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Article: Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Answers Call for Clean-Coal Technology with Commissioning of Compact Gasification Pilot Plant.
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- Defense & Aerospace Business
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- November 18, 2009
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Responding to the nation's need for affordable clean-coal technology, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne today celebrated the commissioning of a compact gasification pilot plant in Illinois designed to help lower energy costs, provide a clean alternative fuel source and strengthen U.S. energy security. The pilot plant is the first step toward global commercialization of the innovative technology. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.
The commissioning was held at the Gas Technology Institute in Des Plaines, Ill., where the pilot plant for the compact gasifier is located. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has teamed with ExxonMobil ...