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| − | The developers of this project have announced plans to produce 22,000 barrels per day of liquid synfuels along with 300 MW of electricity <ref>National Energy Tech Lab, [http://tinyurl.com/37a5ue "Tracking New Coal-Fired Power Plants: Coal's Resurgence in Electric Power Generation"], NETL, May 2007, page 15. (Pdf)</ref>. However, they do not appear to have access to sufficient, coal, water, or financing to make the project a reality. The mine that would supply the coal has been in and out of bankruptcy and permit revocation since it opened, and it is currently not operating<ref>http://www.missoulanews.com/index.cfm?do=article.details&id=1FBF5B4E-1372-FCBB-8348F6CEB7453B1B "Pipe Dream: Hopes for a coal-powered future darken by the day"], ''Missoula Independent'', September 20, 2007</ref>. | + | The developers of this project have announced plans to produce 22,000 barrels per day of liquid synfuels along with 300 MW of electricity <ref>National Energy Tech Lab, [http://tinyurl.com/37a5ue "Tracking New Coal-Fired Power Plants: Coal's Resurgence in Electric Power Generation"], NETL, May 2007, page 15. (Pdf)</ref>. However, they do not appear to have access to sufficient, coal, water, or financing to make the project a reality. The mine that would supply the coal has been in and out of bankruptcy and permit revocation since it opened, and it is currently not operating<ref>[http://www.missoulanews.com/index.cfm?do=article.details&id=1FBF5B4E-1372-FCBB-8348F6CEB7453B1B "Pipe Dream: Hopes for a coal-powered future darken by the day"], ''Missoula Independent'', September 20, 2007</ref>. |
| − | In July 2007, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality ruled that BMD could not reuse its permit for the originally proposed Roundup plant, but rather must begin a new permitting process <ref>http://www.missoulanews.com/index.cfm?do=article.details&id=1FBF5B4E-1372-FCBB-8348F6CEB7453B1B "Pipe Dream: Hopes for a coal-powered future darken by the day"], ''Missoula Independent'', September 20, 2007</ref>. The company is currently in litigation with disappointed investors <ref>[http://www.newwest.net/city/article/clean_coal_still_a_distant_vision/C8/L8/ "Clean Coal Still a Distant Vision"], New West Missoula, December 7, 2007</ref>. | + | In July 2007, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality ruled that BMD could not reuse its permit for the originally proposed Roundup plant, but rather must begin a new permitting process <ref>[http://www.missoulanews.com/index.cfm?do=article.details&id=1FBF5B4E-1372-FCBB-8348F6CEB7453B1B "Pipe Dream: Hopes for a coal-powered future darken by the day"], ''Missoula Independent'', September 20, 2007</ref>. The company is currently in litigation with disappointed investors <ref>[http://www.newwest.net/city/article/clean_coal_still_a_distant_vision/C8/L8/ "Clean Coal Still a Distant Vision"], New West Missoula, December 7, 2007</ref>. |
==Project Details== | ==Project Details== | ||
Revision as of 20:09, 7 January 2008
The developers of this project have announced plans to produce 22,000 barrels per day of liquid synfuels along with 300 MW of electricity [1]. However, they do not appear to have access to sufficient, coal, water, or financing to make the project a reality. The mine that would supply the coal has been in and out of bankruptcy and permit revocation since it opened, and it is currently not operating[2].
In July 2007, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality ruled that BMD could not reuse its permit for the originally proposed Roundup plant, but rather must begin a new permitting process [3]. The company is currently in litigation with disappointed investors [4].
Contents
Project Details
Sponsor: Bull Mountain Development
Location: Billings, MT
Capacity: 300 MW coal-to-liquids
Projected in service: TBD
Status: Proposed
Financing
Citizen Groups
Resources
References
- ↑ National Energy Tech Lab, "Tracking New Coal-Fired Power Plants: Coal's Resurgence in Electric Power Generation", NETL, May 2007, page 15. (Pdf)
- ↑ "Pipe Dream: Hopes for a coal-powered future darken by the day", Missoula Independent, September 20, 2007
- ↑ "Pipe Dream: Hopes for a coal-powered future darken by the day", Missoula Independent, September 20, 2007
- ↑ "Clean Coal Still a Distant Vision", New West Missoula, December 7, 2007
Related SourceWatch Articles
External Links
- Sierra Club, "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed December 2007. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals.)
- Roundup Coal-Fired Power Plant, Montana River Action, accessed January 2008.
- Montana Coal Plant Proposals, Western Resource Advocates, accessed January 2008
