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China only has 1.3% of world’s oil reserve.
Petroleum imports has increased at a striking speed, currently nearly 50% depends on imports.
World crude oil price is rising rapidly in recent years, in August 2008, reaching 120 $ per barrel.
We Should find some alternative energy
We can use Oil For 40~60 YEARs, Gas For 50~70 YEARs,Coal For 180~250 YEARs.China is abundant in coal compared with oil and natural gas.
China’s develop plan of Renewable Energy Resource
Grain ethanol - Conflict with limited food supply, prohibited by Chinese government in August 2007.
Wind Power & Solar Power – compared with thermal power, only account for a vary small part.
Biomass – limited amount, highly decentralized, best to process and use locally.
Renewable energy won’t be the solution to China’s energy problem in the near future.
We Should focus on COAL
PFBC (Pressurized Fluidized-Bed Combustion)
- pulverized coal combustion with high pressure  reheating in Combined Cycle
- Advantage (1) High efficiency
(2) Low SOx & NOx concentration

IGCC (Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle)
- Coal Gasification Technology + Combustion Cycle Technology
- Turn Coal into Gas  Remove impurity Gas  Combustion

CBM (Coal Bed Methane)
- Form of natural gas extracted from coal beds
- Advantage (1) Extract the methane gas from the coal
(2) Reduce Carbon dioxide (Coal layer have low permeability)

CTL (Coal To Liquid) - Get Oil From Coal