World energy demands and coal reserves

On the basis of the expected increase in the world’s population and taking the estimated improvement in both technology and living standards into account, the paper forecasts energy demands. In 2000, actual energy consumption was 380-400 EJ.year-1, the forecast for the year 2050 is 600-1,050 EJ.year...

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Main Author: Ferenc Kovács
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Technical University of Kosice 2007-10-01
Series:Acta Montanistica Slovaca
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Online Access:http://actamont.tuke.sk/pdf/2007/n3/17kovacs.pdf