The Kentucky House of Representatives voted 94 to 5 in favor of a bill to permit companies constructing carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines to use eminent domain to acquire pipeline right-of-ways. This is a long time practice approved for pipelines for oil and natural gas. There are several requirements contained in Kentucky HR 213. The CO2 pipelines must be used to transport CO2 for sequestration, enhanced oil recovery or other CO2 management programs.

EPCOR created Capital Power as a new IPO for the purpose of selling its power assets. As a stand alone company, Capital Power will have better access to capital and be in a better position to manage and develop power assets.

The Department of Defense can execute long term contracts for alternative synfuels, but only if the synfuel have lower GHG’s than conventional petroleum based fuel. The Department of Defense (DoD) has backers on Capitol Hill that support increasing the length of procurement contracts that the DoD can enter for supply of fuels. The current law [...]

Coal and petcoke gasification provides exceptional opportunity to capture CO2 and state enviromental quality departments issued air permits for two projects in March. Two solids gasification projects received their air permits in March. Coal and petcoke gasification provides the highest CO2 capture rate. This is a factor in each states’s enviromental quality departments decision to [...]

Indiana state legislators support coal gasification and provide legislation that will create jobs and secure energy for the state.Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed legislation into law that will enable the state of Indiana to negotiate long term contracts for SNG. This is an important step in removing hurdles for construction of a coal gasification plant [...]

GTL Energy filed a reply to the Dakota Resource Council complaint in accordance with the North Dakota Public Service Commission regulations. The Dakota Resource Council had filed a complaint with the North Dakota Public Service Commission asserting that GTL Energy was required by state law to apply for and be granted a permit as a [...]

March 23, 2008, was the deadline for Phase 2 applications for the DOE September 22, 2008 solicitation for up to $8 billion in federal loan guarantees for coal gasification projects that employ advanced technologies that avoid, reduce or sequester emissions of air pollutants or greenhouse gases in the area of coal-based power generation, industrial gasification, [...]

The DOE through Secretary Chu’s leadership has streamlined the evaluation and approval process for direct loans and loan guarantees for energy projects such as coal gasification plants. Department of Energy Secretary Chu has made changes to the project application review process that are designed to shorten the time that is necessary to get loan guarantees [...]

Texas Representative Phil King introduced a bill in the Texas legislature that will provide franchise tax credit of up to $100 million for a coal gasification plant that meets certain requirements. It’s common for states to provide tax credits or abatements to attract large, industrial investments that will benefit the local economy. The construction of [...]

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshar has developed an energy plan for the state that will improve the state’s economy. The primary tenent of the plan is energy independence for Kentucky and the nation.