Coal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
Coal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.
Different types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%.
Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocks.
Coal has long been burned to create electricity and heat. The use of coal is increasing every year, in 2006 the world consumed over 6,000,000,000,000 kilograms of coal!
Coal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricity.
Coal is converted to electricity by being burned in a furnace with a boiler. The boiler water is heated until it becomes steam, with the steam then spinning turbines and generators to create the electricity.
Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricity.
Coal mining and the subsequent burning of coal can have many bad effects on both humans and the environment. Examples of this include waste products, acid rain, contaminated water, poisonous emissions, high levels of carbon dioxide and increased risks of lung cancer for coal plant workers.
A popular saying among many cultures is that if you behave badly during the year, Santa will deliver you a lump of coal for Christmas.
U.S. Coal Production Nearly 30 percent of U.S. mines are owned by public companies. Public companies produce approximately 75 percent of U.S. coal. The U.S. has produced more than 1 billion tons of coal annually for each of the last 15 years. Approximately two-thirds of today's coal production results from surface, rather than underground, mining. Mountaintop mining in Appalachia contributes approximately 10 percent of all coal mined in the U.S. and is roughly 40 percent of the coal mined in West Virginia and Kentucky. - See more at: http://www.rmcmi.org/education#.VIWc4aTF8vE
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My Fact: There are three different types of coal called lignite, bituminous and anthracite.
Total demand for U.S. coal reached 1.12 billion tons in 2008. Half of U.S. electricity is generated from coal. 9 out of every 10 tons of coal mined each year in the U.S. is used for electricity. Each person in the U.S. uses 3.7 tons of coal annually. Coal is the most affordable source of power fuel per million. By the way, historically averaging less than one-quarter the price of petroleum and natural gas. There are approximately 600 coal generating facilities (1,470 generating units) and 1,100 manufacturing facilities using coal in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Coal accounts for about 32 percent of U.S. total energy production and 23 percent of total energy consumption.
Coal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
Coal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.
Different types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%.
Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocks.
Coal has long been burned to create electricity and heat. The use of coal is increasing every year, in 2006 the world consumed over 6,000,000,000,000 kilograms of coal!
Coal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricity.
Coal is converted to electricity by being burned in a furnace with a boiler. The boiler water is heated until it becomes steam, with the steam then spinning turbines and generators to create the electricity.
Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricity.
Coal mining and the subsequent burning of coal can have many bad effects on both humans and the environment. Examples of this include waste products, acid rain, contaminated water, poisonous emissions, high levels of carbon dioxide and increased risks of lung cancer for coal plant workers. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/chemistry/coal.html
What Coal Did Today Clean coal technologies are being steadily deployed throughout the world. There are now more than 430,000 megawatts of supercritical and ultra supercritical coal power plants in operation or under construction and tens of thousands more are planned. China is leading the way and India is a fast follower. These highly efficient units produce more power with far fewer greenhouse gas emissions per kilowatt hour than standard coal plants. Further, the development of these advanced generation facilities is paving the way for the full advent of carbon capture and storage from coal generation. The emergence of near zero emissions technologies will unlock the full value of coal conversion -- from electricity to liquid fuel to substitute natural gas to chemicals.
The scale of coal's contribution to human welfare is seldom fully recognized. One way to attain perspective on what coal means to the world, as well as to individual societies, is to assess what just one day of coal consumption does to support socioeconomic growth and stability in various locales.
What Coal Did Today Coal is the world's fastest growing fuel for measureable reasons -- abundance, security, affordability, versatility and amenability to clean coal technologies
What Coal Did Today Coal And Electricity In The United States 36 States Obtain at Least 25% of Their Electricity From Coal and 26 Receive at Least 45%
Coal In One Day, American Coal Produces: More electricity than natural gas, nuclear, oil, wind and solar combined. Enough power to supply Alabama for three weeks, Kansas for 50 days and Connecticut for two months. 45% of the electricity to operate over 200 million computers and 100 million microwave ovens. More kilowatt hours than the United Kingdom uses in almost six days. Almost half the power to support 15,000 airports processing over 800 million passengers per year. One Day Of Coal In The Heartland --- Ohio As An Example Coal Produces 85% of Electricity in Ohio "Electricity ushered in a transformation of American society at the end of the 19th century. Suddenly, the backbreaking work that consumed dawn to dusk for most Americans was alleviated by electric motors, dynamos and generators. Electric household appliances made it possible to heat homes, cook food, store meat and perishable items and wash clothes without the drudgery and fear of disease that had haunted previous generations." Columbus, Ohio Department of Public Utilities, (2010)
One Day Of Coal In The Heartland --- Ohio As An Example
Coal Produces 85% Of Electricity In Ohio "Electricity ushered in a transformation of American society at the end of the 19th century. Suddenly, the backbreaking work that consumed dawn to dusk for most Americans was alleviated by electric motors, dynamos and generators. Electric household appliances made it possible to heat homes, cook food, store meat and perishable items and wash clothes without the drudgery and fear of disease that had haunted previous generations." Columbus, Ohio Department of Public Utilities, (2010)
References Consulted: EIA, International Energy Outlook, 2010; Annual Energy Outlook, 2011 and other data from http://www.eia.doe.gov/ IEA World Energy Outlook and related data from http://www.iea.org/ Columbus, Ohio Department of Public Utilities, http://utilities.columbus.gov/ Internet statistics sources available from author Population, institution and economic data from U.S. Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/ Forbes Magazine, http://www.forbes.com/forbes/ - See more at: http://www.rmcmi.org/news/detail/2011/05/26/what-coal-did-today#.VIWda6TF88Y
Coal is mined in 27 US states. Coal is the official state mineral of the Kentucky and official and the official state rock of Utah. Coal is the main reason for China's economic boost as for China's environmental problems. Coal has been used as an energy source for hundreds of years and was part of international trade in as long ago as the Roman Empire. Coal is directly responsible for the existence of more than 90,000 U.S. jobs and nearly one million jobs directly and indirectly. Coal was first discovered in what is now West Virginia in 1742 by John Peter Salley in what is now Boone County. Each person in the United States uses 3.8 tons of coal each year. Canada ranks tenth in the world in total coal reserves with 4 billion tonnes of bituminous coal. That's coal covering a football field to a height of about 4,500 kilometers! Coal ash is used as filler for tennis rackets, golf balls, and linoleum.
