Demonstration plants have been built in the United States (Cool Water, 100 MW, 1977; and Plaquemine, 165 MW, 1987) and in Europe (Lünen, 170 MW, 1972; Buggenum, 250 MW, 1992; and Puertollano, 335 MW, 1997). A second development, which has appeared during the 1990s, is an upsurge in gasi-fication of heavy oil residues in refineries.
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