Archived News 2006
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Georgia Sets State Energy Strategy
12/19/2006
On December 15, 2006 the Governor's Energy Policy Council submitted to Governor Sonny Perdue the first comprehensive State Energy Strategy for Georgia.
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Energy Department Approves Full-Scale Demonstration of Coal Dryer
12/19/2006
Building on the continuous operation of a prototype coal dryer that uses waste heat to remove moisture from coal, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has given the go-ahead to Great River Energy to conduct the first-ever full-scale demonstration of the utility company's innovative technology.
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Department of Energy Advances Commercialization of Climate Change Technology
11/1/2006
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary Jeffrey D. Jarrett today discussed the Department’s decision to fund $450 million over the next 10 years to support seven tests in the United States designed to advance carbon sequestration technologies.
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Rep. Nunes Comments on Proposed Energy Legislation
11/3/2006
We need a comprehensive strategy that will reduce our dependence on foreign sources of oil, while bridging the gap to the next generation of energy.
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World’s First Oxy-fuel Clean Coal Retrofit Announced
9/27/2006
Jupiter Oxygen, with the Ohio Air Quality
Development Authority and Orrville Utilities announced today that work will begin on the world’s first oxy-fuel clean coal retrofit of an operating electric power plant.
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Tax Credit Programs Promote Coal-Based Power Generation Technologies
8/16/2006
Legislation designed to advance cleaner coal-based power generation and gasification technologies has received a strong response from the coal community, according to the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy. The expected result: increased energy security and improved environmental performance from our Nation’s most abundant energy resource.
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U.S. Energy Security Advanced by Coal-to-Liquid Fuels Legislation
7/26/2006
House bill funds loan guarantees and extends alternative fuels tax credits for first generation technologies utilizing abundant domestic coal.
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FutureGen Alliance Announces Final Candidate Host Sites
7/26/2006
The FutureGen Alliance today announced its short list of candidate sites for a $1 billion first-of-its-kind, near-zero emissions coal-fueled power plant following an extensive technical review.
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Committee Passes Energy Legislation
6/30/2006
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2006 – By voice vote, the House Science Committee today approved an energy package designed to spur new technologies related to clean coal, nuclear power, biofuels, advanced vehicles, solar and wind energy, and energy efficiency.
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U.S. Scores High Marks This Earth Day
4/21/2006
Though 2005 offered a full plate of environmental episodes that riveted the world’s attention, including environmental calamities in China, Hurricane Katrina, and the U.N. conference on climate change, the march of environmental progress continues, according to the 2006 Index of Leading Environmental Indicators, released today by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
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Widespread Interest Shown in Bid to Host FutureGen Project
4/3/2006
The FutureGen Industrial Alliance reported today that offerors in nine states (totaling 22 sites) have expressed an interest in hosting the FutureGen Project – the world’s first coal-fueled “zero emissions” power plant that will generate electricity and hydrogen while capturing and permanently storing carbon dioxide deep underground.
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Florida Clean Coal Plant Underway
2/27/2006
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $235 million to Southern Company, in partnership with the Orlando Utilities Commission and Kellogg, Brown and Root, to develop one of the cleanest coal-fired power plants in the world.
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President Promotes Energy Initiative in Radio Address and Recent Speeches
2/20/2006
In his weekly radio address President Bush said, "Transforming our energy supply will demand creativity and determination, and America has these qualities in abundance.
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President Calls for Advanced Energy Initiative
2/1/2006
The President’s remarks during his 2006 State of the Union Address included a call for an Advanced Energy Initiative to replace 75 percent of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025.
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