Hot off the presses is this story: "The Obama administration gave conditional support today for a federal-industry partnership that would build an advanced coal-burning power plant in Illinois to trap and store carbon dioxide emissions."
The project, dubbed FutureGen, will be built in Mattoon, Ill.
President Obama has mentioned five one-of-a-kind carbon capture and storage projects that his administration would be willing to fund.
The Obama administration is to be commended for their decision to reinstate the FutureGen program and fast-track the development of this extremely valuable project.
It is reassuring to know that the president supports the development and implementation of clean coal technology into our energy portfolio. Given that FutureGen is the first commercial-scale, "fully integrated" carbon capture and sequestration project in the country, we are hopeful that its success will become a blueprint for the coal-based electricity sector going forward.
