Abstract: Power generating station with a high-temperature reactor, a steam power generating station connected to the high-temperature reactor, a plant for generating hydrogen from carbon-containing material, with a coal gasifier for the hydrogenating coal gasification, a gas purification plant connected to the gas stream of the coal gasifier, a low-temperature gas separation plant following the gas purification and a tube cracking furnace which is connected to the methane line of this gas decomposition plant heated by the heat transporting medium of the high-temperature reactor for cracking a methane/steam mixture, and with a gas processing plant which is connected to the exhaust gas line of the tube cracking furnace and consists of at least one heat exchanger, a converting plant and a carbon dioxide scrubber.

Abstract: Gas turbine and steam power generating station with an integrated coal gasification plant which is supplied with oxygen via an air decomposition plant, with a methanol synthesis plant connected to the coal gasification plant, with a steam generating station part connected to the exhaust heat boiler of the gas turbine, as well as with a nitrogen line leading from an air decomposition plant to the combustion chamber of the gas turbine. The coal gasifier for the hydrogenating coal gasification is connected to a hydrogen supply line; the coal gasifier is followed, for utilizing the residual coke, by an iron bath gasifier, which is followed on the exhaust gas side by a converting plant and a carbon dioxide scrubbing plant connected to the hydrogen supply line. The exhaust gas line of the coal gasifier is connected via a gas purifier to a methanol synthesis plant and the exhaust gas line of the methanol synthesis plant is connected to the combustion chamber of the gas turbine.

Abstract: Combination method for the gasification of coal and the reduction of metal ores involving hydrogenation gasification of coal to produce hydrocarbons and a coke component. The coke is subjected to steam gasification and the gas therefrom used to reduce ores. Spent gas from the reduction is treated to convert CO in the gas to H.sub.2 and CO.sub.2. The CO.sub.2 is scrubbed out and the H.sub.2 is sent to the hydrogenation gasification to hydrogenate the coal.

Abstract: Gasification of coal by hydrogenation to produce CH.sub.4 hydrocarbons, and by steam to produce hydrogen. Forming a medium-grain and a small-grain fractions from coal. Hydrogenating the volatile and readily reactive components of part of the small-grain fraction to form hydrocarbons and coke. Mixing the coke with the other part of the small-grain fraction. Forming briquets from the mixture. Mixing the briquets with medium size coal fraction and steam gasifying to produce hydrogen. The hydrogentation is preferably carried out in a fluidized bed operation and the steam gasification in a fixed-bed operation.