[20010406]RS20877_洁净煤技术计划：当前前景.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20877April 6, 2001The Clean Coal Technology Program: Current ProspectsCarl E. BehrensSpecialist in Energy PolicyResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryThe Clean Coal Technology (CCT) program, started in the 1980s and fundedgenerously in the early 1990s, has completed most of its surviving projects and has notfunded any new ones since 1994. However, President Bushs FY2002 budget outlineproposed spending $2 billion over 10 years on a restructured CCT program. It is notclear what kind of projects would be included in the new program.Background and HistoryThe Clean Coal Technology (CCT) Program was started in 1984 as a vestige of thedefunct Synthetic Fuels Corporation, a government corporation created to help developnew fuels from domestic sources. By 1990 Congress had appropriated approximately $2.6billion for the program, and the Department of Energy (DOE) selected and made cost-sharing cooperative agreements for a large number of projects of varying size andtechnologies. By the mid-1990s, the potential for adoption of most CCT technologies byindustry without