DOE signs agreement to build zero-emissions power plant

摘要

The Department of Energy has signed an agreement with the FutureGen Industrial Alliance to build FutureGen, a prototype of the fossil-fueled power plant of the future. The nearly 1 billion dollars government-industry project will produce electricity and hydrogen with zero emissions, including carbon dioxide. The FutureGen Industrial Alliance will contribute 250 million dollars to the project. Current Alliance members include American Electric Power, Columbus, Ohio; BHP Billiton, Melbourne, Australia; CONSOL Energy Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Foundation Coal, Linthicum Heights, Md.; China Hua-neng Group, Beijing, China; Kennecott Energy, Gillette, Wyo.; Peabody Energy, St. Louis, Mo.; and Southern Co., Atlanta, Ga.