Emissions from coal plants and long-term role of coal in electricity production in the world and in Croatia

Fosilna goriva su i dalje dominanti energetski izvori, a pogotovo u proizvodnji električne energije. Zbog velikih zaliha i dobre rasprostranjenosti po svijetu ugljen bi mogao i dalje igrati važnu ulogu. Glavni nedostatak ugljena su velike emisije plinova izgaranja u zrak, a pogotovo CO2. Najveća zabrinutost zbog ljudskog djelovanja na klimu se odnosi na povećanu koncetraciju ugljičnog dioksida u atmosferi, zbog potrošnje fosilnih goriva i sve većom količinom krutih čestica u zraku. Dostignuća u razvoju tehnologija čistog ugljena treba uzimati u obzir pri strateškom planiranju izgradnje proizvodnih kapaciteta u hrvatskom elektroenergetskom sustavu, jer se jedino oslanjanjem na raznorodne primarne energente, pa jednim dijelom i na ugljen, može dugoročno osigurati pouzdanost opskrbe električnom energijom.Fossil fuels remain the dominant sources of energy, especially in the production of electricity. Due to the large stock and good distribution of the world coal could continue to play an important role. The main disadvantage of coal are large emissions of combustion gases in the air, especially CO2. The biggest concern because of human activity on the climate is related to the increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to fossil fuel consumption and increasing the amount of particulate matter in the air. Milestones in the development of clean coal technologies should be taken into account in the strategic planning of generation capacity in the Croatian electric power system, because it is only by relying on a variety of primary energy sources, and partly on coal, can provide long-term reliability of electricity supply