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Some firms staying with revamped FutureGen project
At least some of the coal producers and other companies working with the Department of Energy to build an experimental coal-fired power plant in Illinois have decided to stick with the project despite major changes to the original plan. Members of the FutureGen Alliance said in a statement Tuesday that they would build and operate a pipeline as outlined under a revamped plan, which calls for transporting carbon dioxide from a power plant in western Illinois to an underground storage site.
Caterpillar joins FutureGen Alliance
PEORIA — Caterpillar Inc. announced Monday its intent to join the FutrueGen Alliance, , a public-private partnership established to build a first-of-its-kind coal-fired, near-zero emissions power plant in Mattoon. The…
Central Illinois fights for future of clean coal
After years of planning and politicking, two next-generation power plants planned for Central Illinois face their respective days of reckoning. The projects, FutureGen in Mattoon and the Taylorville Energy Center,…
Quinn, Exelon to make FutureGen announcement toay
SPRINGFIELD — The nation’s largest electric utility appears poised to join efforts to build the experimental FutureGen power plant in Mattoon. A top official with Exelon Corp. will appear with…
