ACCCE Statement Regarding the Revival of FutureGen

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – In response to the DOE’s decision to revive the FutureGen program, ACCCE senior vice president of communications, Joe Lucas, released the following statement:

“The Obama administration is to be commended for their decision to reinstate the FutureGen program and fast-track the development of this extremely valuable project.

It is reassuring to know that the President supports the development and implementation of clean coal technology into our energy portfolio. Given that FutureGen is the first commercial-scale, "fully integrated" carbon capture and sequestration project in the country, we are hopeful that its success will become a blueprint for the coal-based electricity sector going forward.”