部份全球最大煤礦公司與國營電力事業組成的集團，擇定了美國伊利諾州內、位於馬頓(Mattoon)東方中部的一個小鎮，進行未來發電(FutureGen)的計畫。預計將花費14億美元建造全球最為環保的火力發電廠。
位於馬頓的預定地，涵蓋了一處面積達444英畝的私人所有地，其位於伊利諾州科爾斯郡(Coles County)，在馬頓西北方約1英里處。此處可通往加拿大國家鐵路(伊利諾州中部)，同時可藉由一條新設置的交流道，通往57號州際公路。
這一座275百萬瓦特的標準發電廠，將用作測試新式清淨電力、碳捕捉、以及將煤礦轉化為氫能之科技的大型工程實驗室。
伊利諾州州長勃戈亞維其(Rod Blagojevich)表示，「未來發電計畫中的『廢氣幾近零排放』之煤碳氣化科技，堅守對國家煤碳工業進行革新的承諾，並且在降低導致氣候變遷之溫室氣體排放的同時，確保煤炭仍持續為我們能源中的一部分。當全世界都在關注的時候，伊利諾州已為確保未來發電計畫的成功，做好準備。」
A consortium of some of the world's largest coal companies and electric utilities has selected the small east-central Illinois town of Mattoon for FutureGen, a $1.4 billion coal-fueled power plant that is planned as the cleanest in the world.
The Mattoon site consists of 444 acres of privately owned farmland located one mile northwest of Mattoon, in Coles County, Illinois. The site has access to the Canadian National (Illinois Central) Railroad and access to Interstate 57 via a new interchange.
The 275-megawatt prototype plant will serve as a large scale engineering laboratory for testing new clean power, carbon capture, and coal-to-hydrogen technologies.
"FutureGen's 'near zero-emission' coal-gasification technology holds great promise to revolutionize our nation's coal industry and ensure that coal continues to be an integral part of our energy future while reducing the greenhouse gases that cause climate change," the governor said. "As the entire world watches, Illinois is ready to get to work to ensure that FutureGen is a success."
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