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Coal will continue to provide a major portion of energy requirements in the United States for at least the next several decades. It is imperative that accurate information describing the amount, location, and quality of the coal resources and reserves be available to fulfill energy needs. It is also important that the United States extract its coal resources efficiently, safely, and in an environmentally responsible manner. A renewed focus on federal support for coal-related research, coordinated across agencies and with the active participation of the states and industrial sector, is a critical element for each of these requirements.

Coal focuses on the research and development needs and priorities in the areas of coal resource and reserve assessments, coal mining and processing, transportation of coal and coal products, and coal utilization.

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National Research Council. 2007. Coal: Research and Development to Support National Energy Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/11977.

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182 pages |  6 x 9 | 

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  • Hardcover:  978-0-309-11022-8
  • Ebook:  978-0-309-13413-2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/11977
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Front Matter i-xii
Summary 1-12
1 Introduction 13-23
2 Projections for U.S. and World Coal Use 24-42
3 Coal Resource, Reserve, and Quality Assessments 43-56
4 Coal Mining and Processing 57-79
5 Transport of Coal and Coal Products 80-90
6 Coal Utilization 91-107
7 Coal Research Needs and Priorities 108-127
References 128-136
Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies 137-144
Appendix B: Presentations to the Committee 145-147
Appendix C: Federal Support for Coal Research 148-154
Appendix D: Data Tables: U.S. and World Coal Reserves 155-159
Appendix E: Coal Mining and Processing Methods 160-166
Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations 167-169
Appendix G: Unit Conversion Factorsand Energy Ratings 170-170

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