Coal

Coal is a Vanilla Fuel

Details

Coal can be macerated into Coal Dust.

Railcraft

With the Railcraft Addon, Coal can be made into Coal Coke.

Coal Coke

Coal Coke is created by cooking Coal in a Coke Oven. It is a highly effective fuel, essentially producing double the heat content of the Coal require to create it. Coal has a heat content of 1600, whereas Coke has a heat content of 3200. Meaning it will last twice as long in all applications. It's primary use is in the creation of Steel (not implemented yet), but it also makes a good fuel for the Tunnel Bore or for your Furnaces and Generators/Engines (IC2/Buildcraft).

Recipe

Cook Coal in a Coke Oven.