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About OCDO
The Ohio Coal Development Office (OCDO), within the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA), co-funds the development and implementation of technologies that can use Ohio's vast reserves of high sulfur coal in an economical, environmentally sound manner. This is important as numerous energy forecasts project coal to fuel at least half of the nation's electric power production through 2015 and probably beyond. It is critical for Ohio, which generates nearly 90 percent of its electricity from coal. Further, given the dynamism of Ohio's diverse economy, Ohio is the third largest coal consumer of coal and the fourth largest consumer of electricity in the U.S.* While alternative energy technologies are under development and transition, coal will remain the backbone of this state's and this nation's energy supply for some time to come. It should be used cleanly, and this can only be accomplished through the development and use of clean coal technologies (CCTs).
Projects supported by the OCDO are sought through public solicitations and requests-for-proposals. Cost-share is required. While OCDO can support projects ranging from applied research through commercial demonstration, it is this latter category that is of particular interest. Types of projects and funding levels are defined within the RFPs. Proposals are reviewed by independent technical reviewers, then submitted to the Office's statutorily created Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), a 15-member group comprised of public and private members having an interest in coal, power production, and the environment. Projects favorably recommended by the TAC are submitted to the OAQDA for final approval, then grant negotiations commence. To preview public abstracts describing the type and range of nearly 300 projects funded to date by OCDO, click on Project Summaries, on the left.
For further information, contact the office at:
Ohio Coal Development Office
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
50 W. Broad Street, Suite 1718
Columbus, OH 43215-5910
P: 614/466-3465 F: 614/752-9188
*Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy/Energy Information Administration
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