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Clean Coal Demonstrations
Power Plant Improvement Initiative (PPII)

 
Technologies enabling coal-fired power plants to meet stringent environmental regs at a low cost
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The status of the PPII projects is summarized as follows:
 
  • Total projects:
  • Completed projects:
  • Active projects:
  • Withdrawn:
5
3
1
1
The one remaining active project is in the operations phase.
A list of all projects selected in the program to date is provided below with a link to the project's bibliography page. If a project was not completed and there are no documents available, there is no active link associated with the project.
 
The Power Plant Improvement Initiative (PPII) was established in October 2000 to further the commercial-scale demonstration of clean coal technologies at existing and new electric generating facilities. The goals of PPII are geared toward demonstrating near-term advances in technologies to increase the efficiency, lower the emissions, and improve the economics and overall performance of coal-fired power plants, and will build on the successes gained through the Clean Coal Technology Demonstration Program (CCTDP). Projects will focus on more effective and lower cost emission controls, and improving the by-product utilization, performance and reliability of power plants.
The CCTDP evolved as a model of government and industry cooperation, and successfully met the DOE mission of fostering a secure and reliable energy system that is environmentally and economically sustainable. The CCTDP has yielded clean coal technologies that are capable of meeting existing and emerging environmental regulations while competing in a deregulated electric power marketplace.