GE, Shenhua Joint Venture on Gasification in China (News Release)

Posted on May 10, 2012

GE, Shenhua open cleaner coal technology joint venture in China

GE  announced the opening of GE Shenhua Gasification Technology Company Ltd., a 50-50 joint venture (JV) with Shenhua Group to advance the development and deployment of “cleaner coal” technology solutions in China.

The new company combines GE’s expertise in industrial gasification technologies with Shenhua’s expertise in coal gasification and coal-fired power generation. The JV will sell industrial gasification technology licenses in China, conduct research and development to improve cost and performance of commercial-scale gasification and Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) solutions and work to advance to distribution of commercial-scale IGCC.
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Indiana Gasification Project Awaits EPA Approval (Evansville Courier-Press)

Posted on May 10, 2012

Developers of coal-gasification plant proposed for Rockport, Ind., awaiting EPA permit

By Eric Bradner

INDIANAPOLIS — Developers of the $2.9 billion coal-gasification plant proposed for Rockport, Ind., are now waiting on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for final approval of their emissions permit.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management issued its final draft of the permit and passed it on to the federal agency this week — a move that developers called a step closer to being built.
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Indiana Gasification Permit Submitted to EPA (Evansville Courier-Press)

Posted on May 9, 2012

Air quality permit for Rockport coal-to-gas plant enroute to EPA for approval

By Eric Bradner

INDIANAPOLIS — An air permit submitted by developers of the planned Rockport, Ind., coal-gasification plant is headed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for final approval.

Getting approval of the permit, filed by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management after developers submitted it there, would be a key step toward the plant’s construction.
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DOE Research Demonstrates Carbon Capture Improvements (U.S. Department of Energy)

Posted on May 9, 2012

DOE-Sponsored IGCC Project Could Lead to Lower-Cost Carbon Capture Technologies

Successful Catalyst Tests Also Increase Power Production

Washington, DC — Changes in operating conditions coupled with changes in commercially manufactured catalysts can produce both power generation increases and significant cost savings at Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plants, according to new research from a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-sponsored project.

Results from the project at DOE’s National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC) could ultimately lead to lower-cost carbon-capture technologies and help provide affordable, reliable, and clean energy from our nation’s domestic coal resources. Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies are viewed by experts as an important option in helping reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) emission linked to potential global climate change.
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