An analytical investigation of critical factors to prioritize coalfields for Underground Coal Gasification - Bangladesh case.

ABSTRACT: In recent decades, many countries have shown a growing interest in Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) as a potential clean and environmental-friendly means of harnessing coal energy for power generation, and production of hydrogen, diesel fuel, etc. While Bangladesh may have good UCG potential that can be utilized to alleviate the country's current energy scarcity, this avenue has remained completely untapped up to now. In this work, the possibility of UCG implementation in five (05) indigenous discovered coalfields of the country was evaluated for the first time by using the preference selection index (PSI) method. This novel technique was considered to prioritize coalfields for gauging UCG potential. The PSI method is chosen over numerous traditional multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM

SUBMITTER: Biswas AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10393754 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature