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Today, coal is indispensable in most electricity networks. Over 40% of the world’s electricity is generated in coal plants. Coal is arguably the cheapest way to make electricity and coal is liberally distributed around the planet.
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While this might seem low, the science of energy conversion (thermodynamics) makes it clear that such a large loss of fuel energy as heat is only to be expected.
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Nicholson, M. (2012). Why Clean Coal?. In: The Power Makers' Challenge. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2813-7_12
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