WISCONSIN EYES MAKING IGCC 'BEST TECHNOLOGY' IN AIR PERMIT REVIEWS

Wisconsin officials may require integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) in clean air permits at a time when EPA and other states are generally rejecting such a requirement for the clean coal technology that can reduce air pollution and ease capture of carbon dioxide (CO2). But Wisconsin's suggestion, contained in a draft report scheduled to be finalized later this month, is drawing opposition from utilities who say requiring the costly technology would unlawfully exceed EPA standards and put facilities in the...