During the first half of 21st century,to establish the sustainable development system of energy in China it is necessary to change the primary energy structure with significant reduction of the fossil energy percentage and enhance the percentage of renewable.Xinjiang is a region abundant both in non-hydro renewable and fossil energy resources.It is necessary to raise its position on Chinese energy development and to become an important integrated energy base in future.Xinjiang is abundant in coal resource too.Its development and utilization are on good groundwork,but up to now it mainly satisfies its own requirements for social and economic development in Xinjiang only.It has not been planned to be an important coal base of the country yet.Academic Divisions of Chinese Academy of Sciences decided to organize academicians and experts to work with consultation study on "Study on Development and Utilization of Coal and Coalbed Methane and Integrated Energy Base in Xinjiang".Study were divided into 5 subjects:1.resources of coal and coalbed methane in Xinjiang and its development prospect;2.status of Xinjiang coal in China energy development;3.development and utilization of Xinjiang coal-output of electricity and export from Xinjiang Uygur Automonous Region to outside;4.to promote development of coal-chemical industry in Xinjiang in steady steps;5.exploration,development and utilization of coalbed methane in Xinjiang.In this paper the study results were presented briefly and main suggestions were included.
