UT awarded $38 million to study carbon
dioxide storage Ralph K.M. Haurwitz, Austin American Statesman , October 26, 2007 [PDF] |
UT gets $38M deal to study way to cut greenhouse gases Elizabeth Souder, The Dallas Morning News, October 24, 2007 [PDF] |
Underground CO2 storage research project
gets $38 million in funding Ford Gunter, Houston Business Journal, October 24, 2007 [PDF] |
FutureGen: UT bureau helps state in effort to host project
Gilmer Mirror , August 15, 2007 [PDF] |
Texas courts FutureGen
April Avison, The Bryan-College Station Eagle , September 5, 2007 [PDF] |
Big Oil as enemy, and other
myths
FutureGen Texas Team Leader Scott Tinker, special to the Fort Worth Star Telegram August 1, 2007[PDF] |
Texas courts FutureGen
April Avison, The Bryan-College Station Eagle , September 5, 2007 [PDF] |
Big Oil as enemy, and other
myths
FutureGen Texas Team Leader Scott Tinker, special to the Fort Worth Star Telegram August 1, 2007[PDF] |
The choice is ours: Big Oil or Chavez?
FutureGen Texas Team Leader Scott Tinker, special to the Houston Chronicle July 28, 2007[PDF] |
Clean commitment to coal must be big part of strategy
Mike Conaway, Fort Worth Star Telegram March 14, 2007 [PDF] |
FutureGen Texas Update: March 2007
Current Program Information 03/07/07 [PDF] |
Odessa High School students join FutureGen push Odessa American, December 17, 2006 [PDF] |
A day under the dome: Local leaders arrive in state Capitol F.A. Krift, Odessa American, February 13, 2007 [PDF] |
Texas town could be future of power
Michael Ainsworth, Dallas Morning News, February 13, 2007[PDF] |
Scott Tinker Gives Update in Buffalo Civic Center
Captioned photo, The Teague Chronicle, February 8, 2007[PDF] |
FutureGen Partners Meet in Buffalo
Byron Riddle, The Groesbeck Journal, February 8, 2007[PDF] |
FutureGen site selection updated
Article, The Fairfield Recorder, February 8, 2007 [PDF] |
Officials give update on FutureGen
Article, Normangee Star, February 7, 2007 [PDF] |
FutureGen--Still looking good for Leon County
Vanessa Goodwyn, Buffalo Press, February 6, 2007 [PDF] |
Governor Perry's Budget Plans for Clean Air
Press release, American Patriots Press, January 30, 2007 [PDF] |
Governor Perry's Budget Plans for Clean Air
Article, Freestone County Times, January 30, 2007 [PDF] |
Governor’s Funding Commitment to FutureGen Boosts Texas Effort to Win IGCC and Carbon Capture Project FutureGen Texas Press Release January 29, 2007 [PDF] |
Gov. Perry Announces Budget Plans for Clean Air Standards Office of the Governor January 29, 2007 [PDF] |
Despite upward trends, we must look to future
Article, Midland Reporter-Telegram, January 27, 2007 [PDF] |
APTA, PPDC team up for four-day CO2 school
Mella McEwen, Midland Reporter-Telegram, January 27, 2007 [PDF] |
Area’s history of using C02 to extract oil helps in drive to get FutureGen
Bill Modisett, Odessa American, January 26, 2007 [PDF] |
Interested in the FutureGen Project?
Article, Normangee Star, January 17, 2007 [PDF] |
FutureGen Texas Update: January 2007
Current Program Information 01/10/07 [PDF] |
Texas Co-op Power Magazine
article January, 2007 [PDF] |
Coal Plant Foes See Clear Choice in Gasification
Asher Price, Austin American Statesman, January 6, 2007 [PDF] |
2006: Year in Review
Article, Buffalo Press, January 2, 2007 [PDF] |
A Look Back to 2006
Article, Freestone County Times, January 2, 2007 [PDF] |
Big Ticket Projects Highlight 2006
Article, The Fairfield Recorder, December 28, 2006 [PDF] |
Professionals hear pros, cons of FutureGen sites
Bill Modisett, Odessa American, December 6, 2006 [PDF] |
Barton sees Future Gen
as boom for Mexia area
By Bob Wright, Mexia Daily News, November 3, 2006 [PDF] |
Local officials
receive FutureGen
Jewett update
Kristy Vandegriff, The Jewett Messenger, October 25, 2006 [PDF] |
FutureGen Texas Brings
Update to Leon County.
