SPE Distinguished Lecturer Program - Society of Petroleum Engineers
SPE Distinguished Lecturer Program - Society of Petroleum Engineers
SPE Distinguished Lecturer Program - Society of Petroleum Engineers
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FutureGen<br />
(Original Project May Be Revived)<br />
• 245 MW IGCC (gasifies coal to<br />
produce hydrogen and CO2)<br />
• In December 2007 awarded to<br />
Mattoon Township, Coles<br />
County, Illinois<br />
• 1 million tonnes CO2 per<br />
annum to be stored in saline<br />
formation below site<br />
• Funding canceled in January<br />
2008 because <strong>of</strong> escalating<br />
costs ($1.8 billion gross, 74%<br />
from DOE)<br />
• In March 2009 Secretary <strong>of</strong><br />
Energy Steven Chu<br />
expressed support for<br />
reviving FutureGen using<br />
stimulus funds<br />
• Part <strong>of</strong> a larger portfolio <strong>of</strong><br />
international demonstration<br />
projects<br />
• Cost now estimated at $2.3<br />
billion
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