Coal takes a million years to create and therefore it belongs to non-renewable energy sources.
Coal mining uses two methods: surface or underground mining where surface mining is more dominant method because it is less expensive than the underground mining.
Coal is mostly transported by train. ds approximately $214 million into West Virginia's economy.
Twenty-four million dollars of coal severance taxes collected each year goes directly into the Infrastructure Bond Fund.
All 55 counties, even the non-coal producing counties receive Coal Severance Tax funds.
The coal industry payroll is nearly $2 billion per year.
Coal is responsible for more than $3.5 billion annually in the gross state product.
The United States produces about 20%, or 1.1 billion tons, of the world's coal supply—second only to China.
The United States has about a 245-year supply of coal, if it continues using coal at the same rate at which it uses coal today.
Montana is the state with the most coal reserves (119 billion tons). But Wyoming is the top coal-producing state—it produced about 400 million tons in 2004.
Texas is the top coal-consuming state. It uses about 100 million tons each year.
Coal ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, is used as filler for tennis rackets, golf balls, and linoleum.
U.S. coal deposits contain more energy than that of all the world's oil reserves.
Each person in the United States uses 3.8 tons of coal each year.
Coal is the world's most abundant fossil fuel - more plentiful than oil and natural gas. It is second only to oil as a source of energy that we use. Coal is widely used because it's easily obtained, there's lots of it, it's well distributed throughout the world, and it has a high energy content.
Coal has many important uses, but most significantly in electricity generation, steel and cement manufacture, and industrial process heating.
Coal provides over 23% of global primary energy needs. It generates around 39% of the world's electricity. Almost 70% of total global steel production is dependent on coal.
There are four main types of coal and all are found in Canada: anthracite, bituminous, sub-bituminous, and lignite.
There is more stored energy in Canadian coal than all the country's oil, natural gas, and oil sands combined.
Canada exports about 28 million tonnes of coal annually to more than 20 countries.
Canada ranks tenth in the world in total coal reserves with 4 billion tonnes of bituminous coal. That's coal covering a football field to a height of about 4,500 kilometers!
Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricityDifferent types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocksCoal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricitywww.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/chemistry/coal.html
Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricityDifferent types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocksCoal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricitywww.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/chemistry/coal.html
Coal mining and the subsequent burning of coal can have many bad effects on both humans and the environment. Examples of this include waste products, acid rain, contaminated water, poisonous emissions, high levels of carbon dioxide and increased risks of lung cancer for coal plant workers. Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricity.
Coal is the largest source of energy for the generation of electricity worldwide, as well as one of the largest worldwide anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide releases. In 1999,
The United States has about a 235-year supply of coal, if it continues using coal at the same rate at which it uses coal today.
Montana is the state with the most coal reserves (119 billion tons). But Wyoming is the top coal-producing state—it produced over 400 million tons in 2012.
Texas is the top coal-consuming state. It uses about 100 million tons each year.
The average coal miner is 45 years old and has 16 years of experience.
Coal ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, is used as filler for tennis rackets, golf balls, and linoleum.
U.S. coal deposits contain more energy than that of all the world’s conventional oil reserves.
Coal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
Coal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.
Different types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%.
Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocks.
Coal has long been burned to create electricity and heat. The use of coal is increasing every year, in 2006 the world consumed over 6,000,000,000,000 kilograms of coal!
Coal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricity.
Coal is converted to electricity by being burned in a furnace with a boiler. The boiler water is heated until it becomes steam, with the steam then spinning turbines and generators to create the electricity.
Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricity.
Coal mining and the subsequent burning of coal can have many bad effects on both humans and the environment. Examples of this include waste products, acid rain, contaminated water, poisonous emissions, high levels of carbon dioxide and increased risks of lung cancer for coal plant workers.
A popular saying among many cultures is that if you behave badly during the year, Santa will deliver you a lump of coal for Christmas.
Coal (from the Old English term col, which has meant "mineral of fossilized carbon" since the 13th century)[1] is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure. Coal is composed primarily of carbon along with variable quantities of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.[2]
Throughout history, coal has been used as an energy resource, primarily burned for the production of electricity and/or heat, and is also used for industrial purposes, such as refining metals. A fossil fuel, coal forms when dead plant matter is converted into peat, which in turn is converted into lignite, then sub-bituminous coal, after that bituminous coal, and lastly anthracite. This involves biological and geological processes that take place over a long period. The Energy Information Administration estimates coal reserves at 948×109 short tons (860 Gt).[3] One estimate for resources is 18 000 Gt.[4]
~Coal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
Coal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.
