Latest news from the experts
- U.S., Chinese officials brief Congress on status of CTL development
May 6, 2008 - The Business of Case for Coal Gasification with Co-Production
March 4, 2008
U.S. Air Force Energy Forum
Full text - Sasol CTL fuel approved for international aviation use
April 9, 2008
Full text - New Manchin Plan Calls for Five CTL Plants in West Virginia
December 4, 2007
Full text - New DOE Report Examines CTL Employment, Construction Needs
November 2, 2007
Full text - Coal-to-Liquids Coalition urges President Bush to support inclusion of CTL provisions in energy legislation
October 19, 2007
Full text - Task Force on Strategic Unconventional Fuels backs CTL prodcution
An interagency federal task force comprised of senior administration officials and state governors earlier this month released a strategic plan meant to dramatically increase the use of unconventional fuels, including coal to liquid (CTL) fuels.
October 12, 2007
Full text - Coal-to-Liquids Coalition lauds Senate Finance Committee unanimous vote approving Bunning-Rockefeller amendment to extend critical CTL tax credit
October 5, 2007
Full text - Baard Energy Announces CTL Technology Deal
September 26, 2007
Full text - CTLC Members Detail CTL Benefits at House Subcommittee Hearing
September 5, 2007
Full text - The Benefits and Challenges of Producing Liquid Fuel from Coal: The Role of Federal Research
Testimony of Dr. Robert Freerks, Director, Rentech, Inc.
Before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Committee on Science and Technology
September 5, 2007
Full text - Improving America's Energy Security Through Liquid Fuels Derived from Coal
Testimony of John Ward, Vice President, Marketing & Government Affairs, Headwaters Inc.
Before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Committee on Science and Technology
September 5, 2007
Full text - New Congressional Research Service report surveys potential of domestic CTL fuels
August 15, 2007
Full text - New federal-state task force report targets CTL production to reduce import dependency
August, 2007
Full text - Rep. Nunes introdcues new CTL legislation
August 1, 2007
Full text of release
Text of the bill - Headwaters Inc. stresses need for Congress to back domestic CTL fuel production
July 19, 2007
Full text - New administration report underscores need for domestic CTL fuels
July 11, 2007
Full text - Syntroleum Signs Contract to Deliver Renewable Alternative Jet Fuel to U.S. Department of Defense
July 9, 2007
Full text of the release - Coal-to-Liquids Coalition thanks Senate CTL supporters; vows to find common ground
June 22, 2007
Full text of the release - Coal-to-Liquids Coalition details CTL environmental gains, urges Senate support
June 12, 2007
Full text of the release - Rentech and Peabody Enter Into Development and Coal Supply Agreements for First Commercial U.S. Coal-to-Liquids Facility
May 29, 2007
Full text of the release - Rentech and Peabody Enter Into Development and Coal Supply Agreements for First Commercial U.S. Coal-to-Liquids Facility
May 25, 2007
Full text of the release - Coal-to-Liquids Coalition urges Senate to embrace CTL fuels
May 24, 2007
Full text of the release - DOE Releases Feasibility Study for Conceptual Coal-to-Liquids Facility in Midwest
May 21, 2007
Full text of the release - New DOE Study Highlights Environmental Gains of CTL Fuels
May 9, 2007
Full text of the report - CTLC Press Release: CTLC thanks Sens. Thomas, Bunning for efforts to advance American energy security
May 2, 2007
Full text of the release - House subcommittee hearing probes need for domestic CTL fuels
April 18, 2007
Video archive, witness list & testimony - Headwaters Inc. Announces License Agreements for Hybrid Coal-to-Liquids Plant in the Philippines
April 17, 2007
Full text of the release - Coal-to-Liquids Coalition Launches on Capitol Hill
March 28, 2007
Full text of the release - Western Business Roundtable Senate Staff CTL Briefing
February 28, 2007
CTL Overview and Benefits to Military and Civil Aviation
Overview of the "Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Act of 2007" (S.155)
Overview of National Transitional Fuels Security Act - Gov. Manchin to host energy security forum
THE AMERICAN ENERGY SECURITY SUMMIT
April 16 — 18, 2007
"Energy Independence through Domestic Alternative Liquid Fuels" - GAO calls for strategy to address declining oil supplies
Text of the report
February, 2007 - SILVERADO = GOLD + CUTTING EDGE FUEL
Silverado Green Fuel Inc.
February, 2007
A few weeks ago Silverado signed a memorandum of understanding, with the state of Mississippi to build a $26,000,000 demonstration plant which will be the first plant in the USA capable of converting low-rank coal into liquid fuel. - Headwaters Inc. and CONSOL Energy Form Alliance to Explore Coal-to-Liquids Developments
February 20, 2007
Headwaters, Inc.
