Coal - Research and Development to Support National Energy Policy

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.

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Summary

States that it is important that the United States extract its coal resources efficiently, safely, and in an environmentally responsible manner. This book focuses on the research and development needs and priorities in the areas of coal resource and reserve assessments, coal mining and processing, and transportation of coal and coal products.

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• Authors: Board on Earth Sciences & Resources, Board On Earth Sciences And Resources, Technology Committee on Coal Research, Committee on Coal Research Technology an, Committee on Coal Research Technology and Resource Assessments to Inform Energy Policy, Division On Earth And Life Studies, National Research Council
• Assisted by: National Research Council (Editor)
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2007
• EAN: 9780309110228
• ISBN: 978-0-309-11022-8
• No. of pages: 182
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 230 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 526 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Mechanics, acoustics; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration