Coal

Energy for the Future

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• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Year: 1995
• Edition: 0
• eBook ISBN:
  9780309176460
• Topic: Business
• Index: Business

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) was given a mandate in the 1992 Energy Policy Act (EPACT) to pursue strategies in coal technology that promote a more competitive economy, a cleaner environment, and increased energy security.Coal evaluates DOE's performance and recommends priorities in updating its coal program and responding to EPACT.This volume provides a picture of likely future coal use and associated technology requirements through the year 2040. Based on near-, mid-, and long-term scenarios, the committee presents a framework for DOE to use in identifying R&D strategies and in making detailed assessments of specific programs.Coal offers an overview of coal-related programs and recent budget trends and explores principal issues in future U.S. and foreign coal use.The volume evaluates DOE Fossil Energy R&D programs in such key areas as electric power generation and conversion of coal to clean fuels.Coal will be important to energy policymakers, executives in the power industry and related trade associations, environmental organizations, and researchers.

Table of contents

• COVER PAGE
• COMMITTEE ON THE STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S COAL PROGRAM
• BOARD ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
• Preface
• Contents
• Executive Summary
• PART I Strategic Planning for Coal
• PART II Overview of Current DOE Coal Programs
• PART III Recommendations for DOE's Future Coal Program
• APPENDIXES
• APPENDIX A Project Description Strategic Assessment of DOE's Coal Program
• APPENDIX B The Energy Policy Act of 1992
• APPENDIX C DOE Budget Data
• APPENDIX D Environmental Issues Affecting Coal Use
• APPENDIX E Clean Coal Technology Demonstration Projects
• APPENDIX F Committee Meetings and Activities
• APPENDIX G Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
• Glossary and Conventions
• Index