Alliance Members
The FutureGen Industrial Alliance, Inc member companies provide energy to tens of millions of U.S. and international residential, business, and industrial customers. Member companies have global operations serving customers in Asia, Australia, Canada, Continental Europe, the People's Republic of China, South Africa, South America, and the United States.
Alpha Natural Resources
Linthicum Heights, Maryland
Effective August 1, 2009, Foundation Coal Corporation was merged into its parent company, Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Alpha Natural Resources is the nation’s leading supplier and exporter of metallurgical coal used in the steel-making process and is a major supplier of thermal coal to electric utilities and manufacturing industries across the country. Alpha is actively involved in the purchase and resale of coal mined by others, the majority of which is blended with coal produced from the mines to create customized products for the customers. The company and its subsidiaries operate 61 mines and 14 coal preparation facilities in the regions of Northern and Central Appalachia and the Powder River Basin, with approximately 6,200 employees and 2008 combined revenues of more than $4 billion.
Anglo American Services (UK) Limited
London, UK
Anglo American llc is one of the world's largest mining and natural resource groups. With its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, it is a global leader in platinum group metals, gold and diamonds, with significant interests in coal, base and ferrous metals, industrial minerals and paper and packaging. The group is geographically diverse, with operations in Africa, Europe, South and North America, Australia and Asia.
BHP Billiton Energy Coal Inc
Melbourne, Australia
BHP Billiton is the world's largest diversified resources company, and is an industry leader in major commodity businesses including, aluminum, energy coal and metallurgical coal, copper, ferro alloys, nickel, iron ore, uranium, nickel and titanium and minerals. BHP provides steaming coal for use in the electric power generation industry and general industrial concerns such as cement production. The company's operations produce a variety of coal (e.g. low-sulphur, high-volatile South African coal and bituminous and sub-bituminous Indonesian coal) that can provide product solutions for most applications.
China Huaneng Group
Beijing, China
China Huaneng Group is one of the top 10 power companies in the world and is the largest coal-based power generator in the People's Republic of China, representing about 9 percent of China's generating capacity. The Huenaneg Group's involvement in FutureGen signals an exciting step forward in international cooperation to meet long-term global energy challenges, promote a cleaner environment, and create solutions to address concerns about climate change. China has the world's third-largest coal reserve base and uses coal to generate about 70 percent of its electricity.
CONSOL Energy Inc
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
CONSOL Energy Inc. is the largest producer of high-Btu bituminous coal in the United States, the largest exporter of U.S. coal, and one of the largest U.S. producers of coal bed methane. CONSOL also operates one of the largest private coal research organizations in the United States. Under a grant from DOE, CONSOL is conducting a $9 million investigation of sequestering carbon dioxide in coal seams. Coal seams are a possible formation for FutureGen sequestration, making CONSOL's technical experience highly relevant to the project.
E.ON U.S. LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
E.ON U.S., headquartered in Louisville, Ky., is a subsidiary of E.ON A.G., the world's largest investor-owned energy services provider. E.ON U.S. is a diversified energy services company that owns and operates Louisville Gas and Electric Company, a regulated utility that serves 321,000 natural gas and 394,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties, and Kentucky Utilities Company, a regulated electric utility in Lexington, Ky., that serves 525,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia.
Peabody Energy Corporation
St. Louis, Missouri
Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) is the world's largest private-sector coal company, with 2008 sales of 256 million tons and $6.6 billion in revenues. Its coal products fuel 10 percent of all U.S. electricity generation and 2 percent of worldwide electricity generation. With diverse national and international coal and energy operations, Peabody brings a robust business perspective to FutureGen.
Rio Tinto Energy America (RTEA) Services
Gillette, Wyoming
Rio Tinto Energy America (RTEA) is among the safest and most efficient energy producers in the world. Headquartered in Gillette, Wyoming, RTEA provides the fuel for approximately six percent of the nation's electricity through five coal mines it operates in the Western United States. RTEA is affiliated with the Rio Tinto Group of companies, which makes it part of one of the world's leading consortiums in finding, extracting and processing mineral resources. RTEA believes in reliable and affordable energy, and in balancing economic growth and environmental protection. Through the Rio Tinto group, RTEA brings strong international connections to Australia and the United Kingdom, including Australian clean coal and sequestration research and development projects such as the Australian CRC for Coal in Sustainable Development. RTEA will be a significant conduit to exchanging technical information between FutureGen and Australian technical experts.
Xstrata Coal Pty Limited
Sydney, Australia
Xstrata Coal Pty Limited is the world's largest exporter of thermal coal and the fifth largest producer of hard coking coal, producing both premium quality hard coking coal and semi-soft coal. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Xstrata Coal Pty Limited has interests in over 30 operating coal mines throughout Australia, South Africa and Colombia. Thermal coal is used in power generation, while coking coal is used mainly in the production of steel and other industrial applications. Xstrata Coal Pty Limited is the second largest of the commodity businesses within Xstrata plc, a major global diversified mining group, listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges with around 40,000 employees worldwide.