Governor’s Announced Support for Jamestown Board of Public Utilities’ (BPU) Clean Coal Power Plant Project an Economic Boost for Jamestown
Posted by CITIZEN POWER ALLIANCE at 8:18 AMNew York State Governor David A. Paterson’s announcement of support for the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Oxy-Coal Power Plant project and his authorization of $6 million in state funds to support the continuing development of the project, is an essential step forward for the BPU initiative.
If successful, this demonstration project will be the first of its kind in the United States, integrating several tested technologies in one place for the first time in what is called Oxy-Coal technology. The project has the potential to remove more than 90% of carbon dioxide emissions from coal power plants.
Governor Paterson’s financial commitment today is in addition to $800,000 in previously-awarded state funds designated for geological studies.
The BPU has worked since 2003 to design and construct a $145 million power plant project, beginning with Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) technology that received draft Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permits in April, 2007, and has been working with the State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on the permits to progress the project.
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