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Renewable energy: alternative for the mining industry on the American continent

Renewable energy: alternative for the mining industry on the American continent The presence of coal deposits has represented, over time, the main factor of economic, social and infrastructural development of areas holding such reserves. It is estimated that currently the American continent has the largest coal resources, representing at the same time the main producer in this field. Lately, renewable energy tends to gain more and more ground, due to lower cost and due to the fact that the technologies used are less polluting. Considering these aspects, the importance and the share of mining industry in the economic equation of the American continent present abatement tendency. This aspect can be seen as an opportunity to exploit industrial waste resulting from mining activity, as a source of renewable energy. Keywords: renewable energy; coal resources; exploitation industrial waste. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Bdu, A-B. (2015) ` on the American continent', Progress in Industrial Ecology ­ An International Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp.2­12. Biographical notes: Adrian-Bogdan Bdu is the Responsible of the Technical Department within "Retezat" Technological High School of Uricani. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Petroani, Romania and his PhD field of study is Mines, Oil and Gases. He has published http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Progress in Industrial Ecology, an International Journal Inderscience Publishers

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Inderscience Publishers
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Copyright © 2015 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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1476-8917
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1478-8764
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10.1504/PIE.2015.069836
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Abstract

The presence of coal deposits has represented, over time, the main factor of economic, social and infrastructural development of areas holding such reserves. It is estimated that currently the American continent has the largest coal resources, representing at the same time the main producer in this field. Lately, renewable energy tends to gain more and more ground, due to lower cost and due to the fact that the technologies used are less polluting. Considering these aspects, the importance and the share of mining industry in the economic equation of the American continent present abatement tendency. This aspect can be seen as an opportunity to exploit industrial waste resulting from mining activity, as a source of renewable energy. Keywords: renewable energy; coal resources; exploitation industrial waste. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Bdu, A-B. (2015) ` on the American continent', Progress in Industrial Ecology ­ An International Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp.2­12. Biographical notes: Adrian-Bogdan Bdu is the Responsible of the Technical Department within "Retezat" Technological High School of Uricani. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Petroani, Romania and his PhD field of study is Mines, Oil and Gases. He has published

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Progress in Industrial Ecology, an International Journal – Inderscience Publishers

Published: Jan 1, 2015

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