International Clean Coal Technology Congress Held at St. Louis, MO on 20 October 1986: Conference Proceedings

摘要

The US DOE approach to developing new technologies for coal use is predicated on a sound partnership between government and industry - allowing each to do what it does best. Clean coal technology research has been pursued by both government and industry since the early 1960s. For much of the 1970s, the emphasis was on developing coal-based replacement fuels for petroleum and natural gas. Beginning in the late 1970s, however, the phenomenon of 'acid rain' and the attention given to the compatibility of coal and the environment increased interest in developing an expanded suite of control technologies - technologies that could limit the emissions of sulfur, nitrogen oxides and particulates from coal-fired installations. Since fiscal year 1981, the Department of Energy has spent more than $2.3 billion on clean coal technology research and development. This investment, much of it channeled into cost-sharing research efforts at universities and private industrial laboratories, has helped advance several new ''clean coal'' technologies to the threshold of commercial demonstration. The International Clean Coal Technology Congress was held at Adam's Mark Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, October 20-22, 1986. Papers have been entered individually into EDB and ERA. (ERA citation 12:029887)