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<P>There already exists in this country an extensive pipeline infrastructure for transporting liquid fuels. Probably converting coal to a liquid form could be a very economical way to transport coal, actually stealing traffic from the railroads.</P> <P>Taking a larger view, What amount of Btu do we currently get from a pound of crude oil vs. Btu content of a pound of coal? How much energy does it take to convert coal to a liquid fuel? Subtracting this amount of energy from the energy content of coal, would coal still compete as an energy source?</P> <P>I imagine the energy cost of transporting/distributing "liquified Coal" would have the same energy cost as distributing fuels derived from crude oil. What kind of losses are involved in transporting this energy as electricity?</P> <P>Would burning coal derived fuels for transportation be any more or less polluting than current fuels?</P> <P>Fuels more expensive than those currently available do not necessarily have to completely replace existing supply, but could be mixed at some level below a point of diminishing returns.</P> <P>All of this is "carbon economy", I think the ultimate long term goal is to find sources of energy outside the "carbon loop".</P>
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