Luca gets $76M for coal gasification

2008 December 24
by novogreen

Colorado firm uses micro-organisms to turn coal into methane underground. Colorado-based Luca Technologies has raised $75.9 million in a Series C round to acquire leases, wells and production assets for its underground coal-gasification technology.One Equity Partners and Kleiner Perkins’ Green Growth Fund led the round, which came a week after another U.S.-based underground coal gasification company, Laurus Energy, came out of stealth and announced $8.5 million in financing (see Laurus Energy finds clean coal solution?).

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3 Comments leave one →
2008 December 30

Its interesting to know the some small basics useful point about under ground coal gasification.which have tend for the globalization of the world.

2009 January 9

Olorado-based Luca Technologies has raised $75.9 millio for its coal gasification…great work

2009 January 13

Underground Coal Gasification is such a nice process to reduce the emissions and Lucas Technology has raised $75.9 million for this under ground coal gasification…nice article.

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