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Ohio Coal Development Office (OCDO)

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The Ohio Coal Development Office — a program of 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. Projects supported by OCDO are sought through public solicitations and requests-for-proposals. Cost share is required. OCDO typically supports projects ranging from applied research through commercial demonstration. The program is currently undergoing its first-ever strategic planning process to determine the “next steps” in its evolution.

OCDO-Funded Projects

The Ohio Coal Development Office (OCDO) co-funds the research, development and deployment of technologies that can use Ohio's vast reserves of high sulfur coal within environmental limits. Its projects include technologies that improve combustion efficiencies, remove various pollutants from emissions such as sulfur and nitrogen oxides and air toxics, develop productive uses for the by-products of combustion, and investigate new uses for coal as a feedstock. OCDO projects frequently involve multiple project participants, such as the technology developer, a research institution, the federal government, and/or other private sector co-sponsors.