Outlook for the coal industry and new coal production technologies

Authors

  • Haoming Ma Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
  • Shanshan Chen Institute of New Energy, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development (RIPED), Beijing 100083, P. R. China
  • Dan Xue Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
  • Yanpeng Chen Institute of New Energy, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development (RIPED), Beijing 100083, P. R. China
  • Zhangxin Chen* Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada (Email:zhachen@ucalgary.ca)

Keywords:

The future outlook for the coal industry, The impact of major factors on the outlook, Development of new technologies in the coal industry, CO2 capture technologies for coal power plants

Abstract

Historically, energy resources have evolved from high carbon to lower carbon fuels (from coal to oil to natural gas), then to non-carbon (hydroelectric, geothermal, wind power and solar). This dynamic process has reflected the evolution of human civilization and industrialization. As one of the most useful and classical energy resources, what is the outlook for the coal industry in the future? What factors will have a great impact on the outlook? Can new technologies in coal production make the coal industry cleaner and more competitive and increase its demand in the world market? How effective are CO2 capture technologies for coal power plants? This editorial work attempts to provide insights into these issues.

Cited as: Ma, H., Chen, S., Xue, D., Chen, Y., Chen, Z. Outlook for the coal industry and new coal production technologies. Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 2021, 5(2): 119-120, doi: 10.46690/ager.2021.02.01

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Published

2021-03-11

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): June

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