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!

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