ZC-DCFC converts coal into electricity without combustion or turbinesXie Heping’s system bypasses Carnot limits with direct electrochemical conversionCoal powder reacts inside fuel cells to instantly generate electricity For more than a century, coal has carried an environmental stigma which few other energy sources share.The familiar image of smokestacks belching gray fumes has become shorthand for industrial pollution and climate damage.Yet, a research team led by Xie Heping at Shenzhen University now claims to have entirely rewritten that narrative.Article continues below You may like How a non-combustion system actually worksThe team claims its technology does not burn coal at all and…