(一)前言1965年石油危机之后,以燃煤代替石油的能源利用,被重新予以评价。1982年,日本煤的消费量为4450万吨,根据长远能源需要量预测,预计1995年需要12800万吨,2000年需要16000～17000万吨。在用煤的工业部门中,以火力发电站的用煤量为最大而且集中。以100万千瓦装机容量的火力发电站为例,一年的用煤量大约为230～250万吨。 (I) Preface After the oil crisis of 1965, the use of coal as a substitute for oil was reassessed. In 1982, Japan’s coal consumption was 44.5 million tons. According to the long-term energy demand forecast, it is estimated that it will require 128 million tons in 1995 and 16,000 to 170 million tons in 2000. In the industrial sector where coal is used, the coal consumption of thermal power stations is the largest and concentrated. Taking a thermal power station with a capacity of 1 million kilowatts as an example, the annual coal consumption is about 230 to 2.5 million tons.