Lee Gayle Boettcher, The Buffalo Express, October 24, 2006 [PDF] |
Citizens, Congressman tour FutureGen site
M. Anderson, Monahans News, October 17, 2006 [PDF] |
Congressmen: FutureGen will have impact worldwide
Mella McEwen, Midland Reporter-Telegram, October 11, 2006 [PDF] |
Ghost town to boom again, say FutureGen supporters
Bob Campbell , Midland Reporter-Telegram, October 11, 2006 [PDF] |
Energy prospects bright
David J. Lee , Odessa American, October 11, 2006 [PDF] |
Williams: Texas must play part in energy security
Ruth Campbell , Midland Reporter-Telegram, October 7, 2006 [PDF] |
Williams: FutureGen and more needed for Texas
David J. Lee , Odessa American, October 7, 2006 [PDF] |
Pondering the New Face of Energy
Cory Chandler , Texas Tech University, October 3, 2006 [PDF] |
Tremendous Turnout for FutureGen Scoping Meeting
Tom Hawkins, The Groesbeck Journal, August 31, 2006 [PDF] |
Large turnout for FutureGen Meeting
Tom Hawkins, The Groesbeck Journal, August 31, 2006 [PDF] |
"Heart of Brazos" Scores Home run with FutureGen
Lee Gayle Boettcher, The Buffalo Express, August 29, 2006 [PDF] |
FutureGen scopes out Fairfield area
Julianne Dodge, Freestone County Times, August 29, 2006 [PDF] |
Cornyn urges FutureGen Leaders to consider Texas
article Mexia Daily News, August 23, 2006 [PDF] |
Groesbeck council to set tax rate, boost FutureGen
By Bob Wright, Mexia Daily News, August 23, 2006 [PDF] |
AASG Discusses FutureGen in Washington
NMA Mining Week Article v. 12, no. 35; 09/15/06 [PDF]
The National Mining Association hosted a delegation from the Association of American State Geologists (AASG) in Washington, D.C. the week of September 13, 2006. Among the topics discussed at a luncheon meeting that day was funding for the FutureGen project. Below: BEG Director and AASG President Scott Tinker, and NMA President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz.
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U.S. REP. Joe Barton Tours FutureGen Finalist Site
August 14 , 2006 [PDF]
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Both Texas Proposals
on Short List to Host FutureGen
Press Release July 25, 2006 [PDF]
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Continuing Our Energy Leadership by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
June 9, 2006 [PDF] |
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Texas Submits Two FutureGen Host Site Proposals
Press Release May 04, 2006 [PDF]
Associated Press May 05, 2006 [PDF]
Kentucky Gleaner Courier Press May 19, 2006 [PDF] |
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Governor Perry and Commission Williams Announce Texas Site Selection March 14, 2006 [PDF] |
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Press Release — UT Austin's Bureau of Economic Geology set to advance Texas bids for FutureGen March 14, 2006 [PDF] |
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Senators Hutchison and Cornyn Praise FutureGen RFP March 10, 2006 [PDF] |
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FutureGen Texas Press Release—Short List of Sites Selected February 28, 2006 [PDF]
Regional Reactions to FutureGen Texas Site Selection [all links PDF]:
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Limestone awaits word after FutureGen inspection trip
By Byron "Putt" Riddle, Groesbeck Journal, February 09, 2006 |
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After Pearsall visit, power plant team is undecided
Jeorge Zarazua, San Antonio Express-News, February 08, 2006 |
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Lawmakers call for more domestic drilling
By Austin Kinghorn, Baytown Sun, February 02, 2006 |
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Editorial
Midland Reporter-Telegram, February 02, 2006 |
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FutureGen Texas Receives Strong Regional Response to Request for Green Energy Proposals
Press Release, January 12, 2006 [PDF] |
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FutureGen Initiative looks for a place to call home
December 2005/January 2006 issue of BIC newsmagazine. [PDF] |
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Texas to Try for Futuristic Plant
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, December 07, 2005 [PDF] |
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Texas' Reaction to DOE Announcement
December 06, 2005 [PDF] |
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Important Press Release
December 06, 2005 [PDF] |
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Local officials informed about what it will take to get FutureGen
Julia Robb, Marshall News Messenger, November 04, 2005 |
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East Texans appointed to panel on power plant
Glenn Evans, Longview News-Journal, November 03, 2005 |
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State Announces Process to Select Texas FutureGen Site
November 01, 2005 [Press Release in PDF format] |
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State delivers screening criteria for plant sites
November 01, 2005 — Associated Press
Texas officials Tuesday released to regional councils of government screening criteria for possible
sites for a $1 billion federal energy generation project.
