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STATUS OF COAL PROJECTS (Underline denotes changes since June 1994)
COMMERCIAL AND R&D PROJECTS (Continued)
In this application, the Destec Syngas Process and the associated process units have been optimized for the production of syn
thetic gas for use as a combustion gas turbine fuel. The project received a price guarantee from the United States Synthetic
Fuels Corporation (now the Treasury Department) which is subject to the amount of gas produced by the project. The amount
of the price guarantee is based on the market price of the natural gas and the production of the project. Maximum amount of
the guarantee is $620 million.
A 30-kilowatt carbonate fuel cell pilot plant has been tested successfully at the Destec site, and has achieved 2.000 hours of
operation during endurance tests on syngas produced at Destec's coal gasification plant.
Project Cost: $72.8 million
DUNN - NOKOTA METHANOL PROJECT The
Nokota Company (C-215)
The Nokota Company is the sponsor of the Dunn-Nokota Methanol Project, Dunn County, North Dakota. Nokota plans to
convert a portion of its coal reserves in Dunn County, via coal gasification, into methanol and other marketable products, in
cluding carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery in the Williston and Powder River Basins. $20 million has been spent, and
12 years have been invested in site and feasibility studies. After thorough public and regulatory review by the state of North
Dakota, air quality and conditional water use permits have been approved. The Bureau of Reclamation released the final En
vironmental Statement on February 26, 1988.
In terms of the value of the products produced, the Dunn-Nokota project is equivalent to an 800 million barrel proven oil
reserve. In addition, the carbon dioxide product from the plant can be used to recover substantially more crude oil from oil
fields in North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming through carbon dioxide injection and crude oil displacement.
The Dunn-Nokota plant is designed to use the best available environmental control technology. At full capacity, the plant will
use the coal under approximately 390 acres of land (about 14.7 million tons) each year. Under North Dakota law, this land is
required to be reclaimed and returned to equal or better productivity following mining. Nokota plans to work with closely lo
cal community leaders, informing them of the types and timing of socioeconomic impact associated with this project.
Dunn-Nokota would produce approximately 81,000 barrels of chemical grade methanol, 2,400 barrels of gasoline blending stock
(naphtha) and 300 million standard cubic feet of pipeline quality, compressed carbon dioxide per day from 40,000 tons of lig
nite (Beulah-Zap bed).
Additional market studies will determine if methanol production will be reduced and gasoline or substitute natural gas
coproduced.
product Existing pipelines and rail facilities are available to provide access to eastern markets for the project's output. Access
to western markets for methanol through a new dedicated pipeline to Bellingham, Washington, is also feasible if West Coast
market demand warrants.
Construction employment during the six year construction period will average approximately 3,200 jobs per year. When com
plete and in commercial operation, employment would be about 1,600 personnel at the plant and 500 personnel in the adjacent
coal mine.
Nokota's schedule for the project is subject to receipt of all permits, approvals, and certifications required from federal, state,
and local authorities and upon appropriate market conditions for methanol and other products from the proposed facility.
Project Cost: $2.6 billion (Phase I and II)
$0.2 billion (C02 compression)
$0.1 billion (Pipeline interconnection)
$0.4 billion (Mine)
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ELSAM GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE PROJECT Elsam
(C-218)
Elsam, the Danish utility for the western part of Denmark is now working on two new 400-megawatt units, with 285 bar live steam
pressure and a live-steam, reheat, and double reheat of 580C.
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