Different types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%.
Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocks.
Coal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
Coal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.
Different types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%.
Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocks.
Coal has long been burned to create electricity and heat. The use of coal is increasing every year, in 2006 the world consumed over 6,000,000,000,000 kilograms of coal!
Coal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricity.
Coal is converted to electricity by being burned in a furnace with a boiler. The boiler water is heated until it becomes steam, with the steam then SPINNING turbines and generators to create the electricity.
Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricity.
Coal mining and the subsequent burning of coal can have many bad effects on both humans and the environment. Examples of this include waste products, acid rain, contaminated water, poisonous emissions, high levels of carbon dioxide and increased risks of lung cancer for coal plant workers.
A popular saying among many cultures is that if you behave badly during the year, Santa will deliver you a lump of coal for Christmas.
Coal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
Coal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.
Different types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%.
Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocks.
Coal has long been burned to create electricity and heat. The use of coal is increasing every year, in 2006 the world consumed over 6,000,000,000,000 kilograms of coal!
Coal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricity.
Coal is converted to electricity by being burned in a furnace with a boiler. The boiler water is heated until it becomes steam, with the steam then spinning turbines and generators to create the electricity.
Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricity.
Coal mining and the subsequent burning of coal can have many bad effects on both humans and the environment. Examples of this include waste products, acid rain, contaminated water, poisonous emissions, high levels of carbon dioxide and increased risks of lung cancer for coal plant workers.
A popular saying among many cultures is that if you behave badly during the year, Santa will deliver you a lump of coal for Christmas.
The United States produces about 1 billion tons of coal annually, about 12% of the world’s supply—second only to China. Coal generates about 40 percent of the electricity in the United States. Each person in the United States uses 3 tons of coal each year. More than 2.4 million acres of mined land have been reclaimed over the past 25 years—that’s an area larger than the state of Delaware. The United States has about a 235-year supply of coal, if it continues using coal at the same rate at which it uses coal today. Montana is the state with the most coal reserves (119 billion tons). But Wyoming is the top coal-producing state—it produced over 400 million tons in 2012. Texas is the top coal-consuming state. It uses about 100 million tons each year. The average coal miner is 45 years old and has 16 years of experience. Coal ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, is used as filler for tennis rackets, golf balls, and linoleum. U.S. coal deposits contain more energy than that of all the world’s conventional oil reserves.
1) Coal is currently used to meet 30% of global primary energy needs, which is the highest level since 1970. It is used to generate 41% of the world’s electricity and is used in the production of 70% of the world’s steel.
2) According to the World Resources Institute, almost 1,200 coal-fired power plants had been proposed globally in 2012, with China and Pakistan accounting for the majority of these projects.
3) Japan, a country with no natural energy resources to speak of, invested $19.7 billion in overseas coal projects in the last seven years according to the NRDC. Germany’s state development bank, KfW, followed a similar path, lending $3.7 billion in the last eight years to coal projects in Greece, India, Serbia, South Africa and Australia.
4) As the chart below from the IEA illustrates, international trade in coal is hardly on the wane. Coal exports totaled 1,300 million tonnes last year. The top five coal importers are China, Japan, India, Korea, and Chinese Taipei (note: all in Asia), while the top five exporters are Indonesia, Australia, Russia, the US and Colombia).
International trade in coal
5) Recent research states as much as one fifth of global exports lose money at $72 a ton.
6) Over 2,000 smaller mines in China are expected to close by 2015, as a growing share of coal production is uneconomic. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, output in China – the world’s biggest producer – rose to 3.68 billion tons in 2013, up from 3.65 billion the previous year.
7) Beijing is banning coal use in six main districts of Beijing by 2020 in an effort to combat air pollution. It will stop the use of coal and coal products and shut down all coal-fired power plants and other coal facilities. Coal accounts for approximately one quarter of the city’s total energy consumption.
8) US coal consumption is expected to grow by 2.5% to 949 million short tons this year, according to the EIA, due to its relative attractiveness in the face of higher year-over-year natural gas prices. It is expected to drop by 2.7% in 2015, however, due to coal plant retirements (h/t the MATS ruling from the EPA).
US coal consumption
9) US coal production is expected to grow 2.5% this year, according to the EIA, due to aforementioned higher consumption, as well as a need to replenish inventories.
10) Over 60% of Africa lacks access to electricity (aka over 600 million people). The EIA projects Africa to increase its coal consumption by 70% by 2040. It has 35 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves, but as the BP statistical review highlights, comparatively low levels of both production and consumption compared with other regions of the world.
Coal started out as a plant under water, nearly 70% of china's energy is made from coal, and finally coal has been burnt to create electricity, the use of coal is increasing every year!!!!
Coal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricity.
Coal is converted to electricity by being burned in a furnace with a boiler. The boiler water is heated until it becomes steam, with the steam then spinning turbines and generators to create the electricity .Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricity. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/chemistry/coal.html
Coal (from the Old English term col, which has meant "mineral of fossilized carbon" since the 13th century) is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams.
U.S. Demand: Total demand for U.S. coal reached 1.12 billion tons in 2008. Half of U.S. electricity is generated from coal. 9 out of every 10 tons of coal mined each year in the U.S. is used for domestic electricity generation. Each person in the U.S. uses 3.7 tons of coal annually. Coal is the most affordable source of power fuel per million Btu, historically averaging less than one-quarter the price of petroleum and natural gas. There are approximately 600 coal generating facilities (1,470 generating units) and 1,100 manufacturing facilities using coal in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Coal accounts for about 32 percent of U.S. total energy production and 23 percent of total energy consumption.
