Coal Overview

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Coal Overview
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New Developments in Coal

• Coal Gasification high temperature and pressure
  break coal down into elemental forms, generating
  carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
• Coal gases burned in turbine to make electricity
• Residual heat creates steam to drive a
  conventional turbine combined cycle
• Ultimate efficiency approaches 50
• Futurgen project

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World Coal Production
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Shale Oil and Tar Sands

• Comparing Green River shale oil formation with
  Athabasca Tar sands in Alberta
• Hubbert Revisited - 5