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Coal : Environmental issues and remedies
1983
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International handbook on the economics of energy
Evans, Joanne (ed.) - 2009
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International handbook on the economics of energy
Evans, Joanne (contributor); Hunt, Lester C. (contributor) - 2009
As an essential component for economic growth, energy has a significant impact on the global economy. The need to meet growing energy demand has prompted cutting-edge innovation in clean technology in an attempt to realise environmental and cost objectives, whilst ensuring the security of energy...
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Market structure scenarios in international steam coal trade
Trüby, Johannes; Paulus, Moritz - 2011
The seaborne steam coal market changed in recent years. Trade volumes grew dynamically, important players emerged and since 2007 prices increased significantly and remained relatively high since then. In this paper we analyse market equilibria in the years 2006 and 2008 by testing for two...
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Have prices of internationally traded steam coal been marginal cost based?
Trueby, Johannes; Paulus, Moritz - 2010
During 2007 and 2008 steam coal prices soared to unprecedented levels. Since then much has been speculated about the drivers of these price peaks. This paper is concerned with the costs of steam coal allocation in the seaborne market and their influence on the price equilibrium. It presents an...
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What Drives the Efficiency of Hard Coal Fuelled Electricity Generation? An Empirical Assessment
Voigt, Sebastian; Hoffmann, Tim - 2009
The efficiency of electricity generation in hard coal fired power plants varies considerably from country to country and over time. These differences occur both between developing and developed countries and between industrialised nations. The econometric analysis presented in this paper tests...
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Auf dem Weg zu einer "COAL-PEC"?
Haftendorn, Clemens; von Hirschhausen, Christian; Holz, … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 75 (2008) 40, pp. 603-608
Die Bedeutung von Kohle wird heute oft unterschätzt, da sie lange als eine Ressource der Vergangenheit galt. Dabei ist … Kohle nach wie vor Grundpfeiler der Stromerzeugung in den meisten Ländern: Ein Viertel des weltweiten … Primärenergieverbrauchs wird durch Kohle gedeckt. Während die größten Kohleproduzenten China, USA und Indien auch gleichzeitig die größten …
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