Issues Relative to the Development and Commercialization of a Coal-Derived Synthetic Liquids Industry. Lifestyle and Energy Consumption:Scenarios for the Year 1985, 2000,and 2025. Alternative Coal Futures in the American Economy. Final Report.

摘要

The objective of this report is to analyze alternative projections of future American life style,wealth,and associated energy consumption. Specific emphasis is placed on the potential role coal may play in these future projections,used both directly and as a raw material source for synthesizing clean solid,liquid,and gaseous fuels. Six scenarios are presented;fuel use by type and consuming sector is estimated for the years 1985, 2000,and 2025. Four of these are expanded to include,by Census Region,the expected amount of coal produced,the number of equivalent ''standard''coal-burning power plants,and the number of coal-derived synthetic solids,liquids,and high and low/intermediate Btu gas production plants. These scenarios are expected to bracket realistic national energy consumption expectations;between 94and 122 quadrillion Btu by 1985and between 174and 340 quadrillion Btu by 2025.