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Main Title

Clean coal DOE's decision to restructure FutureGen should be based on a comprehensive analysis of costs, benefits, and risks : report to Congressional requesters / [electronic resource] :

Publisher

U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,

Place Published

Washington, D.C.

Year Published

2009

OCLC Number

314357194

Subjects

United States.--Dept. of Energy.

Subject Added Ent

Coal gasification--United States.; Coal gasification plants--United States.; Carbon sequestration--United States.; Energy development--United States.; Coal--United States.

Internet Access

Description	Access URL
	http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-09-465T
	http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09248.pdf

Holdings

Library		Call Number	Additional Info	Location	Date Modified
EJBD	POD	Internet only		Headquarters Library/Washington,DC	03/17/2009

Collation

[53] p. : digital, PDF file

Notes

GAO-09-248 Title from title screen (viewed on March 3, 2009). "February 2009." Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548. Includes bibliographical references.

Contents Notes

Coal-fired power plants generate about one-half of the nation's electricity and about one-third of its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which contribute to climate change. In 2003, the Department of Energy (DOE) initiated FutureGen--a commercial-scale, coal-fired power plant to incorporate integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC), an advanced generating technology, with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The plant was to capture and store underground about 90 percent of its CO2 emissions. DOE's cost share was 74 percent, and industry partners agreed to fund the rest. Concerned about escalating costs, DOE restructured FutureGen. GAO was asked to examine (1) the original and restructured programs' goals, (2) similarities and differences between the new FutureGen and other DOE CCS programs, and (3) if the restructuring decision was based on sufficient information. GAO reviewed best practices for making programmatic decisions, FutureGen plans and budgets, and documents on the restructuring of FutureGen. GAO contacted DOE, industry partners, and experts.

Access Notes

Mode of access: Internet from GPO Access web site.

Corporate Au Added Ent

United States. Government Accountability Office.

PUB Date Free Form

2009

BIB Level

Medium

electronic resource

OCLC Time Stamp

20090312090039

Cataloging Source

OCLC/T

Language

eng

SUDOCS Number

GA 1.5/2:GAO-09-248

Origin

OCLC

Type

CAT

OCLC Rec Leader

02878nam 2200445Ia 45020

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