Providing 40% of the Energy Generated Worldwide, Coal is the Most Vital Energy Resource.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31948) has announced the addition of Coal-Fired Generation Staging A Comeback to their offering.

The 1st Edition of the Coal-Fired Generation Staging A Comeback report is a 100-page overview of the renewed

U.S. market interest in coal-fired power generation. The report provides a concise look at what's driving interest in coal-fired generation, the challenges faced in implementing coal-fired generation projects, and the current and future state of coal-fired generation.

Topics covered in the report include:

--An overview of coal-fired generation including its history, the current market environment, and its future prospects

--An analysis of the key business factors that are driving renewed interest in coal-fired generation

--An analysis of the challenges that are hindering the implementation of coal-fired generation projects

--A description of coal-fired generation technologies

--A review of the economic drivers of coal-fired generation project success

--An evaluation of coal-fired generation versus other generation technologies

--A discussion of the key government initiatives supporting new coal-fired generation

--A listing of planned coal-fired generation projects

Topics Covered

--EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

--INTRODUCTION

History of Coal Generation

The Current Market for Coal

The Current Status of U.S. Coal Generation

What the Future Holds

--KEY BUSINESS DRIVERS

National Security

Price of Natural Gas

Baseload Demand

Government Desire to Promote Coal Generation

Clean Coal Power Initiative

FutureGen

Vision 21

Energy Policy Act of 2005

State Initiatives

--MANAGING COAL GENERATION CHALLENGES

Coal Rank

Regulatory Uncertainty

Coal's Environmental Legacy

Efficiency

Permitting

Transportation

Transmission

--COAL GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES

Pulverized Coal (PC) Combustion

Supercritical/Ultrasupercritical PC Combustion

Low-Emissions Boiler System

Indirectly Fired Power System Combustion

Fluidized-bed Combustion

Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC)

Biomass Co-Firing

--THE ECONOMICS OF COAL GENERATION

Trends in Coal Prices

Coal Generation Costs

Improving Coal Generation Output

Fuel Blending

Boiler/Turbine Refurbishment

Repowering

Refueling NGCC with IGCC

Revenues from Coal Combustion Products

Financing Coal Generation Projects

Economics of Different Generation Technologies

--APPENDIX

--GLOSSARY

--Index of Tables and Figures

Summary

The world currently consumes over 4050 million tonnes of coal in a variety of sectors including power generation, iron and steel production, cement manufacturing and liquid fuel. With regard to power generation, coal is one of the world's most important sources of energy, providing fuel for almost 40% of electricity generated worldwide. In many countries this figure is much higher - Poland relies on coal for over 94% of its electricity; South Africa for 92%; China for 77%; and Australia for 76%. It has been estimated that there are over 984 billion tonnes of proven coal reserves worldwide. This means that there is enough coal to last over 190 years. In addition, coal can be found on every continent in over 70 countries, with the biggest reserves in the U.S., Russia, China, and India.1

Being a fuel for electric power generation, coal competes primarily with nuclear power and natural gas. However, neither of these sources has emerged as a serious threat to coal's dominance in the electric power sector. Coal's abundant supply, technologies that allow for the cleaner burning of coal, improvements in mining productivity, and its cost efficiency, have all contributed to making coal the preferred choice for fuel.

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