USAGE OF ESTONIAN OIL SHALE

Abstract

Estonian oil shale has been used for 90 years mainly for electricity and oil generation with the ash being used for cement and light brick production. The oil shale usage has always been related to available mining and processing technology, and vice versa, with external influences of worldwide petroleum prices. The same situation is true today, when new technology is being applied in power generation units, in oil generators and in oil shale extracting processes.