December 1st, 2014
Abstract
Coal is abundant and low cost. Diesel engines are efficient and flexible. Using coal to fuel diesel engines could provide a secure, low cost and efficient power generation technology. Coal-fuelled diesel engines have been investigated previously, but the technology has not yet been commercialised. This report reviews the previous research and development (R&D) programmes on coal-fuelled diesel engines and focuses on the recent developments of the technology in its latest form, micronised refined carbons (MRC) and the direct injection carbon engine (DICE).
September 1st, 2014
With support from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy, the United States Energy Association commissioned a study produced by Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy on shale gas policies in China. The study, entitled “Meeting China’s Shale Gas Goals”, was authored by David Sandalow, Jingchao Wu, Qing Yang, Anders Hove and Junda Lin and released on September 11, 2014. The study is based on several dozen interviews conducted by the team led by Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.
