The latest news on FutureGen
Last month, the Department of Energy announced that it will likely select the revised FutureGen clean coal projects by the end of the year — underscoring the federal government’s commitment to making...
View ArticleNo matter what you’ve heard, FutureGen is alive
Recently, we had the chance to chat with Fred Palmer, senior vice president at Peabody Energy We talked about the status of a project slated for Matoon, Ill., called FutureGen — a public-private...
View ArticleClean coal and the new president
During the election, President-elect Obama talked a lot about investing in America's energy future. While that will involve investing in all of our available domestic energy resources, the...
View ArticleFutureGen, a Blueprint for Clean Energy
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...
View ArticleLook Who’s Talking About Clean Coal Technology
Now that FutureGen (a public-private partnership to construct the world’s first near-zero emissions coal-based power plant) is on its way to getting the funding it needs, it seems like just about...
View ArticleAnswering questions on FutureGen
(The FutureGen discussion begins at the 10-minute mark.) As many of you know, the Obama administration gave conditional support today for a federal-industry partnership that would build an advanced...
View ArticleU.S. government stands behind FutureGen
In case you missed the news, we recently added more than 100 new projects to the America’s PowerSM Clean Coal Technology Map. One of those projects, FutureGen in Mattoon, Ill., is one we’ve been...
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FutureGen: Paving the way toward lower-cost clean power
In the U.S., nothing exemplifies the potential of advanced clean coal technology quite like the proposed FutureGen power plant. Although we’ve written about the project before, ACCCE staffers recently...
View ArticleIllinois governor hopeful for FutureGen
In his State of the State address, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn voiced high hopes for FutureGen—the near-zero emissions power plant planned for Mattoon, Ill.,—saying, “We also understand that FutureGen, a...
View ArticleThe Coal Wire: American-Australian Partnership on Advanced Coal Technologies
President Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard are holding bilateral discussions today at the White House, talking about our two countries’ joint political and economic interests. One of...
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