Considering the nuclear option: Hidden benefits and social costs of nuclear power in the U.S. since 1970

Although burning fossil fuels has environmental consequences, many countries have switched away from nuclear power in favor of fossil-fuel fired electricity production after incidents at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima. This study estimates the substitution between nuclear and fossil-fuel fired electricity generation in the United States. Using an event-study framework, we leverage nuclear plant openings from 1970 to 1995 and forced nuclear plant outages from 1999 to 2014. Plant openings (nuclear outages) reduce (increase) monthly net coal-fired generation by approximately 200 GWh, implying a considerable reduction (increase) in emissions. We find that the substitution between nuclear and coal is not one-to-one, as has been assumed in prior literature. After establishing these stylized facts, we explore the potential underlying forces driving the observed substitution between coal and nuclear.     

Backcasting energy futures using industrial ecology

Backcasting has been widely used for developing energy futures. This paper explores the potential for using industrial ecology to guide the development of energy futures within a backcasting framework. Building on the backcasting work of Robinson [1], a seven step method is presented to embed industrial ecology principles within the development and assessment of future scenarios and transition paths toward them. The approach is applied to the case of backcasting regional energy futures in the Latrobe Valley, near Melbourne, Australia. This region has substantial brown coal deposits which are currently mined and used in coal-fired power stations to generate electricity. Bounded by a sustainability vision for the region in a carbon-constrained world, regional industrial ecologies in 2050 were backcast around three themes: bio-industries and renewables (no coal usage); electricity from coal with carbon capture and storage (low to high coal usage); and coal to products such as hydrogen, ammonia, diesel, methanol, plastics and char (demonstrating medium to high overall coal use relative to current levels). Potential environmental, technological, socio-political and economic impacts of each scenario across various life cycle stages were characterised. Results offer a platform for regional policy development to underpin deliberation on a preferred future by the community, industry and other stakeholders. Industrial ecology principles were found to be useful in backcasting for creatively articulating alternative futures featuring industrial symbiosis. However, enabling the approach to guide implementation of sustainable transition pathways requires further development and would benefit from integration within the Strategic Sustainable Development framework of Robèrt et al. [2].     

喀斯特地区煤矿资源开发与循环经济发展

通过对喀斯特地区特殊的生态环境和煤矿企业所面临的形势进行分析,提出煤矿企业通过发展循环经济的意义、思路及对策.     

浅谈资产管理系统在物资供应工作中的应用

介绍了资产管理(EAM)系统及其在中国神华神东煤炭分公司物资供应管理中的应用,并对企业实施资产管理系统提出了一些建议。     

浅谈山西煤炭市场营销策略

我国已经加入WTO，企业所面临的营销环境发生了深刻的变化。为此，山西煤炭企业必须不断调整营销观念、加强品牌管理、创新营销模式，同时加强营销队伍的建设，并做好市场调研工作。只有这样才能在国际市场竞争中立于不败之地。     

外部压力、公司治理与环境信息披露质量——基于煤炭行业上市公司的实证检验

将煤炭行业上市公司作为研究对象,在运用内容分析法对其2008—2012年环境信息披露质量进行评价的基础上,实证检验外部压力、公司治理对环境信息披露质量的影响。研究发现,样本期间我国煤炭行业上市公司环境信息披露质量整体呈上升趋势,但各公司间差异较大;外部压力对环境信息披露质量起到了积极的提升作用,环境信息披露制度的颁布和执行成为公司绿色行为的重要驱动力;有效的公司治理能明显改善环境信息披露质量,尤其是股权制衡机制、董事会和独立董事作用显著,但控股股东并未发挥出应有的作用。     

德国煤矿安全生产管理的经验及启示

近年来，虽然我国煤矿安全生产在稳步好转，但是，仍然面临严峻的形势，重特大事故仍时有发生。尤其是与发达国家德国相比，我国的煤矿安全生产管理还有待加强与改善。所以，本文试图提出合理地借鉴德国的煤矿安全生产管理经验，以推进和完善我国的煤矿安全生产。     

浅析现代煤矿通风系统设计与分析

本文简要介绍了目前国内煤矿用大型矿井通风设备作用及重要性,展望了通风系统发展前景.     

淮北矿业集团安全文化的创新与实践

结合煤矿实际,从安全宣传教育、安全文化、安全生产体系3个方面,论述了淮北矿业集团在安全文化建设上的系统谋划、理论创新与具体实践。     

黑龙江省煤炭资源枯竭型城镇塌陷区生态规划研究

黑龙江煤炭城市因其特殊的发展产生了城市的整体衰落和边缘化问题,这些问题直接影响到城市空间的整体功能,其中最为突出的是塌陷区恶化问题。目前塌陷区生态恢复与改造已经成为煤炭城镇规划研究的热点。文章以资源枯竭城镇理论为基础,以黑龙江煤炭城镇塌陷区作为实证研究对象,以现场调研和规划为方法,以改善煤炭枯竭城市塌陷区发展为目的。深入探讨了黑龙江煤炭城镇塌陷区问题与危害,提出了黑龙江煤炭塌陷区的发展模式与对策措施。通过对塌陷区生态调整的思考,阐明煤炭城镇空间结构优化构想的现实性,为寒地煤炭城镇塌陷区发展提供一定借鉴。