隨著全球能源需求的急劇增長，煤炭仍將是不可或缺的資源。能源結構為國際發(fā)電部門的價格和供應穩(wěn)定提供了保障。生態(tài)友好型的煤炭利用對于世界上豐富的化石燃料。煤炭有助于緩解我們對進口燃料日益增長的依賴，降低價格風險與能源供應有關。潔凈煤概念為全球煤炭可持續(xù)利用。潔凈煤是一個多階段的概念，其時間表和技術實施可以是靈活地按區(qū)域劃分。作為全球減排技術的領導者，歐洲必須通過打破目前轉換率之間的差距國外的技術訣竅。通過現(xiàn)有電站的現(xiàn)代化實現(xiàn)效率的提高建造新設施將對保護資源和氣候保護。每年有2%到3%的發(fā)電站裝機能力可以被現(xiàn)代技術所取代。必須追求現(xiàn)代化的進程沒有中斷，因為任何中斷只會阻礙現(xiàn)場的成功行動。潔凈煤也包含了零二氧化碳的愿景發(fā)電站。越來越密集在歐洲和國際研究計劃中進行的研究和開發(fā)工作有助于開發(fā)具有商業(yè)可行性和成本效益的捕獲和截至2020年度的二氧化碳封存。這些行動將具有內置的安全性在二氧化碳進一步大幅減少的情況下適當?shù)拇胧┛梢圆粨p害煤作為燃料的可靠性。

Coal will remain an indispensable resource as global energy demand rises dramatically. The energy mix provides for price and supply stability in the international power generation sector. Eco-friendly coal utilisation is essential for the long-term acceptance of the world’s most abundantly available fossil fuel. Coal can help cushion our growing dependency on imported fuels and reduce the price risks associated with energy supply. The Clean Coal Concept provides a comprehensive technical and socio-political instrument for sustainable coal utilisation worldwide. Clean Coal is a multi-stage concept whose timetable and technical implementation can be organised flexibly on a region by region basis. As global leaders in emission reduction technology, Europe must consolidate its position by breaking down the current disparity between conversion rates and by exporting its know-how abroad. The efficiency improvements that can be achieved by modernising existing power stations and building new installations will make a significant contribution towards the conservation of resources and climate protection. Each year two to three percent of the installed power-station capacity can be replaced by modern technology. This process of modernisation must be pursued without interruption as any discontinuity only blocks successful actions in the field. Clean Coal also contains the vision of the zero-CO2 power station. The increasingly intensive research and development effort being put into European and international research programmes can help develop commercially viable and cost effective technologies for the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide up to the year 2020. These actions would have a built-in safety factor so that in the event of any further dramatic reduction in CO2 appropriate measures could be taken that do not compromise the reliability of coal as a fuel.