Abstract
Movement toward a domestic coal-based energy policy has been barely perceptible since the Arab oil embargo of 1973-4. Rapidly declining supplies of natural gas for small businesses and residential uses can be supplemented by coal gasification or replacement of gas by coal as a power generating fuel. At this time it probably is the better choice to use coal to generate power instead of gas. Second generation coal gasification processes under development with ERDA financial help will not change this balance in the next 10 years if at all.
Recommended Citation
Bowden, Jimmie R., "The Status of and Need for New Coal Gasification Technology" (1976). UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy. 118, pp. 129-134.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/umr-mec/118
Meeting Name
3rd Annual UMR-MEC Conference on Energy (1976: Oct. 12-14, Rolla, MO)
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Session
Alternate Energy Sources: Policy Analysis
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1977 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
12 Oct 1976