The FutureGen project of the U.S. Department
of Energy would design, build and operate a 275-megawatt plant that produces electricity and hydrogen
removed from coal with almost no pollution.
Railroad Commission Michael Williams has been named chairman
of the FutureGen Texas Advisory Board. On Tuesday, the board sent out screening maps to the state's 24
regional councils of government, each of which can submit a candidate site.
The DOE is expected to
formally solicit site proposals from states early next year, and the advisory board will be responsible
for advancing one proposal for Texas.
The maps developed by the state Bureau of Economic Geology will
help local officials determine how their areas stack up against the geologies and oil and coal reserves
of others. The councils of government must formally express interest in the project by Nov. 16 if they
intend to submit a site proposal. |
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FutureGen strategy meeting set for Tuesday
Longview News-Journal, October 27, 2005 |
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FutureGen Texas Advisory Board Announced
PDF with FutureGen Texas Advisory Board news complete with bios. October 20, 2005. |
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Ed Mayberry at KUHF Houston Public Radio filed a story on the FutureGen Industry Briefing BEG hosted in Houston.
Broadcast: Friday, October 07, 2005
"Industry representatives recently heard details about the proposed 275-megawatt near-zero emissions
fossil fuels power plant at a Bureau of Economic Geology public meeting here in Houston. The FutureGen Texas
plant would create hydrogen from the coal gasification process utilized in making electricity, according to the
Bureau's Jay Kipper.
 Jay Kipper audio 1 (from KUHF)
Kipper says coal is plentiful, and will serve us well if it can be cleanly used. The Bureau of Economic
Geology has been charged with coordinating the state's site-selection process.
Jay Kipper audio 2 (from KUHF)
The billion-dollar FutureGen Texas project is envisioned as a public-private sector partnership, and Kipper
says it's an opportunity for industry and the environment to work together." |
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MSNBC: Texas could be in line for pollution free power plant. October 2005 |
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Gasification plant possible. Coastal Bend, other regions seek project. [PDF]
Alison Beshur, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 10/07/05 |
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Plant to gasify coal proposed [PDF]
Alison Beshur, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 09/28/05 |
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Coal-fueled power plant pitch seeks regional support
Longview News-Journal, 08/30/05 |
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Interview
Clean Air: FutureGen director explains blueprint for DOE's zero-emissions coal plant. (September 2005)
Click here to watch this episode.
Click here to read transcript. |
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Governors Seek Energy Options
Augusta Chronicle, 08/30/05. Free registration is required to access the article. |
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Gov. Rick Perry submitted Texas' final offers to the FutureGen Industrial
Alliance for Jewett or Odessa to become home to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)
FutureGen project, a $1.5 billion public-private initiative to build an innovative, near-zero
emissions coal power plant. [Press Release] |
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Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Michael L. Williams, who chairs the
FutureGen Texas team, today urged that Texas be selected as the site for FutureGen, saying the state is
committed to being a full partner in the $1.5 billion project. [Press Release] |
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After more than two years of intensive development the FutureGen Texas team submitted its Best and Final Offers for both proposed Jewett and Odessa sites. The site selection announcement will be made by the FutureGen Alliance in late fall of 2007. |
Bureau Director and FutureGen Texas Team Leader Scott Tinker was featured prominently in the television show State of Tomorrow, which aired on Texas PBS stations July 5. The 13-episode series examines some of the biggest challenges facing Texans today. The episode featuring Dr. Tinker, titled “The Future of Energy,” delves into how we can sustain energy supplies, not only of our own country, but other |
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countries as well. FutureGen is one of the solutions examined in this episode as energy experts from across Texas discuss oil recovery technologies, alternative energy sources such as nuclear and solar energy, and innovations such as cleaner-burning coal power plants.
