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Illinois Coal Competitiveness Program
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Illinois Coal Competitiveness Program leverages private investment for improvements to new or existing coal-fired facilities, mining equipment and operations, coal preparation and handling systems, coal transportation corridors and transfer facilities and infrastructure needed to access new markets.
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Illinois Coal Demonstration Program
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The Illinois Coal Demonstration Program is committed to bringing state-of-the-art, advanced coal-use technologies to commercial readiness. Recent projects include partial funding for the construction of a flue gas desulfurization system at Springfield City Water, Light and Power and repowering Southern Illinois Power Cooperative with a new circulating fluidized bed boiler.
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Illinois Coal Development Program
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The Coal Development Program seeks to advance promising clean coal technologies beyond the research stage towards commercialization. The program provides a 50/50 match with private industry dollars to support market-driven needs of the industry. Development processes include technology maturation, technology transfer and related studies. The Coal Development Program is administered by DCEO with technical oversight by the Illinois Clean Coal Institute (ICCI).
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Illinois Coal Education & Marketing Program
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Illinois Coal Education & Marketing Program strives to preserve and enhance the marketability of Illinois coal; heighten awareness and understanding of the importance of the coal industry to the socioeconomic structure of Illinois; and create a positive image for the mining and utilization of coal in Illinois.
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Illinois Coal Research Program
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DCEO oversees the largest state-sponsored coal research program in the United States. This program is administered by DCEO and is under the technical oversight of the Illinois Clean Coal Institute (ICCI).
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Illinois Coal Revival Program
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The Illinois Coal Revival Program, initiated in 2002, provides financial assistance in the form of grants to assist with the development of new, coal-fired electric generation capacity in Illinois. In 2003, Governor Rod Blagojevich signed legislation, (Public Act 093-0167) to further the development of Illinois' abundant coal reserves by offering $300 million in new bond funds to help finance the construction of advanced technology coal-fueled projects. In 2005 the program was expanded to include coal gasification or IGCC units that generate chemical feedstocks or transportation fuels derived from coal (P.A. 094-0065). In related legislation, Governor Blagojevich signed P.A. 094-0063 which amends the Public Utilities Act allowing any gas utility to enter into a 20-year supply contract with a company for synthetic natural gas produced through coal gasification.
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