FutureGen is a public-private partnership aimed at building and operating the world's first coal-fueled, near-zero emissions power plant. Using cutting-edge technologies, the plant will generate electricity while capturing and permanently storing carbon dioxide beneath the earth. The plant will also produce hydrogen for use by other industries. The project was initially funded, in part, by the U.S. government, but in January 2008, the Department of Energy withdrew funding.
Key Dates
- 2003: Project announced by President George W. Bush
- December 18, 2007: Mattoon, Illinois chosen as host site
- January 29, 2008: DOE withdrew funding
FutureGen Alliance Members
- American Electric Power Service Corp.
- Anglo American Services Limited
- BHP Billiton Energy Coal Inc.
- China Huaneng Group
- CONSOL Energy Inc.
- E.ON U.S. LLC
- Foundation Coal Corporation
- Luminant]]
- Peabody Energy Corp.
- PPL Energy Services Group, LLC
- Rio Tinto Energy America Services
- Southern Company Services, Inc.
- Xstrata Coal Pty Limited
FutureGen News
- Google News: FutureGen
- Chicago Sun Times: Illinois lands Future Gen power plant (December 18, 2007)
- Downstate Mattoon, Illinois has been chosen as the site of the FutureGen, an experimental, zero-emissions, coal burning, power plant.
- Yahoo! Finance: Ahead of the Bell: FutureGen (December 18, 2007)
- Dallas Morning News: FutureGen winner to be named Tuesday (December 18, 2007)
- Dallas Morning News: A look at the four towns vying for FutureGen (December 18, 2007)
- St Louis Today: FutureGen: A glimpse of coal's future? (December 15, 2007)
- US Department of Energy: U.S. and China Announce Cooperation on FutureGen (2006)
- US Department of Energy: FutureGen Project Launched (2005)