Total demand for U.S. coal reached 1.12 billion tons in 2008. Half of U.S. electricity is generated from coal. 9 out of every 10 tons of coal mined each year in the U.S. is used for domestic electricity generation. Each person in the U.S. uses 3.7 tons of coal annually. Coal is the most affordable source of power fuel per million Btu, historically averaging less than one-quarter the price of petroleum and natural gas. There are approximately 600 coal generating facilities (1,470 generating units) and 1,100 manufacturing facilities using coal in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Coal accounts for about 32 percent of U.S. total energy production and 23 percent of total energy consumption - See more at: http://www.rmcmi.org/education#.VIW6CWTF88Y
The United States holds the world's largest estimated recoverable reserves of coal and is a net exporter of coal. In 2013, U.S. coal mines produced just under one billion short tons of coal, the lowest output level since 1993. More than 90% of this coal was used by U.S. power plants to generate electricity. While coal has been the largest source of electricity generation in the United States for over 60 years, its annual share of total net generation declined from nearly 50% in 2007 to 39% in 2013 as some power producers switched to more competitively priced natural gas. At the same time, new environmental regulations also made it more costly to operate some coal plants.
The Coal Severance Tax adds approximately $214 million into West Virginia's economy.
Twenty-four million dollars of coal severance taxes collected each year goes directly into the Infrastructure Bond Fund.
All 55 counties, even the non-coal producing counties receive Coal Severance Tax funds.
The coal industry payroll is nearly $2 billion per year.
Coal is responsible for more than $3.5 billion annually in the gross state product.
The United States produces about 20%, or 1.1 billion tons, of the world's coal supply—second only to China.
The United States has about a 245-year supply of coal, if it continues using coal at the same rate at which it uses coal today.
Montana is the state with the most coal reserves (119 billion tons). But Wyoming is the top coal-producing state—it produced about 400 million tons in 2004.
Texas is the top coal-consuming state. It uses about 100 million tons each year.
Coal ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, is used as filler for tennis rackets, golf balls, and linoleum.
U.S. coal deposits contain more energy than that of all the world's oil reserves.
Each person in the United States uses 3.8 tons of coal each year.
Coal is the world's most abundant fossil fuel - more plentiful than oil and natural gas. It is second only to oil as a source of energy that we use. Coal is widely used because it's easily obtained, there's lots of it, it's well distributed throughout the world, and it has a high energy content.
Coal has many important uses, but most significantly in electricity generation, steel and cement manufacture, and industrial process heating.
Coal provides over 23% of global primary energy needs. It generates around 39% of the world's electricity. Almost 70% of total global steel production is dependent on coal.
There are four main types of coal and all are found in Canada: anthracite, bituminous, sub-bituminous, and lignite.
There is more stored energy in Canadian coal than all the country's oil, natural gas, and oil sands combined.
Canada exports about 28 million tonnes of coal annually to more than 20 countries.
Canada ranks tenth in the world in total coal reserves with 4 billion tonnes of bituminous coal. That's coal covering a football field to a height of about 4,500 kilometers!
U.S. coal deposits contain more energy than that of all the world’s oil reserves.
Coal ash is used as filler for tennis rackets, golf balls, and linoleum.
Total demand for U.S. coal reached 1.12 billion tons in 2008. Half of U.S. electricity is generated from coal. 9 out of every 10 tons of coal mined each year in the U.S. is used for domestic electricity generation. Each person in the U.S. uses 3.7 tons of coal annually. Coal is the most affordable source of power fuel per million Btu, historically averaging less than one-quarter the price of petroleum and natural gas. There are approximately 600 coal generating facilities (1,470 generating units) and 1,100 manufacturing facilities using coal in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Coal accounts for about 32 percent of U.S. total energy production and 23 percent of total energy consumption. - See more at: http://www.rmcmi.org/education#.VIXP7YvPZFI I can find way more.
Coal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
Coal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.
Different types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%.
Coal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis a change in form takes place.
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/chemistry/coal.html A popular saying among many cultures is that if you behave badly during the year, Santa will deliver you a lump of coal for Christmas.
Coal provided heat for homes, gave miners money for mining the coal.
ReplyDeleteCoal was used to power trains and give heat to homes.
ReplyDeleteCoal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
ReplyDeleteCoal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.
Different types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%.
Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocks.
Coal has long been burned to create electricity and heat. The use of coal is increasing every year, in 2006 the world consumed over 6,000,000,000,000 kilograms of coal!
Coal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricity.
Coal is converted to electricity by being burned in a furnace with a boiler. The boiler water is heated until it becomes steam, with the steam then spinning turbines and generators to create the electricity.
Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricity.
Coal mining and the subsequent burning of coal can have many bad effects on both humans and the environment. Examples of this include waste products, acid rain, contaminated water, poisonous emissions, high levels of carbon dioxide and increased risks of lung cancer for coal plant workers.
A popular saying among many cultures is that if you behave badly during the year, Santa will deliver you a lump of coal for Christmas.
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ReplyDeleteNearly 30 percent of U.S. mines are owned by public companies. Public companies produce approximately 75 percent of U.S. coal.
The U.S. has produced more than 1 billion tons of coal annually for each of the last 15 years.
