Posted on 25 August 2008
The Federal government should provide loan guarantees for the construction of coal gasification projects. This has been done before. The federal government through the Department of Energy (DOE) has provided loan guarantees previously for the four major existing plants. The U.S. is purchasing a greater percentage of it’s crude oil requirements from outside the country. [...]
Tags: gasification loan guarantee
Posted on 05 July 2008
The Supreme Court ruled in 2007 that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must regulate CO2 emissions. The biggest obstacle facing coal gasification projects today is the issue of CO2 emissions. Most people will tell you that they are not in favor of the government regulating anything. But, the fact is that the U.S. coal gasification [...]
Tags: CO2 regulation, EPA, gasification