|
Non Renewable Energy Guest Article
A Clean Coal Power Plant With CO2 Sequestration
Dr. Robert E. Buxbaum, President, REB Research & Consulting.
http://www.rebresearch.com
On a cost of energy basis, there are few fuels as attractive as coal for non-mobile power production. Western coals cost less than $30/ton: far less than oil or natural gas at $135/bbl and $12/MMBTU respectively. There is far more chemical energy in a ton of coal than.... <---Click to Read Full Article
Oil Industry Overview
Elad Hillman
Senior-University of Michigan
Business Administration
Our Dependence on Oil
Oil is an essential resource to our modern lifestyles. As the world's premier source of energy, oil generates 40% of the world's
commercial energy. It has powered economic and population growth over the last century and a half. Ninety-five percent of land,
sea, and air travel run on energy generated from oil. The Haber-Bosch fertilizer-creation process and many other fertilizer
processes rely on oil. On a personal level, we need oil for our automobiles, for our heating systems, and for our power supplies.
Rising Global Demand
"Global demand for oil has increased seven-fold over the past half-century due to rapid .....<---Click to Read Full Article
Do you have an energy article that you would like to share?
Do you have an energy article that you would like to share? Share it!
What Other Visitors Have Said
Click below to see contributions from other visitors to this page...
Coal is not always king
Not rated yet
You can no longer make the blanket statement that "coal is the cheapest source of energy". In many areas of the country far from coal mines transportation ...
|