Coal Technology

While the United States is still debating whether to build a more efficient kind of coal-fired power plant that uses extremely hot steam, China has begun building such plants at a rate of one a month.

 The average efficiency of American coal-fired plants is still higher than the average efficiency of Chinese power plants

“No matter how much renewable or nuclear is in the mix, coal will remain the dominant power source,” said Ashok Bhargava, a China energy expert at the Asian Development Bank in Manila.