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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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Leading Experts: Coal

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John Bechtold, Coal & Energy Consultant, John BechtoldJohn Bechtold
Coal & 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 Booker, Vice President, Operations & Project Development, PT. Paiton EnergyJames Booker
Vice 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 Garrison, President, Onyx Energy America LLCMarc Garrison
President
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 Liu, President, AAA Minerals InternationalGuanghua Liu
President
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 Sun, Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University - CCGuodong Sun
Assistant 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...

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GLG NewsSM Analysis: Coal(?)

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New Coal Plants and Required Coal Railcars | 05-06-2008
Analysis of: Q1 2008 FreightCar America Earnings Conference Call | www.freightcaramerica.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    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 Enables Coal | 04-08-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

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 power plant are beneficial | 04-21-2008
Analysis of: The Greening of Wall Street | www.economist.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

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...

Coal companies prosper in the U.S. and Europe. | 04-28-2008
Analysis of: Europeans switching back to coal | www.iht.com
Author: Michael Lynch, Consultant, Michael E. Lynch

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...

Coal still vital fuel but needs to burn cleaner | 03-24-2008
Analysis of: U.S. again becoming a major coal exporter | www.iht.com
Author: Michael Lynch, Consultant, Michael E. Lynch

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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