June 2009
ACCCE Statement regarding the Arkansas Court of Appeal's ruling on the John W. Turk Power Plant
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) today issued this statement from Joe Lucas, senior vice president of communications for ACCCE in response to the Arkansas’ Court of Appeals decision to overturn the Arkansas Public Service Commission’s approval of Southwestern Electric Power Company’s (SWEPCO) John W. Turk power plant.
What They're Saying about Clean Coal Technology
In the lead-up to the House floor vote on H.R. 2454, here’s what government officials were saying about clean coal technology and energy policy.
Read full article Texas firm harnesses carbon dioxide to extract oil from abandoned fields
Denbury's pipeline is central to GNO Inc.'s vision of an energy future for Louisiana built on carbon capture and enhanced oil recovery. Denbury now mines carbon dioxide from the Jackson Dome, a reservoir deposited by an ancient volcano thousands of feet underground. Denbury bought the dome in 1999 from Shell Oil, which had hoped to find natural gas inside, and the company uses the carbon dioxide to bubble oil from fields that others have abandoned. Denbury already has a pipeline that transports carbon dioxide from Jackson, Miss., to Donaldsonville.
Read full article Algae Farm Aims to Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel
Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels, a start-up company, are set to announce Monday that they will build a demonstration plant that, if successful, would use algae to turn carbon dioxide into ethanol as a vehicle fuel or an ingredient in plastics. The process also produces oxygen, which could be used to burn coal in a power plant cleanly, said Paul Woods, chief executive of Algenol, which is based in Bonita Springs, Fla. The exhaust from such a plant would be mostly carbon dioxide, which could be reused to make more algae.
Read full article ACCCE Statement in Regards to the Passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act
Alexandria, VA - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2998). In response to passage of this legislation, Steve Miller, CEO and President of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), released the following statement:
$100M Wyo. research plant to break ground in 2010
State officials yesterday said construction of a $100 million research plant to look for low-emission ways to turn Wyoming coal into natural gas and other products will begin next year, with the goal of having the plant up and running by late 2012. Finding ways to burn coal cleaner is paramount for Wyoming, the nation's biggest coal producer. The state has invested $50 million into the research facility.
Read full article What They're Saying About Clean Coal Technology
Alexandria, VA - In the lead up to a House floor vote on H.R. 2454 – The American Energy and Security Act of 2009 -- much has been said about the importance of clean coal technology in an overall energy policy. Following is a sampling of those comments:
David G. Hawkins (Director of Climate Programs, NRDC): "Whatever the ideal vision of the future, coal will be there for decades at least." L.A. Times, June 21, 2009
ACCCE Statement on Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) report on coal and climate change
Alexandria, VA – In response to today’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology's report on climate change, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity Senior Vice President of Communications Joe Lucas released the following statement:
ACCCE Factuality Tour Highlights FutureGen in Mattoon, Illinois
Mattoon, IL – The Factuality Tour produced by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), has been filming all over the Central United States to demonstrate how America’s reliable electricity supply is produced from “the mine to your plug.”
“The ACCCE Factuality Tour demonstrates clean coal technology in action, and shows the strong support among the folks in the communities highlighted in the tour,” said Joe Lucas, ACCCE Senior Vice President of Communications.
ACCCE Factuality Tour Highlights WE Energies Pleasant Prairie Power Plant
Pleasant Prairie, Wis. – The Factuality Tour came to Wisconsin recently to showcase the WE Energies Pleasant Prairie Power Plant as one of the premier demonstration sites in the U.S. currently capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the use of coal for electricity.
Produced by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), the Factuality Tour has been filming throughout the Midwest to demonstrate how America’s reliable electricity supply is produced from the “mine to plug.”