Headwaters Incorporated (NYSE:HW), today announced that it has formed an alliance with CONSOL Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNX) to investigate development of coal-based liquid fuels refineries utilizing CONSOL Energy's eastern and western coal reserves. - Michael Wynne: Flying out in front
January 27, 2007
Dallas News
About a month ago, in an event barely noticed by the public, a giant Air Force B-52 bomber powered by a mix of synthetic and conventional jet fuel flew a training mission at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The successful test flight proved conclusively that we can, for this aircraft, immediately reduce our demand for conventional jet fuel by up to 50 percent.
read entire article here - Coal-to-liquids: An idea to explore
January 10, 2007
Full text of the op-ed - Coal Conversion — Pathway to Alternate Fuels
by C. Lowell Miller
January, 2007
Presented by Dr. Miller, Director DOE, in a Congressional Briefing in Washington, D.C., on January 19, 2007. - Coal: Liquid Fuels
By the World Coal Institute
October, 2006
In October 2006, the World Coal Institute published a new report "Coal: Liquid Fuels" reviewing the potential of coal to liquids, or coal liquefaction, in meeting future demand for oil. - Press Release from the Coal-to-Liquids Coalition
Coal-to-Liquids Technology Meets Environmental and Energy Needs
January 26, 2007
The following statement was issued on behalf of the Coal-to-Liquids Coalition by National Mining Association President & CEO Kraig R. Naasz regarding the environmental and energy performance of coal-to-liquid fuels technology. - Medicine Bow Fuel & Power announces first ever long-term CTL fuel supply contract
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January 12, 2007
Medicine Bow Fuel & Power, a subsidiary of DKRW Advanced Fuels, has entered into a long-term contract to sell 100 percent of the ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel from its planned coal-to-liquids (CTL) facility in Medicine Bow, Wyo., to Sinclair Oil Corporation, which will market the fuel in the Rocky Mountain region. The deal was announced at a press conference held Jan. 12 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. - American-Made Solution to the Energy Crisis
by Congressman Devin Nunes
August 14, 2006
This op-ed by California Congressman Devin Nunes discusses the American-Made Energy Freedom Act (H.R. 5890) and how liquid fuels derived from coal can play a key part in reducing American dependance on foreign sources of energy. - Coal executive urges National Governors Association to support CTL fuel production
Speech by Jim Roberts, PowerPoint Presentation
August 6, 2006
Charleston, S.C. — Foundation Coal Corporation Chairman, President and CEO Jim Roberts earlier this month emphasized the urgent need for states to take critical steps to help produce CTL fuels. Roberts told an Aug. 6 meeting of the National Governors Association's Natural Resources Committee in Charleston, S.C., that CTL transportation fuels can play a vital role in strengthening America's energy and economic security. - America's Energy Security Study: Building a Bridge to Energy Independence and to a Sustainable Energy Future
Report, Quotes from Board members
July 19, 2006
This report summarizes the findings of a national initiative led by the Southern States Energy Board in Norcross, Georgia focusing on using domestic fuel alternatives to achieve energy independence. - Peabody Energy and Rentech Partner to Develop Major Coal-to-Liquids Projects
Full Text of Press Release
July 18, 2006
Peabody Energy and Rentech, Inc. this week announced that they have entered into a joint development agreement to evaluate sites in the Midwest and Montana for coal-to-liquids projects that would transform coal into diesel and jet fuel. Projects would be sited where Peabody has large reserves and would be designed using Rentech's proprietary Fischer-Tropsch coal-to-liquids process. - Coal is an Answer
May 4, 2006
Before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Milton R. Copulos
President, National Defense Council Foundation - What Congress Can do
May 4, 2006
Before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
John N. Ward
Vice President, Marketing & Government Affairs, Headwaters Incorporated - Coal is the Future
May 4, 2006
Before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Fredrick D. Palmer
Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Peabody Energy
Attachment: National Coal Council Report on Coal and BTU Conversion - Coal is the Energy of America's Past, Present and Future
April 21, 2006
Before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Coal Gasification and Liquefaction Technology
J. F. Roberts
President & CEO, Foundation Coal Corporation - Coal is Ready to Fuel America
April 21, 2006
Before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Coal Gasification and Liquefaction Technology
Hunt Ramsbottom
President and CEO, Rentech, Inc. - Coal: America's Energy Future
Volume 1, Volume 2
March 2006
This two volume report from the National Coal Council (NCC) makes numerous recommendations designed to utilize America's vast coal reserves to meet increased energy demand, while lessening dependence on foreign energy. The NCC provides advice and guidance on a continuing basis as requested by the Secretary of Energy on general policy matters relating to coal.