About FutureGen

Overview

FutureGen is a public-private partnership to build a first-of-its-kind coal-fueled, near-zero emissions power plant. It will use cutting-edge technologies to generate electricity while capturing and permanently storing carbon dioxide deep beneath the earth. The plant will also produce hydrogen and byproducts for possible use by other industries.

The integration of these technologies is what makes FutureGen unique. Researchers and industry have made great progress advancing technologies for coal gasification, electricity generation, emissions control, carbon dioxide capture and storage, and hydrogen production. But these technologies have yet to be put together and tested at a single plant - an essential step for technical and commercial viability. The FutureGen project will develop and prove our ability to produce economical, coal-fueled electricity with carbon capture at a commercial scale. By generating 275 megawatts of electricity, FutureGen will be capable of powering about 150,000 average U.S. homes.

America is changing the way it generates electric power and FutureGen is an important part of that change.