Clean energy starts here. FutureGen.
FutureGen is a public-private partnership to design, build, and operate the world's first coal-fueled, near-zero emissions power plant, at an estimated net project cost of US $1.5 billion. The commercial-scale plant will prove the technical and economic feasibility of producing low-cost electricity and hydrogen from coal while nearly eliminating emissions. It will also support testing and commercialization of technologies focused on generating clean power, capturing and permanently storing carbon dioxide, and producing hydrogen. In the process, FutureGen will create unique opportunities for scientific exploration, education, and stakeholder engagement. more »
Announcements & Press ReleasesView All
May 08, 2008FutureGen chairman urges key Senate committee to continue funding for FutureGen at Mattoon
The United States is facing an enormous challenge to address climate change, and the FutureGen project at Mattoon, Ill. is a reasonable and necessary investment to advance near-zero emission coal-fueled power technology with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), FutureGen Alliance Chairman Paul Thompson told members of a key Senate panel today.
Apr 16, 2008FutureGen chairman urges House panel not to abandon progress at Mattoon
FutureGen at Mattoon is further along than any other project in the world to advance near-zero emission coal-fueled power technology with carbon capture and sequestration and the nation cannot afford to abandon this progress to a restructured program proposed by the Department of Energy, FutureGen Alliance Chairman Paul Thompson told a House panel today.
Apr 09, 2008FutureGen CEO Tells Senate Panel Climate Policy Success Depends on Carbon Capture and Storage Technology
FutureGen Alliance Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Mudd told a Senate committee today that any climate change legislation Congress approves will depend on large-scale projects with carbon capture and sequestration technology like that which would be used at the FutureGen facility slated for construction at Mattoon, Ill.
In the News View All
May 09, 2008Energy secretary talks about FutureGen alternatives
Source: Houston Chronicle
May 08, 2008Senate appropriators work to save original FutureGen
Source: E&E News
Apr 17, 2008The Future of FutureGen
Source: EnergyBiz Magazine
Feb 12, 2008Mattoon's FutureGen energy plant would share its science
Source: STLtoday