Approximately two-thirds of today's coal production results from surface, rather than underground, mining.
Mountaintop mining in Appalachia contributes approximately 10 percent of all coal mined in the U.S. and is roughly 40 percent of the coal mined in West Virginia and Kentucky.
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My Fact: There are three different types of coal called lignite, bituminous and anthracite.
Total demand for U.S. coal reached 1.12 billion tons in 2008. Half of U.S. electricity is generated from coal. 9 out of every 10 tons of coal mined each year in the U.S. is used for electricity. Each person in the U.S. uses 3.7 tons of coal annually. Coal is the most affordable source of power fuel per million. By the way, historically averaging less than one-quarter the price of petroleum and natural gas. There are approximately 600 coal generating facilities (1,470 generating units) and 1,100 manufacturing facilities using coal in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Coal accounts for about 32 percent of U.S. total energy production and 23 percent of total energy consumption.
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Coal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
ReplyDeleteCoal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.
Different types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%.
Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocks.
Coal has long been burned to create electricity and heat. The use of coal is increasing every year, in 2006 the world consumed over 6,000,000,000,000 kilograms of coal!
Coal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricity.
Coal is converted to electricity by being burned in a furnace with a boiler. The boiler water is heated until it becomes steam, with the steam then spinning turbines and generators to create the electricity.
Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricity.
Coal mining and the subsequent burning of coal can have many bad effects on both humans and the environment. Examples of this include waste products, acid rain, contaminated water, poisonous emissions, high levels of carbon dioxide and increased risks of lung cancer for coal plant workers.
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What Coal Did Today Clean coal technologies are being steadily deployed throughout the world. There are now more than 430,000 megawatts of supercritical and ultra supercritical coal power plants in operation or under construction and tens of thousands more are planned. China is leading the way and India is a fast follower. These highly efficient units produce more power with far fewer greenhouse gas emissions per kilowatt hour than standard coal plants. Further, the development of these advanced generation facilities is paving the way for the full advent of carbon capture and storage from coal generation. The emergence of near zero emissions technologies will unlock the full value of coal conversion -- from electricity to liquid fuel to substitute natural gas to chemicals.
ReplyDeleteThe scale of coal's contribution to human welfare is seldom fully recognized. One way to attain perspective on what coal means to the world, as well as to individual societies, is to assess what just one day of coal consumption does to support socioeconomic growth and stability in various locales.
What Coal Did Today
Coal is the world's fastest growing fuel for measureable reasons -- abundance, security, affordability, versatility and amenability to clean coal technologies
What Coal Did Today
Coal And Electricity In The United States
36 States Obtain at Least 25% of Their Electricity From Coal and 26 Receive at Least 45%
Coal
In One Day, American Coal Produces:
More electricity than natural gas, nuclear, oil, wind and solar combined.
Enough power to supply Alabama for three weeks, Kansas for 50 days and Connecticut for two months.
45% of the electricity to operate over 200 million computers and 100 million microwave ovens.
More kilowatt hours than the United Kingdom uses in almost six days.
Almost half the power to support 15,000 airports processing over 800 million passengers per year.
One Day Of Coal In The Heartland --- Ohio As An Example
Coal Produces 85% of Electricity in Ohio "Electricity ushered in a transformation of American society at the end of the 19th century. Suddenly, the backbreaking work that consumed dawn to dusk for most Americans was alleviated by electric motors, dynamos and generators. Electric household appliances made it possible to heat homes, cook food, store meat and perishable items and wash clothes without the drudgery and fear of disease that had haunted previous generations." Columbus, Ohio Department of Public Utilities, (2010)
One Day Of Coal In The Heartland --- Ohio As An Example
Coal Produces 85% Of Electricity In Ohio
"Electricity ushered in a transformation of American society at the end of the 19th century. Suddenly, the backbreaking work that consumed dawn to dusk for most Americans was alleviated by electric motors, dynamos and generators. Electric household appliances made it possible to heat homes, cook food, store meat and perishable items and wash clothes without the drudgery and fear of disease that had haunted previous generations." Columbus, Ohio Department of Public Utilities, (2010)
References Consulted:
EIA, International Energy Outlook, 2010; Annual Energy Outlook, 2011 and other data from http://www.eia.doe.gov/ IEA
World Energy Outlook and related data from http://www.iea.org/
Columbus, Ohio Department of Public Utilities, http://utilities.columbus.gov/
Internet statistics sources available from author
Population, institution and economic data from U.S. Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/
Forbes Magazine, http://www.forbes.com/forbes/
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ReplyDeleteCoal is mined in 27 US states. Coal is the official state mineral of the Kentucky and official and the official state rock of Utah. Coal is the main reason for China's economic boost as for China's environmental problems. Coal has been used as an energy source for hundreds of years and was part of international trade in as long ago as the Roman Empire. Coal is directly responsible for the existence of more than 90,000 U.S. jobs and nearly one million jobs directly and indirectly. Coal was first discovered in what is now West Virginia in 1742 by John Peter Salley in what is now Boone County. Each person in the United States uses 3.8 tons of coal each year. Canada ranks tenth in the world in total coal reserves with 4 billion tonnes of bituminous coal. That's coal covering a football field to a height of about 4,500 kilometers! Coal ash is used as filler for tennis rackets, golf balls, and linoleum.
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Coal was formed about 300 million years ago.
ReplyDeleteCoal takes a million years to create and therefore it belongs to non-renewable energy sources.
