Dec. 20

FutureGen Industrial Alliance Inc. has chosen Mattoon, Ill., as the site for the world´s cleanest coal-fired power plant.

Mattoon competed with three other finalists, Tuscola, Ill., and Odessa and Jewett, Texas, to host the FutureGen demonstration project. The $1.5 billion, 275 megawatt Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle coal-fired power plant will have near-zero emissions and test carbon sequestration technology.

FutureGen is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy and 13 corporate members. The plant will generate electricity using hydrogen-driven turbines.

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