Announcements

Jun 12, 2009Durbin and Illinois Delegation Members: FutureGen Alliance Board Approves Agreement

Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today commended the FutureGen Alliance Board of Directors for overwhelmingly approving the agreement that was recently negotiated between the Department of Energy (DOE) and members of the FutureGen Alliance.

Jun 12, 2009Secretary Chu Announces Agreement on FutureGen Project in Mattoon, IL (pdf)

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced an agreement with the FutureGen Alliance that advances the construction of the first commercial scale, fully integrated, carbon capture and sequestration project in the country in Mattoon, Illinois.

Mar 11, 2009GAO report -- Clean Coal: DOE’s Decision to Restructure FutureGen Should be Based on a Comprehensive Analysis of Costs, Benefits, and Risks (pdf)

GAO briefed the House Science Committee today on their findings of why DOE decided to restructure FutureGen.

Nov 20, 2008Durbin Meets with FutureGen Alliance to Prepare for Next Congress (pdf)

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) was briefed today on the status of FutureGen by the Chairman of the FutureGen Alliance, Paul Thompson, the President and CEO of the FutureGen Alliance, Mike Mudd, and various members of the Alliance Board of Directors.

Jul 1, 2008Letter to the Illinois Clean Coal Review Board from Illinois Congressional delegation (pdf)

On July 1, members of the Illinois delegation to the U.S. Congress sent a letter to the Illinois Clean Coal Review Board pledging their continued support for advancing FutureGen at Mattoon.

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Press Releases

Jun 12, 2009FutureGen Alliance, Energy Department Agree on Path Forward for Mattoon Power Plant

The FutureGen Alliance and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have reached an agreement to proceed with a reconfigured energy facility using carbon capture and sequestration at Mattoon, Ill.

Mar 13, 2009Gasification Technologies Council Urges DOE to Renew Support for FutureGen Project (pdf)

The Gasification Technologies Council (GTC) today called on the Department of Energy to renew support for the FutureGen project as it was originally planned.

Mar 11, 2009FutureGen Alliance statement on House Science and Technology Subcommittee hearing on FutureGen and advanced coal programs (pdf)

The FutureGen Alliance Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Mudd released a statement in response to a hearing today in a House Science and Technology Subcommittee on accelerating research and development of advanced technologies to reduce emissions from new and existing coal-fueled power plants.

Mar 04, 2009FutureGen Alliance Board of Directors Meets, Briefs Durbin on Efforts to Move Mattoon Project Forward (pdf)

FutureGen Alliance Chairman of the Board Paul W. Thompson released a statement at the conclusion of the FutureGen Alliance Board of Directors meeting in Washington, D.C. today.

Jan 08, 2009Durbin and Delegation Members Discuss FutureGen with DOE Secretary Nominee

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation today discussed the importance of moving FutureGen forward as soon as possible with President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Energy.

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