In Siberia, eco-friendly coal burning cuts costs and boosts efficiency

An automated eco-friendly and energy-efficient coal burning project, developed by EcoEnergia in Siberia?s Krasnoyarsk, has got to the top of the new Russian Startup Rating

An automated eco-friendly and energy-efficient coal burning project, developed by EcoEnergia in Siberia?s Krasnoyarsk, has got to the top of the new Russian Startup Rating (RSR), the KRITBI innovation business incubator announced. EcoEnergia is a resident of this Krasnoyarsk-based incubator. The project has been given a ranking of AA-90, which means ?high probability of success.? All projects, screened in accordance with a special RSR methodology, fell into three categories: new materials and equipment (High-Tech), biotechnology and medicine (BioMed), and IT, including Internet and mobile start-ups. EcoEnergia ranked among the leaders in the High-Tech category. Its project aims to create an automated system that pre-treats and helps burn at thermal power stations the coals of the Kansk-Achinsk Coal Basin in Siberia. According to Dr. Vitaly Dubrovsky, the CEO of EcoEnergia and a professor at Krasnoyarsk-based Siberian Federal University (SFU), the proprietary technology enables users to stop burning costly liquid fuels and start using low-grade coals...