Coal In The 21st Century

Author : R E Hester,R M Harrison
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781788012515

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Coal in the 21st Century by R E Hester,R M Harrison Pdf

The long-term future for coal looks bleak. The recent UN climate change conference in Paris called for an end to the use of fossil fuels. However, coal remains one of the world’s most important sources of energy, fuelling more than 40% of electricity generation worldwide, with many developing nations relying almost wholly on coal-fuelled electricity. Coal has been the fastest growing energy source in recent years and is essential for many industrial activities, but the coal industry is hugely damaging for the environment. A major driver in climate change and causing around 40% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, coal fuel comes at a high environmental price. Furthermore, mining and air pollution kill thousands each year. A timely addition to the series, this book critically reviews the role of coal in the 21st century, examining energy needs, usage and health implications. With case studies and an examination of future developments and economics, this text provides an essential update on an environmental topic the world cannot ignore.

Author : Jane Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Coal mines and mining
ISBN : 0958274290

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Fuelling Dissension by Jane Young Pdf

Author : Yongseung Yun
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781837685806

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Recent Advances for Coal Energy in the 21st Century by Yongseung Yun Pdf

With worsening climate change worldwide, the use of coal energy must be reevaluated. Lessons from highly optimized experiences in developed countries, along with innovative statistical tools, are ready to be employed in the coal energy field. Leveraging these resources can enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and promote sustainable practices in coal utilization. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the coal energy industry in the 21st century. It includes six chapters organized into three sections on the past and future of coal energy, application of statistical tools, and application technologies. Chapters address such topics as the pros and cons of coal energy, current clean coal technologies, the application of statistical tools to improve productivity and effectiveness in the coal energy industry, utilization of waste coal fly ash, and more.

Author : Bruce G. Miller
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780124974517

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Coal Energy Systems by Bruce G. Miller Pdf

A Volume in the Sustainable World Series, Richard C. Dorf, Series Editor Coal is currently a major energy source in the United States as well as throughout the world, especially among many developing countries, and will continue to be so for many years. Fossil fuels will continue to be the dominant energy source for fueling the United States economy, with coal playing a major role for decades. Coal provides stability in price and availability, will continue to be a major source of electricity generation, will be the major source of hydrogen for the coming hydrogen economy, and has the potential to become an important source of liquid fuels. Conservation and renewable/sustainable energy are important in the overall energy picture, but will play a lesser role in helping us satisfy our energy demands. This book is a single source covering many coal-related subjects of interest ranging from explaining what coal is, where it is distributed and quantities it can be found in throughout the world, technical and policy issues regarding the use of coal, technologies used and under development for utilizing coal to produce heat, electricity, and chemicals with low environmental impact, vision for utilizing coal well into the 21st century, and the security coal presents. Key Features: ·A single-source reference for the energy professional, policy maker, and those interested in learning about the value of coal as an energy source that covers many aspects of coal and its use. ·Provides a comprehensive discussion of technical and policy issues regarding the use of coal. ·Presents coal's increasing role in providing energy security to the United States and other countries. ·Gives an up-to-date review of current energy usage, environmental issues, clean coal technologies under development, and policy factors affecting the use of coal. ·Addresses misconceptions of coal usage by illustrating that it can be used in an environmentally-friendly manner. Related Titles: Technology, Humans, and Society: Toward a Sustainable World. Richard C. Dorf, 2001. 0-12-221090-5 Wind Power in View: Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World. Martin J. Pasqualetti, Paul Gipe, Robert W. Righter, 2002. 0-12-546334-0

Author : Peter R. Odell
Publisher : multi-science publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015059226640

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Why Carbon Fuels Will Dominate the 21st Century's Global Energy Economy by Peter R. Odell Pdf

This text provides a survey of the energy resources for the foreseeable future and argues that there is not, nor has there been, a supply crisis. It contends that the current claims of impending disaster are as falsely based as those first made in the 1960s, albeit for different reasons. This book argues that most attempts at reasonable analysis are undermined by the poor quality and confusing nature of much of the statistical data available, much of the confusion deliberately sowed by governments and oil companies to create impressions that best served them at different times. Data is interpreted in a coherent way, concluding that the predicted supply crisis is not going to be a near-term phenomenon.

Author : World Mining Congress
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 964 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Mineral industries
ISBN : 9058092739

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Mining in the 21st Century by World Mining Congress Pdf

Author : James B. Goode
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : PSU:000049779714

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The Cutting Edge by James B. Goode Pdf

"The Cutting Edge" discusses coal in terms of the personal equipment and simple machines that miners use to protect themselves and monitor their workplace, describes the complex underground and surface machinery that make the American coal industry one of the most productive workforces on earth, discusses coal tranportation, and coal utilization, outlines the regulatory aspects of the coal industry, and examines careers in coal mining and what the future may hold.

Author : SCHOBERT.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Coal trade
ISBN : 0197646816

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Rethinking Coal by SCHOBERT. Pdf

"The 2016 Nobel Laureate in Literature has eloquently characterized the coal situation today: "The times they are a-changin'." On or about December 2010, the coal industry worldwide seemed to be in great shape. Global demand for coal had not only recovered from the 2008 recession, but was by then expanding at annual rates"--

Author : Ajoy K. Ghose,B. B. Dhar
Publisher : APH Publishing
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8176481580

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Mining, Challenges of the 21st Century by Ajoy K. Ghose,B. B. Dhar Pdf

Author : Peter R. Odell
Publisher : multi-science publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114901148

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Why Carbon Fuels Will Dominate the 21st Century's Global Energy Economy by Peter R. Odell Pdf

This text provides a survey of the energy resources for the foreseeable future and argues that there is not, nor has there been, a supply crisis. It contends that the current claims of impending disaster are as falsely based as those first made in the 1960s, albeit for different reasons. This book argues that most attempts at reasonable analysis are undermined by the poor quality and confusing nature of much of the statistical data available, much of the confusion deliberately sowed by governments and oil companies to create impressions that best served them at different times. Data is interpreted in a coherent way, concluding that the predicted supply crisis is not going to be a near-term phenomenon.

