Clean Power Generation from the Intractable Natural Coalfield Fires: Turn Harm into Benefit

Abstract The coal fires, a global catastrophe for hundreds of years, have been proved extremely difficult to control, and hit almost every coal-bearing area globally. Meanwhile, underground coal fires contain tremendous reservoir of geothermal energy. Approximately one billion tons of coal burns und...

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Main Authors: Bobo Shi, Hetao Su, Jinshi Li, Haining Qi, Fubao Zhou, José L. Torero, Zhongwei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05622-4