WINDIFICATION

If converting coal to gas for "carbon-capture" is "gasification," then this should be called "windification" -- the use of an abandoned coal mine to produce energy by a cheaper process, resulting in “the REAL clean coal.”

Pacific Power To Convert Coal Mine To Wind
July 18, 2007 (UPI)

WHO
Pacific Power, Pat Reiten, president.

WHAT
The Glenrock Wind Energy Project is planned by Pacific Power a former coal mine site.
The old Dave Johnston coal mine. (click to enlarge)

WHEN
The coal mine had operated between approximately 1960 and 2000. If approved, the wind project will be constructed in 2007-2008 and begin powering up by October 2008.

WHERE
The Dave Johnston Coal Mine in central Wyoming, near Glenrock. Pacific Power is based in Portland, Ore.

WHY
Glenrock Wind Energy will be 66 turbines with a 99 megawatt capacity.
It will hopefully end up looking something like this.

QUOTES
Reiten: "We are pleased to announce plans for a new Wyoming wind energy facility that will benefit customers by adding new cost-effective renewable energy to our electrical system, as part of a comprehensive strategy to achieve a more balanced mix of resources used to generate electricity…"