The U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday that it has dropped its long-running plans to build a futuristic power plant in eastern Illinois and will instead use the site for the storage of carbon dioxide produced by another Illinois power plant. The so-called FutureGen project originally was to include an experimental coal-fired power plant near Mattoon. Carbon dioxide from burning the coal would have been stored underground.
Inside these posts: FutureGen
Visit our Filed page for categories. To browse by specific topic, see our Inside page. For a list of companies covered on this site, visit our Companies page.
Deadline for FutureGen deal extended by 60 days
The U.S. Department of Energy has extended a deadline to work out a deal to build the FutureGen coal power plant in eastern Illinois. The agency said Wednesday that an agreement that expired this week between it and the FutureGen Alliance to work out financial and other details has been extended by 60 days.
