Peat as an energy alternative
Abstract
The importance of developing alternative energy sources to augment supplies of fossil fuels is growing all over the world. Coal, oil shale, tar sands, biomass, solar, geothermal, nuclear, and hydroelectric power have received considerable attention as alternative energy sources. One large energy resource, however, has received little attention until recently. That resource is peat. Although peat is used as an energy source in some countries such as Russia, Ireland, and Finland, it is virtually unexploited in many countries including the United States. This paper provides an understanding of peat: its varieties, abundance, and distribution; its value as an energy alternative; its current and future role as an energy alternative; and the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of large-scale peat utilization.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5269795
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/10283-T1
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC01-76ET10283
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; PEAT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; RESERVES; USA; COAL RESERVES; ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; NORTH AMERICA; RESOURCES; 011000* - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Reserves, Geology, & Exploration; 294001 - Energy Planning & Policy- Coal
Citation Formats
Punwani, D V. Peat as an energy alternative. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web. doi:10.2172/5269795.
Punwani, D V. Peat as an energy alternative. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5269795
Punwani, D V. 1980.
"Peat as an energy alternative". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5269795. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5269795.
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abstractNote = {The importance of developing alternative energy sources to augment supplies of fossil fuels is growing all over the world. Coal, oil shale, tar sands, biomass, solar, geothermal, nuclear, and hydroelectric power have received considerable attention as alternative energy sources. One large energy resource, however, has received little attention until recently. That resource is peat. Although peat is used as an energy source in some countries such as Russia, Ireland, and Finland, it is virtually unexploited in many countries including the United States. This paper provides an understanding of peat: its varieties, abundance, and distribution; its value as an energy alternative; its current and future role as an energy alternative; and the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of large-scale peat utilization.},
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year = {Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
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