Expert Insights on 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.
Gerson Lehrman Group Council Members are available to discuss Coal via phone consultations, live meetings, surveys, and other custom GLG products and services.
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Featured Council Members
GLG Council Members are leading experts including academics, scientists, and industry specialists
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John Bechtold
Coal & Energy ConsultantJohn Bechtold
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John Trygstad
Vice President - Coal Process EngineeringNORWEST CORPORATION
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Robert Rosenberg
PartnerSLOVER & LOFTUS
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Xiu'an Fang
PresidentCoalworld.net
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Mike Barden
Managing DirectorEnergy Edge Ltd.
Study Groups
Study groups are populations of experts knowledgeable on specific sub-topics within a broader industry
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Coal Brokers | 29 |
| Coal Gasification and Clean Coal Technology Experts | 156 |
| Metallurgical Coal Experts | 113 |
| Coal Industry Consultants | 100 |
| Coal Gasification Experts | 88 |
Recent Live Meetings
Interactive roundtables, private visits, and small scale seminars are types of GLG Live Meetings
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September 16, 2009 | Hong Kong
Seminar: China Coal Industry – Investment Opportunities in Times of Consolidation (Beijing) -
October 8, 2009 | New York
Seminar: Rail Trends (New York) -
September 17, 2009 | Hong Kong
Seminar: Opportunities in LNG Market (Hong Kong)
Recent News Analyses
News analyses are expert commentaries on current events, written by Council Members who are available for follow up consultations
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Coal India can become a major market player the international coal market.
September 15, 2009
Coal India to buy assets of Rio Tinto | timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Coal india is the biggest producer of coal in the world and biggest supplier of coal in India. It captures the 90 % market of Indian demand. It will not have much influence in Indian market however it will give key competition in seaborne thermal coal market.
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Burning Coal while Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions
October 4, 2009
The Energy Disconnect | www.energytribune.com
Scientific peer-review, media political biases & pragmatic business planning suggest accepting the concept that reducing Greenhouse Gases (CO2) specifically from coal power plants. Avoid debating unreliability of climatological models, CO2 regulation or argue costs of renewable energy Solar, Wind...
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Economics of Scale Not Larger Profit Margins
September 9, 2009
Biotricity Corporation: “Would you like green electricity?” | www.yourrenewablenews.com
The cost comparison between constructing a renewable energy plant verses a coal or nuclear plant is like comparing apples with steak. The only similarity between the two is that they are both eatable food.
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Freightcar America has a strong balance sheet; but that’s all!
October 3, 2009
Toby Kolstad, President, Rail Theory Forecasts
FreightCar America: A Long-Term Bargain Today | stocks.investopedia.com
Freightcar America is a fine company with an old pedigree and a reputation for producing some of the best coal cars in America. Although the company has no debt, it also has few prospects for growth, since it seems that almost everyone, want to decrease coal usage in the future. While it has designs...
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U.S. citizens to pay a high price for this legislation
October 19, 2009
Michael Lynch, Consultant, Michael E. Lynch
Energy Firms Deeply Split on Bill to Battle Climate Change | www.nytimes.com
The nation's energy producers, once united, now battle over the policy decisions of the U.S. Congress. Producers of natural gas battle the oil companies. Electric utilities fight among themselves over the use of coal versus renewables. Coal companies battle natural gas producers. Supporters of Global...