IMPACT OF COAL ON THE INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY

Certain key guidelines are assumed, including: promotion of conservation of energy usage through elimination of waste and improved efficiency of industrial processes; increased availability of coal and uranium, so that oil and gas will be essentially eliminated as electric power and industrial process fuel; economic conversion timetables; and financial incentives plus realistic legislation to make it happen. Supplementary energy sources are briefly discussed, as well as their expected impact on the industrial economy in the near-term (1976/1985) and the longer term (beyond 1985). The effect of conversion timing as well as technical, financial and facility limitations are discussed, including past and future power plant costs for oil/gas fuel versus coal. The paper concludes with a short discussion of the problems that the profit-oriented manager has in achieving compatibility between his National Conscience and making Good Business Decisions.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented at the TAPPI Annual Meeting in New York, New York, March 15-17, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry

  360 Lexington Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • JACKSON, W H
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 309-314

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Coal industry; Electric power generation; Energy consumption; Energy resources; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Traffic forecasting
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy requirements; Fuel sources
• Subject Areas: Energy; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148307
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Preprint
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM