GLG Topic: Coal
Coal refers to a fossil fuel composed almost entirely of carbon, mined from the ground and made up of six types: Peat, Lignite, Sub Bituminous, Bituminous, Anthracite and Graphite. Coal is primarily used as a fuel to produce electricity, steel and heat.
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John BechtoldCoal & Energy Consultant
John Bechtold
John Bechtold is an independent Coal and Energy Consultant providing services to a wide variety of clients including Hill & Associates, a premier coal consultancy firm based in Annapolis, Maryland. He specializes in handling issues facing coal suppliers and consumers throughout the region. Formerly,...
James BookerVice President, Operations & Project Development
PT. Paiton Energy
James Booker is the Vice President of Operations and Project Development at PT Paiton Energy, an independent power producer in Indonesia with a 1,230MW coal-fired power plant. Mr. Booker has 35 years of experience (last 16 years in Asia) in project development, engineering, construction, project management,...
Marc GarrisonPresident
Onyx Energy America LLC
Marc Garrison is the President of Onyx Energy America and has experience in conventional and unconventional gas production such as coal bed methane and shale gas in Eastern Kansas, Northeast Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana, and Western Kentucky. Onyx primarily provides consultancy and project management...
Guanghua LiuPresident
AAA Minerals International
Guanghua Liu, PhD, is a President at AAA Minerals International, a Germany based firm providing consulting services in the mining industry. Dr. Liu has more than 24 years of experience in providing consulting services on coal reserves and managing marketing and production operations in Chinese Coal...
Guodong SunAssistant Professor
Stony Brook University - CC
Guodong Sun, PhD, is a Professor of Technology Assessment at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Sun is a leading analyst with more than 15 years of experience on advanced energy technologies and China's energy industries. He led a collaborative...
Study Groups: Coal(?)
| Study Group Name | Members |
|---|---|
| Coal Gasification and Clean Coal Technology Experts | 125 |
| Coal Brokers | 15 |
| Coal Mining Consultants | 19 |
| Thermal Coal Experts | 33 |
| Metallurgical Coal Experts | 55 |
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Analysis: Coal(?)
The biggest driver for orders of coal railcars will be the new coal plants coming on line the next few years. The commentary section below discusses the number of new coal plants presented by FreightCar America on its Q1 2008 conference call versus an updated analysis by...
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) ultimately will benefit the fuels which produce the most CO2 per BTU, such as coal or petroleum coke. It would enable coal to compete in a carbon tax or cap-and-trade environment. Higher CO2 concentration in flue gas makes CCS easier, so a concentrated carbon source...
New coal fueled power plant are far more efficient that old generation coal burning power plant. New coal power plant will integrate in their design the latest pollution control technologies in a more cost efficient manner. New coal power plant have a small carbon print and generate electricity in a...
Elisabeth Rosenthal in Civitavecchia, Italy, reported in the April 23 issue of the International Herald Tribune that leading Italian electricity producer Enel will increase its reliance on coal to 33% from 14%. Altogether, European countries are expected to build 50 coal-fired power plants over the...
Clifford Krauss reported in the March 20 issue of the International Herald Tribune that today, American coal from Appalachia and Wyoming is being exported to Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK). The international coal trade is in reorganization with the result that prices for U.S. coal are rising. Thus American...
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