Clean Energy Digest

IGCC is a promising energy production technology that converts dirty fuels like coal to gas and reduces harmful emissions. When combined with carbon capture and storage (CCS) IGCC emissions drop to significantly lower levels.
Given the fact that the U.S. has huge coal supplies the power industry continues to hold out hope that IGCC with CCS [...]

The Department of Energy announced significant changes to the FutureGen clean coal project today.
According to the announcement, “Under this strategy, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will join industry in its efforts to build IGCC plants by providing funding for the addition of CCS technology to multiple plants that will be operational by 2015.” The [...]