TY - JOUR TI - Valorization of non-balanced coal reserves in Serbia for underground coal gasification AU - Petrović David AU - Kričak Lazar AU - Negovanović Milanka AU - Milanović Stefan AU - Marković Jovan AU - Simić Nikola AU - Stamenić Ljubisav JN - Thermal Science PY - 2019 VL - 23 IS - 6 SP - 4067 EP - 4081 PT - Article AB - In the name of a better and safer energy future, it is our responsibility to focus our knowledge and activities to save on imported liquid and gas fossil fuels, as well as coal on which energy security of Serbia is based. The rationalization in the use of available energy resources certainly positively affects economy and the environment of a country. This paper indicates motivations for the application of the underground coal gasification (UCG) process, as well as surface gasification for Serbia. The goal is to burn less coal, while simultaneously utilizing more gas from the onsite UCG, or by gasification in various types of gas generators mounted on the surface. In both cases, from the obtained gas, CO2, NOx, and other harmful gases are extracted in scrubbers. This means that further gas combustion byproducts do not pollute the atmosphere in comparison with traditional coal combustion. In addition, complete UCG power requirements could be offset by the onsite solar photovoltaic power plant, which furthermore enhances environmental concerns of the overall coal utilization. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. TR33003]