World Coal Institute

Ever since the industrial revolution, the world has been involved in a constant struggle. This everlasting debate between economic growth and environmental protection has come to light once again with the expansion of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. While fracking was first used in the 1940s, it has not been widespread until recently when it was joined with horizontal drilling (Hoffman, n.d., para. 1). It is a process used to acquire natural gas previously inaccessible with more…

What is the planet friendly solution to our dependence on fossil fuel? Our solution to the dependence on fossil fuel is solar energy. Solar energy is the primary source of power for humans to use thousands of years and appears every day for free. Indians used the sun to dry hides, herbs, and meats for storage. Prior to the invention of the clothes dryer, people used a line pulled tight between two poles or structures to hang clothes on for the sun to dry. In more recent times, people use…

Coal Seam Gas (CSM) which some refer to as Coal Bed Methane (CBM) is one of the forms of unconventional gases that is located in coals deep in underground earth layers. The process of CSM extraction involves digging deep wells in earth, casing the wells for protection and pumping out gases and water which is already in the coals. Recovering these types of resources sometimes require simulations and fracking coal beds which involves the usage of water and chemicals. In addition, these acts of…

processed depends on many factors leaving “energy experts to differentiate oil, coal and gas resources” in reserves. These reserves are broken down in proven reserves, probable reserves, and possible reserves, all of which probably exceed the guesses being made. Meaning, “that the world has far more fossil fuels than it can safely burn”. This is even greater if you include “all the tar sands, heavy oil, kerogen, shale gas, coal-bed methane, and other unconventional sources are included”. Leaving…

In August 2016, a New York State Board agreed to grant a multi-billion dollar subsidy to the state’s nuclear energy sector. This subsidy is to be government mandated through the forcing of utility companies to purchase and pay nuclear power plants in zero-emission credits, thereby subsidizing nuclear plants’ operations. By creating this subsidy, the government is effectively saving three nuclear power plants in Upstate New York from permanent closures; however, at the expense of the tax-payer…

and every part of their life. The energy consumption is expected to grow about 60% in the next two decades throughout the world. As a large part of the total energy is provided by fossil fuels, the future of the world economy growth is highly dependent on whether the ever-increasing energy demand can be met. Fossil fuels are not ever lasting and economic crisis may happen if world economy will heavily dependent on them in future. Electrical Power is one of the most critical components of…

In this new era of 21th century, our world is surrounded by energy even our eating foods also having energy which is chemical energy. In physics, energy is defined as a property of objects which can be transferred to other objects or be converted into many different forms (encyclopedia 2016). Energy can be differentiated into two groups which is renewable energy and non-renewable energy. Renewable energy group is defined as the group of energy which can be replenished naturally in a short period…

• What is means of welding? The welding is the processes which make the permanent bonding between the two or more solid bodies o the metal if the welding is not done properly the welding joint can be brake from the welding place and if the welding is done properly the metal can be brake from the middle or the center of the object • Spot welding http://www.taylorautobody.com/Portals/16/images/Pro%20Spot%202.jpg There is many type of welding processes 1 Gas welding 2 Gas shielded arc welding 3…

BHP Billiton is a mining, metals and petroleum company based out of Melbourne, Australia. BHP Billiton is considered amongst the largest mining companies in the world. It is in BHP Billiton’s values to put health and safety first, being environmentally responsible and supporting the communities in which it operates. BHP Billiton is a registered Organizational Stakeholder of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). BHP Billiton practices its sustainability initiatives around the four major areas: 1…

Nuclear fuel or coal seam gas? In this work two different possible sources which can be used for electricity generation i.e., nuclear fuel and coal seam gas are compared. Starting with coal seam gas, technical, economical, environmental, and health related aspects of each source is discussed. Finally, a recommendation is made based on the ethical, environmental and economical assessment of each possible source of energy. “Dewatering” is the main part of extracting CSG which means pumping out…