Coal mining uses two methods: surface or underground mining where surface mining is more dominant method because it is less expensive than the underground mining.
Coal is mostly transported by train.
ds approximately $214 million into West Virginia's economy.
Twenty-four million dollars of coal severance taxes collected each year goes directly into the Infrastructure Bond Fund.
All 55 counties, even the non-coal producing counties receive Coal Severance Tax funds.
The coal industry payroll is nearly $2 billion per year.
Coal is responsible for more than $3.5 billion annually in the gross state product.
The United States produces about 20%, or 1.1 billion tons, of the world's coal supply—second only to China.
The United States has about a 245-year supply of coal, if it continues using coal at the same rate at which it uses coal today.
Montana is the state with the most coal reserves (119 billion tons). But Wyoming is the top coal-producing state—it produced about 400 million tons in 2004.
Texas is the top coal-consuming state. It uses about 100 million tons each year.
Coal ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, is used as filler for tennis rackets, golf balls, and linoleum.
U.S. coal deposits contain more energy than that of all the world's oil reserves.
Each person in the United States uses 3.8 tons of coal each year.
Coal is the world's most abundant fossil fuel - more plentiful than oil and natural gas. It is second only to oil as a source of energy that we use. Coal is widely used because it's easily obtained, there's lots of it, it's well distributed throughout the world, and it has a high energy content.
Coal has many important uses, but most significantly in electricity generation, steel and cement manufacture, and industrial process heating.
Coal provides over 23% of global primary energy needs. It generates around 39% of the world's electricity. Almost 70% of total global steel production is dependent on coal.
There are four main types of coal and all are found in Canada: anthracite, bituminous, sub-bituminous, and lignite.
There is more stored energy in Canadian coal than all the country's oil, natural gas, and oil sands combined.
Canada exports about 28 million tonnes of coal annually to more than 20 countries.
Canada ranks tenth in the world in total coal reserves with 4 billion tonnes of bituminous coal. That's coal covering a football field to a height of about 4,500 kilometers!
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Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricityDifferent types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocksCoal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricitywww.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/chemistry/coal.html
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ReplyDeleteCoal was used to power trains and give heat to homes.
ReplyDeleteCoal mining and the subsequent burning of coal can have many bad effects on both humans and the environment. Examples of this include waste products, acid rain, contaminated water, poisonous emissions, high levels of carbon dioxide and increased risks of lung cancer for coal plant workers. Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricity.
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Coal is the largest source of energy for the generation of electricity worldwide, as well as one of the largest worldwide anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide releases. In 1999,
ReplyDeleteCoal is a nonrenewable fuel.
ReplyDeleteCoal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricity.
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The United States has about a 235-year supply of coal, if it continues using coal at the same rate at which it uses coal today.
ReplyDeleteMontana is the state with the most coal reserves (119 billion tons). But Wyoming is the top coal-producing state—it produced over 400 million tons in 2012.
Texas is the top coal-consuming state. It uses about 100 million tons each year.
The average coal miner is 45 years old and has 16 years of experience.
Coal ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, is used as filler for tennis rackets, golf balls, and linoleum.
U.S. coal deposits contain more energy than that of all the world’s conventional oil reserves.
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Coal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
ReplyDeleteCoal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.
Different types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%.
Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocks.
Coal has long been burned to create electricity and heat. The use of coal is increasing every year, in 2006 the world consumed over 6,000,000,000,000 kilograms of coal!
Coal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricity.
Coal is converted to electricity by being burned in a furnace with a boiler. The boiler water is heated until it becomes steam, with the steam then spinning turbines and generators to create the electricity.
Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricity.
Coal mining and the subsequent burning of coal can have many bad effects on both humans and the environment. Examples of this include waste products, acid rain, contaminated water, poisonous emissions, high levels of carbon dioxide and increased risks of lung cancer for coal plant workers.
A popular saying among many cultures is that if you behave badly during the year, Santa will deliver you a lump of coal for Christmas.
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Coal (from the Old English term col, which has meant "mineral of fossilized carbon" since the 13th century)[1] is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure. Coal is composed primarily of carbon along with variable quantities of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.[2]
ReplyDeleteThroughout history, coal has been used as an energy resource, primarily burned for the production of electricity and/or heat, and is also used for industrial purposes, such as refining metals. A fossil fuel, coal forms when dead plant matter is converted into peat, which in turn is converted into lignite, then sub-bituminous coal, after that bituminous coal, and lastly anthracite. This involves biological and geological processes that take place over a long period. The Energy Information Administration estimates coal reserves at 948×109 short tons (860 Gt).[3] One estimate for resources is 18 000 Gt.[4]
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ReplyDelete~Coal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
Coal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.
Different types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%.
Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocks.
Coal is Black too.... That was the most obvious fact ever.
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ReplyDeleteCoal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
Coal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.
Different types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%.
Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocks.
Coal has long been burned to create electricity and heat. The use of coal is increasing every year, in 2006 the world consumed over 6,000,000,000,000 kilograms of coal!
Coal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricity.
Coal is converted to electricity by being burned in a furnace with a boiler. The boiler water is heated until it becomes steam, with the steam then SPINNING turbines and generators to create the electricity.
Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricity.
Coal mining and the subsequent burning of coal can have many bad effects on both humans and the environment. Examples of this include waste products, acid rain, contaminated water, poisonous emissions, high levels of carbon dioxide and increased risks of lung cancer for coal plant workers.