Author : Roy L. Nersesian
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780765628206

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Energy for the 21st Century by Roy L. Nersesian Pdf

A compendium of current knowledge about conventional and alternative sources of energy. It clarifies complex technical issues, enlivens history, and illuminates the policy dilemmas we face today. This revised edition includes new material on biofuels, an expanded section on sustainability and sustainable energy, and updated figures and tables throughout. There are also online instructor materials for those professors who adopt the book for classroom use.

Author : Anco S. Blazev
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9788770223225

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Energy Security for the 21st Century by Anco S. Blazev Pdf

This book takes a very close look at energy and energy security from a hands-on, technical point of view with an ultimate goal of sorting out and explaining the deep meaning of energy as well as the key factors and variables of our energy security. The book reviews the major energy sources—coal, crude oil, natural gas, the renewables, and other alternative fuels and technologies—according to the way they affect our energy security now and what consequences might be expected in the future. Topics include the different technical, logistics, regulatory, social, political, and financial aspects of modern energy products and technologies. The advantages and disadvantages of the different fuels, technologies, energy strategies, regulations, and policies are reviewed in detail, sorted, and clearly laid out as well as their effects on our present and future energy security in a way that is easy to understand by high school students, engineers, and professors alike. This book is a must-read for energy executives, environmental specialists, investors, bankers, lawyers, regulators, politicians, and anyone involved, or interested, in today’s energy production and use and their effects on our energy security.

Author : Elliott H. Gue,Yiannis G. Mostrous,David F. Dittman
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780132609876

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Investing in Coal by Elliott H. Gue,Yiannis G. Mostrous,David F. Dittman Pdf

This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from The Rise of the State: Profitable Investing and Geopolitics in the 21st Century (9780137153879) by Yiannis G. Mostrous, Elliott H. Gue, and David F. Dittman. Available in print and digital formats. Coal: Understand it, respect it, profit from it. Investors all too often dismiss coal as an anachronism, a relic of the 19th century. For many environmental groups, coal is public enemy No. 1 because of its reputation as the dirtiest of the fossil fuels. Coal will remain an important part of the global energy mix in the 21st century, just as it was in the 19th and 20th centuries. Coal doesn’t get enough respect.

Author : Bruce G. Miller
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080961169

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Clean Coal Engineering Technology by Bruce G. Miller Pdf

Concern over the effects of airborne pollution, green house gases, and the impact of global warming has become a worldwide issue that transcends international boundaries, politics, and social responsibility. The 2nd Edition of Coal Energy Systems: Clean Coal Technology describes a new generation of energy processes that sharply reduce air emissions and other pollutants from coal-burning power plants. Coal is the dirtiest of all fossil fuels. When burned, it produces emissions that contribute to global warming, create acid rain, and pollute water. With all of the interest and research surrounding nuclear energy, hydropower, and biofuels, many think that coal is finally on its way out. However, coal generates half of the electricity in the United States and throughout the world today. It will likely continue to do so as long as it's cheap and plentiful [Source: Energy Information Administration]. Coal provides stability in price and availability, will continue to be a major source of electricity generation, will be the major source of hydrogen for the coming hydrogen economy, and has the potential to become an important source of liquid fuels. Conservation and renewable/sustainable energy are important in the overall energy picture, but will play a lesser role in helping us satisfy our energy demands today. Dramatically updated to meet the needs of an ever changing energy market, Coal Energy Systems, 2nd Edition is a single source covering policy and the engineering involved in implementing that policy. The book addresses many coal-related subjects of interest ranging from the chemistry of coal and the future engineering anatomy of a coal fired plant to the cutting edge clean coal technologies being researched and utilized today. A 50% update over the first edition, this new book contains new chapters on processes such as CO2 capture and sequestration, Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) systems, Pulverized-Coal Power Plants and Carbon Emission Trading. Existing materials on worldwide coal distribution and quantities, technical and policy issues regarding the use of coal, technologies used and under development for utilizing coal to produce heat, electricity, and chemicals with low environmental impact, vision for utilizing coal well into the 21st century, and the security coal presents. Clean Liquids and Gaseous Fuels from Coal for Electric Power Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) systems Pulverized-Coal Power Plants Advanced Coal-Based Power Plants Fluidized-Bed Combustion Technology CO2 capture and sequestration

Author : Lars Bluma,Michael Farrenkopf,Torsten Meyer
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783110730036

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Boom – Crisis – Heritage by Lars Bluma,Michael Farrenkopf,Torsten Meyer Pdf

Boom – Crisis – Heritage, these terms aptly outline the history of global coal mining after 1945. The essays collected in this volume explore this history with different emphases and questions. The range of topics also reflects this broad approach. The first section contains contributions on political, social and economic history. They address the European energy system in the globalised world of the 20th and 21st centuries as well as specific social policies in mining regions. The second section then focuses on the medialisation of mining and its legacies, also paying attention to the environmental history of mining. The anthology, which goes back to a conference of the same name at the Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, thus offers a multi-faceted insight into the research field of modern mining history.