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Back To Coal: Why Utilities Must Reconsider This Cheap, Plentiful Fuel
Peter R. Savage Reports, Sep 2004, Pages: 228
Why Coal Makes Sense Now and How It Will Be A Bridge To The Future Hydrogen Economy
Energy prices are soaring. Natural gas, in particular, has stopped being the 'cheap, clean bargain' that solved utilities' environmental problems. Instead, soaring natural gas prices have turned it into the No.1 headache for utilities. Poorly thought-out schemes to import
liquefied natural gas from OPEC nations aren't going to solve the mounting crisis. Just look at how OPEC is currently manipulating the price of crude oil. There's only one realistic answer, and it's coal.
Coal is cheap and plentiful. It's an ideal utility fuel. And it doesn't have to be 'dirty' or 'polluting' anymore. Back To Coal: Why Utilities Must Reconsider This Cheap, Plentiful Fuel is an up-to-the-minute, highly readable, comprehensive 228-page report
that tells you in detail:
- How coal combustion has evolved, detailing many new efficiency improvements
- Why coal gasification is now a realistic contender for electricity generation
- What's emerging in the way of efficient clean-up techniques to solve SOx, NOx and mercury problems
- How gasification-based IGCCs will help utilities be the founders of a hydrogen economy, if they choose
- How we're making progress in CO2 sequestration
- How coal will beat the path to energy independence, long before renewables can hope to contribute
Drawing on interviews and the latest research, Back To Coal covers clean coal efforts worldwide, identifying the principal players and researchers. Concepts like biotech desulfurization and the role of large fuel cells in utility-scale plants are discussed in detail. Further, you'll find understandable explanations of over 15 gasification techniques and 35 stackgas treatment methods to help you make informed decisions about the best clean coal technology for your company.
Coal is coming back, make no mistake about that. About 100 US utilities are considering coal-fired investments, quite seriously. There's a coal-fired building boom in China, and serious research underway in Europe and Japan. Find out why players like AEP and GE are excited about the IGCC process. Find out why the largest US coal producer, Peabody Energy, is entering the generation business.
What The Industry Is Saying About Back To Coal ...
"Back to Coal is loaded with information that will be of use to utilities, industry, governments, associations, NGO's, and those who are interested in or considering a return to coal-fueled generation. I would therefore recommend the report as a compact, readable, and very useful source of information. The report will also serve to answer many of the concerns those charged with making energy related policy decisions will face. It won't be long before my copy is highlighted and dog-eared."
--Jason Hayes, writing in the Coal Association of Canada's Coalblog, Oct. 21, 2004
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Shirley Strzelecki Savage: Prior to starting her own company she was an energy journalist for 25 years, well known for her authoritative coverage of oil and coal markets for Platt's Oilgram Price Report, Coal Week and Coal Week International, published by The McGraw-Hill Companies. She has also covered banking and finance for Global Finance magazine. A graduate of the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Shirley is co-author of Power Market Risk: How To Survive (& Prosper) In Crazy Times.
Peter R. ('Ray') Savage ('The Ideas Guy'): In his 30 years as a journalist for McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons and others, Ray is recognized for his ability to report and write about the chemical industry, energy, technology, banking, and finance for publications like Chemical Week, Business Week, IEEE Spectrum, and the family of Technical Insights newsletters. As a consultant he worked for Chem Systems, among others. Ray is a chemical engineer and graduate of University College, London. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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