Section 321 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1985 as enacted by House Joint Resolution 648, Public Law 98-473, 98 Stat.1874, directed the Secretary of Energy to solicit from the private sector ``statements of interest in, and proposals for projects employing emerging clean coal technologies,`` to analyze the submissions, and to submit a Report to Congress that ``assesses the potential usefulness of each emerging clean coal technology`` and ``identifies the extent to which federal incentives, including financial assistance, will accelerate the commercial availability of these technologies.`` Responsibility for implementation of Section 321 was delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy.^The Office of Fossil Energy drafted the Program Announcement, arranged the mechanics of submission handling, storage, and disposal, and provided for submission analysis and writing of this Report.^As expected the Program Announcement elicited a voluminous response, and many of the submissions contained proprietary or business confidential material.The assessments, included in Appendix C, provide information on what each technology is and how it works, the Department and private sector research, development, and demonstration programs, and on its anticipated environmental performance, economics, and their potential usefulness.After review of the submittals, the Department has concluded that federal incentives will not accelerate commercialization of these technologies and may be counterproductive to their development.These conclusions are based upon the Department`s previous experiences with federal incentives.

Has supplement: Supplementary report to Congress on emerging clean coal technologies. "May 1, 1985." "DOE/S-0034"--P.{1} of cover.