ECO-EFFICIENT ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN WITHIN CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES

The main aim of this paper is to present energy supply chain within underground coal gasification. Poland is the largest hard coal producer in the European Union. 90% of electricity generated comes from hard coal and lignite, it follows that for Poland is important development of the new clean technologies which allow to use energy from coal. Clean Coal Technologies (CCT) allow to energy efficient and environmentally friendly use of coal. These technologies include inter alias advanced power generation technologies, energy production from underground coal gasification and carbon capture and storage (CCS). CCT can be used to obtain eco-efficient energy. The main goals of eco-efficiency is reducing of resources use, minimizing fossil fuel use and reducing environmental impacts. Determinants of eco-efficiency analysis for the supply chain of chosen clean coal technologies are presented. Key indicators for eco-efficiency improvement in energy supply chain within coal are also presented.