Illinois site for Coalcon Clean Boiler Fuels project

Technical Report · Sun Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7309723

The state of Illinois, with its large coal reserves, has great interest in developments to increase the utilization of this resource. To achieve greater utilization of the coal in Illinois, the state has been developing legislative programs and an administrative structure to ensure that its activities will be timely, yet responsible. For example, recent enactment of the Illinois Coal Development Bond Act provides $70 million in state bonds to develop Illinois coal. The Department of Business and Economic Development administers the bonding authority. Funds are made available to assist projects that will encourage the use of Illinois coal. By applying research concepts to demonstration facilities, new technologies can be tested and perfected on Illinois coal and the construction and operation of these demonstration facilities can provide economic benefits to the workers of Illinois while developing a fuel and technology to meet the state's and the country's energy needs. The ultimate success of Coalcon's coal-to-clean boiler fuel demonstration project will be measured in terms of the degree to which technical feasibility is proven, the economic viability of the process, and the extent to which it becomes commercially acceptable. The site chosen for the project will certainly have a significant influence on the probability of adequately demonstrating these factors. Illinois has an attractive site that will compliment Coalcon's demonstration of the technical and economic feasibility of their process. In addition, the state is eager to work with Coalcon in developing ways to utilize the coal resources.

• Research Organization: Illinois Dept. of Business and Economic Development, Springfield (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7309723
• Report Number(s): NP-22001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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