EFLtrainer
Joined: 04 May 2005
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 Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject: Coal will save us from Peak Oil? |
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Peak Coal
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| ...According to the Energy Watch Group, global coal production can increase for 10-15 years (mainly driven by China), but then production of anthracite and bituminous coal will peak around 2020 at a production rate around 30% higher than at present. Lignite production is predicted to peak somewhere between 2050 and 2060. However, as the quality of coal produced will be declining continuously the world coal energy peak is projected to come around 2025. It is also important to note that �peak coal exports� should come even earlier, as lower-energy-density coals are not worth transporting long distances... |
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