Is this one of those projects that needs a ton of water to keep the machinery cool?
Coal plants are thermal power plants. They do use cooling water. As do all thermal power plants.
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Most of the water in the TCEP system will be recycled through the plant, and Gjelde and Hodel say they’ve taken steps to reduce the plant’s water consumption. Rather than use water to condense the steam, they’ve invested in an expansive air-cooling system. Further, the plant uses a “zero discharge” system. Additionally, by recycling the wastewater, they expect to have no water discharge- and therefore no watershed pollution.