US DOE-Funded Carbon Capture

A DOE-funded clean coal project began in Colorado, while, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity said today that coal’s public approval is up near 70 percent which gives the next president “a mandate” to use more coal. ADA-ES, an emissions controls developer based in Littleton, Colo., said today that it has started work on a project to capture and store carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants. The project focuses on developing materials to chemically and physically absorb CO2 from flue gases. The DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory is providing $2 million while private investors, including AEP, Luminant, Southern CO. and Xcel Energy, have agreed to foot the remaining $1.2 million.

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