Announcement follows Greenpeace report criticising nation's coal dependency
Use of competitively priced, China-made equipment likely to prove key to deal with US project
Report calls on world's top greenhouse gas producer to cut coal dependence
SK Energy and POSCO to receive state funding for synthetic crude and gas research
Shell rejects charge from China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association that its coal gasification technology is "immature" and problematic
Project to develop roadmap for nation's use of carbon capture and storage technology
Levy on energy bills or new subsidy mechanism could be introduced through new legislation
Tianjin SynGas facility expected to be operational by 2011
Financing on the cards for US and Australian power firms that commit to using Japanese clean coal technology