Coal Burning in the Czech Republic
Meghan Flexner, Grace puy, Dana bubka, aaliya alloo
COAL MINING
Coal Mining
What is causing A problem?
-Coal is burned-
-Sulfur Dioxide/Carbon Dioxide released into the air-
-Cause large concentration in air-
FALLS TO GROUND AND WATER AND OTHER RESOURCES ARE DEEMED UNUSABLE
WATER
WATER IN THE AIR IS ACIDIFIED
54\%
54%
OF TREES IN CZ SUFFERED DECLINE IN THE 1950'S TO 1960'S!
PLUS
247,000
247,000
ACRES OF FORESTS HAVE DIED IN AREAS WITH HIGH CO2!
ASTHMA RATES ARE 9% HIGHER IN CZ
THE COAL BURNING IS LITERALLY CUTTING LIVES SHORT
6.9\%
6.9%
OF THE CZ CITIZENS ARE LIVING IN AN "EXTREMELY DISTURBED ENVIRONMENT"
PEOPLE
Problem
THE COAL BURNING IS CLEARLY A HUGE
BUT WE HAVE FOUND A FANTASTIC
SOLUTION!
Clean coal technology
clean coal
- Methods of making coal have a more eco-friendly impact on the environment.
Flue gas
Smoke from power plants
Flue Gas Separation
Capture Flue Gas
Separate CO2
Sell CO2
sTart-up cost: $12.1m
MAINTAINING COST: $73.7M
COSTS
PROFIT
Produce: 2M tonnes
Break-Even Price: $42
Selling Price: $80
Money Earned: $75.7M
Profit: $3.8M
New
Flue gas separation is new but....
It has been proven to work!
Benefitting Czech Society
Orphans
- Workers die in Coal mines
- Parents die of Lung cancer at a young age
Wells
- The Czech Republic is suffering through a drought.
20% of profit helps other problems
This amounts to
$760,000
CLEARLY,
The coal burning process in CZ needs to be fixed
FLUE GAS SEPERATION
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Is the best solution for this problem
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+PLUS+
WITH OUR PLAN, OTHER PROBLEMS IN CZ WILL BE FIXED AS WELL!
Coal Burning in the Czech Republic
By gpuy
