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Interesting to compare languages by comparing the corresponding the grades and their heat content:

German:

wood: 17-20 MJ/kg
Lignit: 20-25 MJ/kg
'soft' Braunkohle: 25.1-26.8 MJ/kg
'hard' Braunkohle: -28500 kJ/kg
'flame' Steinkohle ( = stone coal): -32.85 MJ/kg
'gas flame' Steinkohle: -33.9 MJ/kg
'gas' Steinkohle: -35.0 MJ/kg
'fat' Steinkohle: -35.4 MJ/kg
'eating' Steinkohle: -35.4 MJ/kg
'lean' Steinkohle: -35.6 MJ/kg
anthracite: -36.0 MJ/kg

English:

lignite/brown coal: 10-20 MJ/kg
sub-bituminous coal: 20-28 MJ/kg (with most sold in the US near the lower limit)
bituminous coal: 24-35 MJ/kg
anthracite: 26-33(?) MJ/kg

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Wed Jul 11th, 2007 at 09:33:31 AM EST
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So apparently the main the difference is what brown coal refers to. While trawling Wikipedia for the English numbers, I also found that 'stone coal' in English is a less-used synonym for anthracite, "not to be confused with German Steinkohle"... (I'm seeing Nomad balding)

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Wed Jul 11th, 2007 at 09:36:30 AM EST
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another reason why I don't want to work with coal.

I think that should be my next sig-line.

by Nomad (Bjinse) on Wed Jul 11th, 2007 at 10:43:26 AM EST
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Lignit: 20-25 MJ/kg

10-25 MJ/kg.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Wed Jul 11th, 2007 at 09:38:08 AM EST
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Let's see if I understand correctly: we are extracting from the earth something that potentially gives less energy than wood?
by Number 6 on Wed Jul 11th, 2007 at 11:39:49 AM EST
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Well, tar sands are supposed to have the energy density of potatoes.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
by Starvid on Wed Jul 11th, 2007 at 12:16:09 PM EST
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Biofuel!

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jul 11th, 2007 at 12:52:53 PM EST
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Hey, totally OT, but have you gotten my e-mails?  Our system is all berzerk at work and nothing's working properly.  Just want to know that you got them (and that I had the right address.)

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
by poemless on Wed Jul 11th, 2007 at 01:56:24 PM EST
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Yes, I did get them. Thanks!

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jul 11th, 2007 at 05:30:19 PM EST
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and killing trees to do it...

The difference between theory and practise in practise ...
by DeAnander (de_at_daclarke_dot_org) on Wed Jul 11th, 2007 at 01:19:50 PM EST
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