FUTUREGEN

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FUTUREGEN ..the impending marriage between
Coal and Oil
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THE SITUATION

• The American Energy Security Study
• Building a bridge to Energy Independence and a
  Sustainable Energy Future
• The study finds that this nation faces four
  serious oil-related risks
• 1. Excessive dependence on the OPEC cartel and
  on other unstable foreign oil suppliers
• 2. Conventional petroleum supplies are not
  meeting dramatic increases in world demand
• 3. Rapidly increasing global competition for oil
  from China, India, and other nations
• 4. Supply disruptions from natural disasters,
  political causes, and potential terrorism

Sponsored by the Southern States Energy Board
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SPARKMANS ADDITIONS

• The nations addiction to CHEAP oil, and
  subsequent unrealistic economic expectations.
• 6. POLITICS or, better said, Political
  Correctness

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U.S. Energy Resources
Source U.S. Department of Defense
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Bottom Line New Middle East
Source U.S. Department of Defense
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What Is FutureGen? FutureGen is a US1 billion
public-private partnership to design, build, and
operate the world's first coal-fueled, "zero
emissions" power plant. The commercial-scale
plant will prove the technical and economic
feasibility of producing low-cost electricity and
hydrogen from coal while nearly eliminating
emissions. It will also support testing and
commercialization of technologies focused on
generating clean power, capturing and permanently
storing carbon dioxide, and producing hydrogen.
In the process, FutureGen will create unique
opportunities for scientific exploration,
education, and stakeholder engagement.
Source FutureGen Alliance website
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A BRIGHTER TOMORROW

• Addressing Energy Challenges
• FutureGen addresses three major energy
  challenges
• ensuring the availability of clean and affordable
  electricity worldwide,
• increasing energy security by strengthening

the role of coal in the international energy
portfolio and relieving pressure on other
high-priced forms of energy, such as natural gas,
and 3) developing technology to address
concerns associated with climate change.
Source FutureGen Alliance website
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Areas withCO2- EOR Potential
Source Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
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Texas Coal Areas
Source Clean Coal Technology Foundation of Texas
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WEST TEXAS AMERICAS ENERGY EPICENTER

• Area industries, economies, geology, geography
  and physical characteristics combine to offer
  diverse and expansive energy-related
  opportunities that could only be dreamed of a
  decade ago.
• Crude oil and natural gas The development of
  new technologies will dramatically extend the
  productive life of this prolific oil and natural
  gas producing region. With 70 of known Permian
  Basin oil in place, new technologies will spur
  enormous increases in oil and gas production.
• Solar, wind, biomass, hydrogen and geothermal
  Few geographic regions in the U.S. offer the
  combined geology, topography and environmental
  characteristics that support the expansion of
  research, testing and implementation of these
  increasingly important energy technologies.

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WEST TEXAS AMERICAS ENERGY EPICENTER
Nuclear The combination of a proposed major
uranium-enrichment facility and a federal
facility approved for handling radioactive waste
makes the Permian Basin an increasingly likely
location for the testing, development and
implementation of enhanced nuclear energy
capabilities that can meet the energy needs of
our state and nation. Electricity The growing
demand for electricity generated from
clean-burning natural gas has led to the regional
location of major generating facilities. Further
development of coal gasification technologies
will dramatically reduce environmental concerns
while increasing area Enhanced Oil Recovery
efforts.
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Can America become 75 less dependent on Middle
Eastern oil by 2025?
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YES!!! With projects like FutureGen and others,
if we use our rich energy history as a
springboard and if we look at ALL energy forms,
starting with DOMESTIC fossil fuels!
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Stephanie Sparkman, Executive Director West Texas
Energy Technology Initiative 6 Desta Drive, Suite
2560 Midland, TX 79705 432.684.9994 432.684.9998
fax theinitiative_at_sbcglobal.net www.energyinitiati
ve.info