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21st Century Essential Guide to Clean Coal Technology: FutureGen Power Plant, Pollution Control, Gasification, Hydrogen Production, Carbon Dioxide and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Two CD-ROM Set) |  | Author: U.S. Government
Publisher: Progressive Management
Category: Book
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Pages: 31156
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Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.8 x 0.4
ISBN: 1422006654
EAN: 9781422006658
ASIN: 1422006654
Publication Date: June 11, 2006
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This unique electronic book on two CD-ROMs has the finest collection of federal documents and resources available anywhere about clean coal technology including the Department of Energys FutureGen power plant, pollution control, gasification, hydrogen production, carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas reduction. During his campaign for the Presidency, George W. Bush pledged to commit $2 billion over 10 years to advance clean coal technology - a pledge he has subsequently carried out in the National Energy Policy and in budget requests to Congress. "Clean coal technology" describes a new generation of energy processes that sharply reduce air emissions and other pollutants compared to older coal-burning systems. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the U.S. Department of Energy conducted a joint program with industry and State agencies to demonstrate the best of these new technologies at scales large enough for companies to make commercial decisions. More than 20 of the technologies tested in the original program achieved commercial success. The early program, however, was focused on the environmental challenges of the time - primarily concerns over the impact of acid rain on forests and watersheds. In the 21st century, additional environmental concerns have emerged - the potential health impacts of trace emissions of mercury, the effects of microscopic particles on people with respiratory problems, and the potential global climate altering impact of greenhouse gases. With coal likely to remain one of the nation's lowest-cost electric power suppliers for the foreseeable future, President Bush has pledged a new commitment to even more advanced clean coal technologies. As the President said in presenting his National Energy Policy to the American public on May 17, 2001, "More than half of the electricity generated in America today comes from coal. If we weren't blessed withthis natural resource, we would face even greater [energy] shortages. Building on the successes of the original program, the new clean coal initiative encompasses a broad spectrum of research and large-scale projects that target today's most pressing environmental challenges. Initially, the demonstration portion of the program, the Clean Coal Power Initiative, is providing government co-financing for new coal technologies that can help utilities meet the President's Clear Skies Initiative to cut sulfur, nitrogen and mercury pollutants from power plants by nearly 70 percent by the year 2018. Also, some of the early projects are showing ways to reduce greenhouse gases from coal plants by boosting the efficiency at which they convert coal to electricity or other energy forms. Eight projects were selected under the first round Clean Coal Power Initiative solicitation. Subsequently, two projects - the Colorado Springs circulating fluidized bed combustor and the Airborne Process at LG&E Energy Corporation - were withdrawn. Of the remaining six projects supported by the first round of the CCPI, three projects are currently in the design phase, two are in the construction phase, and one is still in the pre-award phase. Four projects were recently selected from the second round CCPI solicitation and are in negotiation. Of the four projects recently chosen, two will demonstrate advanced IGCC technology; one will demonstrate an innovative multi-pollutant control process for NOx, SOx, and mercury; and one will demonstrate a neural-network control process for advanced multi-pollutant controls by means of plant optimization. Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons. It is the most abundant fossil fuel produced in the United States. Over 90 percent of the coal used in the United States is used to generate electricity. It's also used as a basic energy source in many industries, including, steel, cement and paper. This CD-ROM set is packed with over 27,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - al
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clean coal technology September 8, 2009
paul selina (Florida USA)
disappointing, most of the information could have been accessed easily on the interenet, and what is on the disc was not always the most up to date
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