Coal, Gas & Electricity
Turning the World's Biggest Emitter Into Its Fastest Win
Coal supplies more than 35% of the world’s electricity — and produces roughly 40% of global energy-related CO2 emissions. It cannot simply be switched off: major economies including China, India, the United States and across Europe depend on it for energy security, and a full transition to renewables is still decades away. The real question isn’t whether coal disappears overnight. It’s whether the coal and gas plants already running can be made dramatically cleaner without shutting them down — and that’s exactly the gap the Thunderstorm Generator (TSG) is built to close.
The same principle applies directly to natural gas power generation as well.
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This Isn't a Simulation — It's Measured, on Four Independent Sites
Every figure on this page is grounded in real, independently observed testing — not modelling. The Thunderstorm Generator has now been tested and measured across four separate programs, on three continents, each confirming the same underlying result: pollutant breakdown paired with a sharp rise in oxygen output.
UK — Element Government-Certified Testing
Element, a leading global Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) body with no commercial stake in the outcome, tested a TSG-fitted engine at the Land Logical facility in Dartford, UK, on 28 June 2024.
| Emission | % Change |
|---|---|
| Total VOCs (as Carbon) | -99.9% |
| Carbon Monoxide | -97.1% |
| Sulfur Dioxide | -84.8% |
| Oxides of Nitrogen | -6.5% |
| Oxygen Output | +6,833.3% |
USA — Clearwater, Florida
A second, independent test on different equipment, running on different fuel, on a different continent — 24 June 2024: carbon dioxide down 99.56%, carbon monoxide down 98%, and oxygen output up 1,361.59%.
UAE — Star Cement Field Trial
Cement manufacturing is one of the most carbon-intensive industrial combustion processes on Earth — mechanically, the closest real-world parallel to a coal-fired power plant that this technology has yet been tested on. In a live field trial at Star Cement's Al Nakla Mines Workshop in the UAE (5–6 December 2024), fitting the TSG cut CO2 by 83.33%, hydrocarbons by 77.3%, and nitrogen oxides by 79.66% — on a real operator's own equipment, not a lab bench.
Plasmoid Power's Own Test Program
Beyond third-party certification and field trials, Plasmoid Power runs its own structured test program on every configuration of the technology, self-certified in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 testing methodology — and publishes its results, caveats included, rather than only its wins.
How It Works
- Step 1: the system captures exhaust gases from combustion — coal, gas, or any other fuel source.
- Step 2: plasmoid technology breaks down harmful emissions at a molecular level.
- Step 3: CO2 and other pollutants are converted into oxygen and less harmless compounds.
- Step 4: the oxygen-enriched output is available to improve combustion efficiency on the next cycle.
What This Could Mean at Global Scale
The figures below are an illustrative projection, not a claim that a utility-scale coal plant has been retrofitted and tested at this size — that is the logical next step the certified results above make the case for. They show what the certified reduction percentage would mean if applied at the scale of global coal power.
- Global coal power CO2 emissions (2023): approximately 14.6 billion tons — China (4.6B), India (2.6B), USA (1.1B), EU (0.9B).
- Applying the 99.56% certified CO2 reduction rate at that scale would point to emissions of roughly 58.4 million tons — a reduction of about 14.5 billion tons annually.
- For context, that reduction is roughly equivalent to removing the annual emissions of over 3 billion cars.
Bigger than the Paris Agreement target — if realised at scale
The Paris Agreement calls for roughly a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030. A global rollout of this technology across coal power alone, at the same reduction rate already measured in certified testing, would point to a result several times larger than that target — without taking a single coal plant offline or displacing the jobs that depend on it.
The Economic Case
Indicative cost comparison — to be confirmed with sourced figures before publication
| Technology | Cost per Ton CO₂ Reduced | Energy Efficiency Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Generator | $10–$20 | +19.45% (Clearwater test) |
| CO2 Scrubbers | $50–$100 | -20% (efficiency loss) |
| Nuclear Power | ~$17,000 per kW installed | 15+ year deployment timeline |
- Nuclear power is capital-intensive and slow to deploy — coal and gas plants can be retrofitted with TSG immediately.
- No radioactive waste or associated safety concerns.
- A scalable, affordable retrofit path that works with the existing energy grid rather than replacing it.
Energy Security and Jobs, Not Disruption
- Supports the millions of jobs tied to coal and gas power generation, while cutting emissions rather than eliminating the industry.
- Maintains stable energy supply in economies that depend on coal and gas, avoiding the energy security risk of premature plant closures.
- Creates a clear incentive for continued investment in clean retrofit technology rather than stranding existing infrastructure.
The Future of Coal and Gas Isn't Elimination — It's Transformation
The world doesn’t have to choose between energy security and climate action. Coal and gas plants fitted with the Thunderstorm Generator can continue operating — cleaner, more efficiently, and without the decades-long wait for a full grid transition.
Net-zero-class emissions from existing power infrastructure is no longer a theoretical goal. It’s a retrofit, proven on three continents, available now.
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