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Updated: Stimulus bill passes through Senate, no specifics on FutureGen
Emily Zulz / Associate News Editor
Issue date: 2/10/09 Section: News
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The $838 billion economic stimulus bill that passed the Senate today includes an earmark for $2 billion for clean coal research.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Senate compromise holds $2 billion for the FutureGen project in Mattoon.
Coles Together President Angela Griffin said FutureGen is not specifically mentioned in the stimulus plan.
"There is nothing in that stimulus plan for FutureGen in Mattoon," she said.
She said no earmark for FutureGen is specifically included in the plan.
Griffin said there is no guarantee that the stimulus plan would fund the project.
The Department of Energy decides where the $2 billion in the stimulus bill for clean coal research goes.
The $1.8 billion near-zero emissions power plant in Mattoon would use a coal-gasification process to convert coal into hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The hydrogen created would power a turbine that would create electricity. A second turbine would create electricity from the steam from the first turbine.
The final terms of the stimulus plan will be discussed in a conference between House and Senate leaders before being sent to both chambers for a vote again. Then the bill will be sent to the president for his signature or veto.
Emily Zulz can be reached at 581-7942 or at eazulz@eiu.edu.
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