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11.04.2011 News
NETL-RUA Kicks Off AVESTAR™ Education Program
Under the auspices of the NETL Regional University Alliance, the integrated gasification-combined cycle (IGCC) dynamic simulator at the AVESTAR™ Center has assumed an active role in undergraduate process design and control courses at West Virginia University.
 
10.21.2011 News
NETL Scientist Wins 2011 Gustav Eirich Award
Read this story and more in the October 2011 edition of Netlognews.
 
10.21.2011 News
Research Team Develops/ Demonstrates Models to Optimize IGCC
Read this story and more in the October 2011 edition of Netlognews.
 
10.04.2011 News
NETL's AVESTAR™ Center-Simulating the Next Generation of Clean Coal Technology
Imagine you could learn to fly a space shuttle or rebuild your car's transmission without touching a piece of equipment or getting your hands dirty. Now, apply this concept to learning how to operate a state-of-the-art electricity-producing power plant capable of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture.
 
09.13.2011 News
"Advanced Virtual Energy Simulation Training and Research (AVESTAR™) Center", "Operator Training System for an IGCC Power Plant with CO2 Capture" and "AVESTAR Center Seeks Collaborative R&D Opportunities" has been posted in the September issue of LabNotes.
 
09.09.2011 News
Secretary Chu Announces $14 Million for Six New Projects to Advance IGCC Technology
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the selection of six projects aimed at developing technologies to lower the cost of producing electricity in integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants using carbon capture, while maintaining the highest environmental standards.
 
08.22.2011 News
DOE Launches World-Class Virtual Energy Simulation Training and Research Center
A new training center developed to teach personnel how to operate clean integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants is now up and running with help from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
 
08.11.2011 Events
International Clean Coal, Carbon Capture Experts to Gather at 28th Annual Pittsburgh Coal Conference Plants
The role of fossil fuels in a sustainable energy future will be one of the topics under discussion when experts from around the world meet at the 28th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Sept. 12-15, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
07.27.2011 News
Researchers Study Integration of Air Separation Units within IGCC Plant posted in the July issue of netlognews.
 
07.05.2011 Events
NETL Hosts Carbon Capture and Storage Demonstration Series for the 2011 International Pittsburgh Coal Conference
Top U.S. and international scientists, technology developers, and business leaders will gather in Pittsburgh this fall to discuss the role of science and business in bringing advanced clean coal technologies to market.
 
06.21.2011 News
DOE-Sponsored IGCC Project in Texas Takes Important Step Forward
A newly signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the purchase of electricity produced by the Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP) is an important step forward for what will be one of the world's most advanced and cleanest coal-based power plants, funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
 
05.13.2011 News
Presentations has been added to the Reference Shelf.
 
04.01.2011 Publications
April 2011 netlog has been posted containing an article entitled "NETL Center Completes Site Acceptance Test for IGCC Dynamic Simulator" and an article entitled "IGCC Optimization Approach Enhances Efficiency, Flexibility".
 
03.17.2011 News
Funding Opportunity Announcement titled "Advanced Gasification: Improvements in Existing Systems Availability, Novel CO2 Utilization Systems, and Low Rank Coal IGCC Optimization" has been posted.