Clean coal : DOE's decision to restructure FutureGen should be based on a comprehensive analysis of costs, benefits, and risks : report to Congressional requesters / United States Government Accountability Office.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Energy.

United States.

Coal gasification--United States.

Coal gasification.

Coal gasification plants--United States.

Coal gasification plants.

Carbon sequestration--United States.

Carbon sequestration.

Energy development--United States.

Energy development.

Coal--United States.

Coal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 48 pages, digital, PDF file)

Other Title:

Clean coal : Department of Energy's decision to restructure FutureGen should be based on a comprehensive analysis of costs, benefits, and risks

DOE's decision to restructure FutureGen should be based on a comprehensive analysis of costs, benefits, and risks

FutureGen

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]

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text file

Summary:

Coal-fired power plants generate about one-half of the nation's electricity and about one-third of its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which contribute to climate change. In 2003, the Department of Energy (DOE) initiated FutureGen--a commercial-scale, coal-fired power plant to incorporate integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC), an advanced generating technology, with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The plant was to capture and store underground about 90 percent of its CO2 emissions. DOE's cost share was 74 percent, and industry partners agreed to fund the rest. Concerned about escalating costs, DOE restructured FutureGen. GAO was asked to examine (1) the original and restructured programs' goals, (2) similarities and differences between the new FutureGen and other DOE CCS programs, and (3) if the restructuring decision was based on sufficient information. GAO reviewed best practices for making programmatic decisions, FutureGen plans and budgets, and documents on the restructuring of FutureGen. GAO contacted DOE, industry partners, and experts.

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest, 2004. digital, PDF file. ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Mode of access: World Wide Web via ProQuest website.

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Print version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Clean coal

Microfiche version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Clean coal. CIS 2009 J942-195

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