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Experts Available to Discuss Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Technology

Posted on: Friday, 21 July 2006, 15:00 CDT

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TOPIC: Several companies want to prove Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) technology can work in the western United States, according to an article by The Associated Press. Although IGCC plants are more expensive to build compared to conventional plants, industry experts say IGCC plants operate more efficiently and save costs on additional pollution control. IGCC technology turns coal into a gas that is burned in a turbine to make electricity. Pollutants are removed before the gas is burned. Industry experts also suggest that in addition to burning the gas it could be converted to ultra clean diesel and aviation fuels through the Fischer-Tropsch process. Incorporating a Fischer-Tropsch unit would allow the power plant the choice to produce both electricity and diesel fuels or which ever is most economical at the time.

EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story:

Donald Hurd, president of E3 Consulting, is an expert in all energy issues, including financing and business modeling in the energy industry, oil and gas, renewable energy, conservation, power plant economics, pipelines and infrastructures. With nearly 25 years of experience in all aspects of finance, business, environment and engineering in all energy sectors, Don can serve as an expert source for stories about energy production trends, oil and gas exploration and production, renewable energy issues and trends, pipelines and wind farms, transportation infrastructures, and business and economics intertwined with the energy sector.

John B. "Jack" Holmes, president and CEO of Syntroleum is a seasoned energy expert with more than 36 years in the industry. He started his career in the exploration and production business and has held leadership positions throughout the industry. He has most recently been focused on the Fischer-Tropsch technology used in the gas-to liquids, GTL and coal-to-liquids, CTL business. Jack is an excellent resource for interviews concerning alternative energy supplies, energy production development, oil and gas exploration and production, ultra clean transportation fuels and project development within the energy business.

John Hanger is President and CEO of Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture). As President of PennFuture, Hanger works with a staff of 18 in offices in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and West Chester. PennFuture serves as a watchdog of state government to enforce existing environmental laws and to transform markets in order to conserve Pennsylvania's natural resources. Hanger is particularly involved with PennFuture's work to promote clean energy technologies and to increase the supply and demand for clean electricity products. Hanger played a major role in drafting and enacting in November 2004 Pennsylvania's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act that will require approximately 4,000 megawatts of new wind, solar and other renewable energy sources. From April 1993 to June 1998, Hanger was a Commissioner with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). Hanger served on the Electricity Committee, the Consumer Affairs Committee, and the Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). He advocated for policies that allow consumers to choose their electric, gas, and telephone companies, for policies that assist low-income families, and those that benefit the environment, such as net metering, energy conservation, and renewable energy. As an expert on energy and environment issues, public utility regulation, and competition in the electricity, gas and telephone industries, Hanger has testified before the United States Congress and many state legislatures. He has authored numerous articles, written leading regulatory decisions and lectured widely to diverse audiences. Prior to becoming Commissioner, Hanger served as legal counsel to Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner Joseph Rhodes from 1988 to 1993. From 1984 to 1988, he worked at Community Legal Services, Inc. of Philadelphia, serving as Public Advocate representing 500,000 municipal customers of the City of Philadelphia's municipal gas, water, and sewer utilities. Hanger is a 1979 graduate of Duke University and a 1984 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.

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Source: Business Wire

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