Future of coal synthetic fuels in the context of national and global energy futures and impacts

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979 · 2nd Int. Energy Use Management Conf. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6350059

Lewis, R A; Mueller, P

According to the U.S. Department of Energy and West Germany's Universitaet des Saarlandes, synthetic fuels from coal offer a cleaner, more manageable coal-based alternative to oil and gas energy supplies due to the environmental, transportation, and storage constraints related to the direct combustion of coal, although environmental and water constraints and uncertainty over coal-mining capacities complicate the decisions of potential synthetic-fuels sponsors. The continued availability of natural gas through the rest of the century will forestall the commercialization of high-Btu gasification systems, although low- and medium-Btu coal fuels will probably contribute 0.1-0.3 quadrillion Btu/yr by 2000.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 6350059
• Report Number(s): CONF-791009-
• Journal Information: 2nd Int. Energy Use Management Conf. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 2; Conference: International conference on energy use management, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 22 Oct 1979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
COAL GASIFICATION
COMMERCIALIZATION
FUEL GAS
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
SYNTHETIC FUELS
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
COAL LIQUEFACTION
ENERGY POLICY
EVALUATION
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
FORECASTING
GLOBAL ASPECTS
HIGH BTU GAS
INTERMEDIATE BTU GAS
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
LOW BTU GAS
US DOE
EUROPE
FLUIDS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GASIFICATION
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
LIQUEFACTION
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
US ORGANIZATIONS
WESTERN EUROPE
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