A popular saying among many cultures is that if you behave badly during the year, Santa will deliver you a lump of coal for Christmas.
When coal is compressed it turns into diamond
ReplyDeleteCoal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
ReplyDeleteCoal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.
Different types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%.
Anthracite is a hard, shiny, black coal that burns with a blue, smokeless flame. While most forms of coal are associated with sedimentary rock, anthracite undergoes metamorphism and is linked to metamorphic rocks.
Coal has long been burned to create electricity and heat. The use of coal is increasing every year, in 2006 the world consumed over 6,000,000,000,000 kilograms of coal!
Coal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricity.
Coal is converted to electricity by being burned in a furnace with a boiler. The boiler water is heated until it becomes steam, with the steam then spinning turbines and generators to create the electricity.
Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricity.
Coal mining and the subsequent burning of coal can have many bad effects on both humans and the environment. Examples of this include waste products, acid rain, contaminated water, poisonous emissions, high levels of carbon dioxide and increased risks of lung cancer for coal plant workers.
A popular saying among many cultures is that if you behave badly during the year, Santa will deliver you a lump of coal for Christmas.
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/chemistry/coal.html
The United States produces about 1 billion tons of coal annually, about 12% of the world’s supply—second only to China.
ReplyDeleteCoal generates about 40 percent of the electricity in the United States. Each person in the United States uses 3 tons of coal each year. More than 2.4 million acres of mined land have been reclaimed over the past 25 years—that’s an area larger than the state of Delaware.
The United States has about a 235-year supply of coal, if it continues using coal at the same rate at which it uses coal today.
Montana is the state with the most coal reserves (119 billion tons). But Wyoming is the top coal-producing state—it produced over 400 million tons in 2012.
Texas is the top coal-consuming state. It uses about 100 million tons each year.
The average coal miner is 45 years old and has 16 years of experience.
Coal ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, is used as filler for tennis rackets, golf balls, and linoleum.
U.S. coal deposits contain more energy than that of all the world’s conventional oil reserves.
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1) Coal is currently used to meet 30% of global primary energy needs, which is the highest level since 1970. It is used to generate 41% of the world’s electricity and is used in the production of 70% of the world’s steel.
ReplyDelete2) According to the World Resources Institute, almost 1,200 coal-fired power plants had been proposed globally in 2012, with China and Pakistan accounting for the majority of these projects.
3) Japan, a country with no natural energy resources to speak of, invested $19.7 billion in overseas coal projects in the last seven years according to the NRDC. Germany’s state development bank, KfW, followed a similar path, lending $3.7 billion in the last eight years to coal projects in Greece, India, Serbia, South Africa and Australia.
4) As the chart below from the IEA illustrates, international trade in coal is hardly on the wane. Coal exports totaled 1,300 million tonnes last year. The top five coal importers are China, Japan, India, Korea, and Chinese Taipei (note: all in Asia), while the top five exporters are Indonesia, Australia, Russia, the US and Colombia).
International trade in coal
5) Recent research states as much as one fifth of global exports lose money at $72 a ton.
6) Over 2,000 smaller mines in China are expected to close by 2015, as a growing share of coal production is uneconomic. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, output in China – the world’s biggest producer – rose to 3.68 billion tons in 2013, up from 3.65 billion the previous year.
7) Beijing is banning coal use in six main districts of Beijing by 2020 in an effort to combat air pollution. It will stop the use of coal and coal products and shut down all coal-fired power plants and other coal facilities. Coal accounts for approximately one quarter of the city’s total energy consumption.
8) US coal consumption is expected to grow by 2.5% to 949 million short tons this year, according to the EIA, due to its relative attractiveness in the face of higher year-over-year natural gas prices. It is expected to drop by 2.7% in 2015, however, due to coal plant retirements (h/t the MATS ruling from the EPA).
US coal consumption
9) US coal production is expected to grow 2.5% this year, according to the EIA, due to aforementioned higher consumption, as well as a need to replenish inventories.
10) Over 60% of Africa lacks access to electricity (aka over 600 million people). The EIA projects Africa to increase its coal consumption by 70% by 2040. It has 35 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves, but as the BP statistical review highlights, comparatively low levels of both production and consumption compared with other regions of the world.
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Coal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
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If you find coal in a coal mine it could crumble and decteareate when you bring it out of the mine.
ReplyDeletemy source is: my dad worked in a coal mine (He knows about coal)
Coal started out as a plant under water, nearly 70% of china's energy is made from coal, and finally coal has been burnt to create electricity, the use of coal is increasing every year!!!!
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DeleteIn 2011 China produced 3,520 million tonnes of coal – 49.5% of 7,695 million tonnes world coal production.
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Coal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricity.
ReplyDeleteCoal is converted to electricity by being burned in a furnace with a boiler. The boiler water is heated until it becomes steam, with the steam then spinning turbines and generators to create the electricity
.Nearly 70% of China’s electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the world’s electricity.
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Coal is good for you, and it's a fossil fuel.
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ReplyDelete90% of energy come from coal
ReplyDeleteCoal (from the Old English term col, which has meant "mineral of fossilized carbon" since the 13th century) is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams.
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ReplyDeleteTotal demand for U.S. coal reached 1.12 billion tons in 2008.
Half of U.S. electricity is generated from coal.
9 out of every 10 tons of coal mined each year in the U.S. is used for domestic electricity generation.
