Chu announces carbon sequestration funding; stresses importance of energy crops, ag residue

Biomass Magazine August 2009
By Erin Voegele

Energy Secretary Steven Chu traveled to North Dakota July 1 to announce a local power plant has been selected to receive up to $100 million in stimulus package funding to incorporate advanced carbon capture and sequestration technologies. At the press event, which took place at Bismarck State College’s National Energy Center for Excellence, Chu used the opportunity to provide attendees with an update on climate change and the U.S. DOE’s programs that are designed to combat it.

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