Download or read book Coal written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-12-21 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coal will continue to provide a major portion of energy requirements in the United States for at least the next several decades. It is imperative that accurate information describing the amount, location, and quality of the coal resources and reserves be available to fulfill energy needs. It is also important that the United States extract its coal resources efficiently, safely, and in an environmentally responsible manner. A renewed focus on federal support for coal-related research, coordinated across agencies and with the active participation of the states and industrial sector, is a critical element for each of these requirements. Coal focuses on the research and development needs and priorities in the areas of coal resource and reserve assessments, coal mining and processing, transportation of coal and coal products, and coal utilization.

Download or read book U S Coal written by Marc Humphries and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The US coal industry has gone through a number of gradual shifts in recent decades. The industry has become more concentrated, and mine productivity has improved. More low-sulphur coal and less high sulphur coal is today being produced. Less coal is exported, in part because of a strong US dollar. Improved production methods, such as greater utilisation of and improvements in longwall mining technology, have lowered the cost of underground mining, although surface mining continues to hold a substantial cost advantage. The United States is well endowed with coal. The total demonstrated resource base is estimated by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) at 508 billion short tons, of which about 274 billion short tons are classified as recoverable reserves. US recoverable reserves are estimated at 25% of total world reserves. Production of US coal reached an all-time high in 2001 at 1,121 million short tons. Coal supplies 22% of the nation's energy demand but 52% of its electricity needs. EIA forecasts coal to fall to 47% of the US electricity market by 2025 because of increased competition from natural gas. About 1,063 million short tons of coal were consumed in the United States in 2001, 90% of which was used in the electric power sector. Currently, railroads move about 65% of all coal, barges transport about 15%, and trucks about 11%. The outlook for US coal is mixed. While forecasts predict steady growth in coal supply and demand, the increased production is expected to come from fewer, larger mines and fewer producers. Continued competition from natural gas is likely to put pressure on coal prices for the foreseeable future.

Download or read book America s role in the world coal export market written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 1294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Weekly Coal Production written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book America s Role in the World Coal Export Market written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Changing Structure of the U S Coal Industry An Update written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1988 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book U S and World Coal Production written by Raul M. Schmidt and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though U.S. coal production remained strong over the past decade, reaching record levels of production, coal is losing its share of overall U.S. energy production primarily to natural gas. One of the big questions for the industry is how to penetrate the overseas market, particularly in steam coal, to compensate for declining domestic demand. As U.S. energy policy and environmental regulations are constantly debated, there is ongoing congressional interest in the role of coal in meeting U.S. and global energy needs. The question may not be whether the domestic production of coal is here to stay but, rather, how much U.S. coal will be mined, what type, and under what regulatory framework. This book serves as a primer on U.S. and world coal resources and production and highlights some of the congressional interest related to coal production on U.S. federal lands. The book also describes the past ten years of coal activity and includes a discussion of future coal production projections and federal coal incentives, many of which do not expire.

Download or read book International Coal Trade written by United States. Bureau of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Monthly inventory of information from United States Government Foreign Service offices and other sources that may not otherwise be made available promptly".

Download or read book The Position and Competitiveness of the United States in World Coal Trade written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Annual Outlook for U S Coal written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Technological Change and Productivity in the Bituminous Coal Industry 1920 60 written by United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book World Coal Resources written by Bernardo F. Grossling and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coal as a Catalyst in America s Revitalization written by United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Prospects for Future World Coal Trade written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book International Coal Trade written by and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coal Production and Processing Technology written by M.R. Riazi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coal Production and Processing Technology provides uniquely comprehensive coverage of the latest coal technologies used in everything from mining to greenhouse gas mitigation. Featuring contributions from experts in industry and academia, this book:Discusses coal geology, characterization, beneficiation, combustion, coking, gasification, and liquef

Download or read book Coal in Appalachia written by Curtis E. Harvey and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1986 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coal, the nation's most abundant fossil fuel and the only one that is exported, represents one of our most valuable natural resources. This study undertakes a thorough review of the economics of the Appalachian coal industry. It establishes, first of all, the international framework within which the American and the Appalachian coal industry function. It next examines the underlying principles that govern the production of and the demand for coal. This demand is influenced not only by price but also by world politics, the economic well-being of dozens of countries, government regulation, and t.