The Bureau, under the direction of State Geologist Scott W. Tinker, has been charged by the State of Texas to bring FutureGen to Texas. Both of the proposed sites, Jewett and Odessa, were selected as finalist sites for FutureGen. The FutureGen Alliance has announced plans to select FutureGen’s host site by fall 2007. |
Click photo to enlarge. Members of the FutureGen Texas team in attendance at the ABEC/CCTFT Energy Leadership Forum on March 7. From left to right: Judge Byron Ryder, Russ Baier, Joel Trouart, Steve Walden, Ian Duncan, Scott Rodgers, Jay Kipper, Sharon Campos, and Hoxie Smith. |
Members of the FutureGen Texas team attended the Energy Leadership Forum in Austin, Texas on March 6-7, 2007. Hosted by Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) and the Clean Coal Technology Foundation of Texas (CCTFT), the forum provided information and discussion on how clean coal technologies can help Texas meet the challenge of increased energy production with reduced emissions. |
Click photo to enlarge. FutureGen Texas team gather on the Iron Cactus patio. Dr. Tinker and Commissioner Williams (front and center) hold the FutureGen Texas proposals. |
On Thursday, May 4th, the FutureGen Texas team took a breath following
submission of two FutureGen Host Site proposals to the FutureGen Industrial Alliance
on behalf of the State of Texas. The gathering, hosted by Bureau Director Scott W. Tinker
and Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams and attended by many of the folks making
up the FutureGen Texas team, was held at the Iron Cactus in Austin. |
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Mexia rolls out red carpet for FutureGen team
Waco Tribune, February 05, 2006 |
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Good turnout welcomes FutureGen to Mexia
By BOB WRIGHT — Editor Mexia Daily, February 04, 2006 |
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FutureGen trip to Mexia
February 03, 2006
Click here to view video [WMV format]
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FutureGen officials pay visit to Lufkin
Gary Bass, The Lufkin Daily News, February 03, 2006 |
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FutureGen team visits area
Sherryl-Lynn Williams, The Palestine Herald, February 02, 2006 |
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FutureGen Team Impressed with Anderson
County Site
Megan Middleton and Cindy Brown, Staff Writers, Tyler Morning Telegraph, February 01, 2006 |
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FutureGen team to visit area
Sherryl-Lynn Williams, The Palestine Herald,
January 31, 2006 |
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Team tours site
By Linda Stewart/Wichita Falls Times Record News
January 27, 2006 |
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Middle Rio Grande Briefing — Eagle Pass, Texas
December 07, 2005
[Invitation in PDF format] |
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Southeast Texas Briefing — Beaumont, Texas
November 14, 2005
[Invitation in PDF format]
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East Texas Briefing — Marshall, Texas
November 03, 2005
[Invitation in PDF format] |
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Public Briefing — Wichita Falls, Texas
October 14, 2005
[Agenda in PDF format] |
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Industry Briefing — Midland, Texas
October 12, 2005
[Invitation in PDF format] |
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Commissioner Michael L. Williams Briefs Corpus Christi Leaders on Benefits of Power Plant of Future
October 06, 2005 — Corpus Christi, Texas
Meeting Agenda [PDF]
Press Release [PDF]
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Industry Briefing — Houston, Texas
October 04, 2005
[Invitation in PDF format] |
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Click photo to enlarge.
The FutureGen Texas team, led by Commissioner Michael Williams, met August 26, 2005,
with various Texas state departments to collaborate on streamlining the permitting process for a FutureGen plant in Texas.
Besides the Railroad Commissioner's office, other Texas departments represented at the meeting
were the Lt. Governor's Office, Speaker Craddick's Office, Public Utility Commission, General Land
Office, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Workforce
Commission, and Texas Water Development Board. |
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