Each person in the U.S. uses 3.7 tons of coal annually.
Coal is the most affordable source of power fuel per million Btu, historically averaging less than one-quarter the price of petroleum and natural gas.
There are approximately 600 coal generating facilities (1,470 generating units) and 1,100 manufacturing facilities using coal in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Coal accounts for about 32 percent of U.S. total energy production and 23 percent of total energy consumption.
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It runs a train.
ReplyDeleteThere is a chance you can find diamond in coal!!!!! Trust me i know what im saying
ReplyDeleteTotal demand for U.S. coal reached 1.12 billion tons in 2008.
ReplyDeleteHalf of U.S. electricity is generated from coal.
9 out of every 10 tons of coal mined each year in the U.S. is used for domestic electricity generation.
Each person in the U.S. uses 3.7 tons of coal annually.
Coal is the most affordable source of power fuel per million Btu, historically averaging less than one-quarter the price of petroleum and natural gas.
There are approximately 600 coal generating facilities (1,470 generating units) and 1,100 manufacturing facilities using coal in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Coal accounts for about 32 percent of U.S. total energy production and 23 percent of total energy consumption
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They can turn into diamonds, it is used for energy, It is a fossil fuel.
ReplyDeleteThe United States holds the world's largest estimated recoverable reserves of coal and is a net exporter of coal. In 2013, U.S. coal mines produced just under one billion short tons of coal, the lowest output level since 1993. More than 90% of this coal was used by U.S. power plants to generate electricity. While coal has been the largest source of electricity generation in the United States for over 60 years, its annual share of total net generation declined from nearly 50% in 2007 to 39% in 2013 as some power producers switched to more competitively priced natural gas. At the same time, new environmental regulations also made it more costly to operate some coal plants.
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Coal can be found using strip mining.
ReplyDeletewe use about 100 million tons each year.
ReplyDeleteThe Coal Severance Tax adds approximately $214 million into West Virginia's economy.
ReplyDeleteTwenty-four million dollars of coal severance taxes collected each year goes directly into the Infrastructure Bond Fund.
All 55 counties, even the non-coal producing counties receive Coal Severance Tax funds.
The coal industry payroll is nearly $2 billion per year.
Coal is responsible for more than $3.5 billion annually in the gross state product.
The United States produces about 20%, or 1.1 billion tons, of the world's coal supply—second only to China.
The United States has about a 245-year supply of coal, if it continues using coal at the same rate at which it uses coal today.
Montana is the state with the most coal reserves (119 billion tons). But Wyoming is the top coal-producing state—it produced about 400 million tons in 2004.
Texas is the top coal-consuming state. It uses about 100 million tons each year.
Coal ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, is used as filler for tennis rackets, golf balls, and linoleum.
U.S. coal deposits contain more energy than that of all the world's oil reserves.
Each person in the United States uses 3.8 tons of coal each year.
Coal is the world's most abundant fossil fuel - more plentiful than oil and natural gas. It is second only to oil as a source of energy that we use. Coal is widely used because it's easily obtained, there's lots of it, it's well distributed throughout the world, and it has a high energy content.
Coal has many important uses, but most significantly in electricity generation, steel and cement manufacture, and industrial process heating.
Coal provides over 23% of global primary energy needs. It generates around 39% of the world's electricity. Almost 70% of total global steel production is dependent on coal.
There are four main types of coal and all are found in Canada: anthracite, bituminous, sub-bituminous, and lignite.
There is more stored energy in Canadian coal than all the country's oil, natural gas, and oil sands combined.
Canada exports about 28 million tonnes of coal annually to more than 20 countries.
Canada ranks tenth in the world in total coal reserves with 4 billion tonnes of bituminous coal. That's coal covering a football field to a height of about 4,500 kilometers!
U.S. coal deposits contain more energy than that of all the world’s oil reserves.
Coal ash is used as filler for tennis rackets, golf balls, and linoleum.
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"Coal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen."
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Total demand for U.S. coal reached 1.12 billion tons in 2008.
ReplyDeleteHalf of U.S. electricity is generated from coal.
9 out of every 10 tons of coal mined each year in the U.S. is used for domestic electricity generation.
Each person in the U.S. uses 3.7 tons of coal annually.
Coal is the most affordable source of power fuel per million Btu, historically averaging less than one-quarter the price of petroleum and natural gas.
There are approximately 600 coal generating facilities (1,470 generating units) and 1,100 manufacturing facilities using coal in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Coal accounts for about 32 percent of U.S. total energy production and 23 percent of total energy consumption.
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I can find way more.
You can make fire with coal
ReplyDelete9 out of every 10 tons of coal mined each year in the U.S. is used for domestic electricity generation.
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Coal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen.
ReplyDeleteCoal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis (a change in form) takes place.
Different types of coal contain different amounts of carbon. Lignite contains only around 60 to 75%, while anthracite contains more than 92%.
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You can find coal by strip mining~Kayla
ReplyDeleteCoal is mostly moved by trains.
ReplyDeleteCoal starts off as plant matter at the bottom of water. It is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis a change in form takes place.
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ReplyDeleteCoal is made of dead plants.
ReplyDeleteTotal demand for U.S. coal reached 1.12 billion tons in 2008.
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http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/chemistry/coal.html A popular saying among many cultures is that if you behave badly during the year, Santa will deliver you a lump of coal for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteDead plants make coal.
ReplyDeleteCoal is the world’s largest source of energy for the production of electricity.
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