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In 2003, DOE officials described FutureGen as a $950-million initiative to create a coal-based powerplant focused on demonstrating integrated gasification, combined-cycle (IGCC) technology that would produce hydrogen and electricity while providing for capture and storage of carbon dioxide. Seven coal producers and utilities formed the alliance to develop it in 2005 (ENR 10/3/05 p. 22). Having chosen the Mattoon site for the plant, the alliance chafed while DOE withheld the Record of Decision that would allow construction to proceed. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman’s January announcement to jettison the project provoked angry reactions from Illinois political leaders and consternation from other stakeholders.
DOE saw FutureGen as a 275-MW research and development testing laboratory for IGCC, hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies because there were few IGCC projects in development. “Now, more than 33 IGCC projects have begun the permitting process,” says Clay Sell, deputy energy secretary.
DOE first became aware that the cost estimate had risen to $1.8 billion last March when it signed a cooperative agreement with the alliance for the project. Under the agreement, DOE would pay 74% of the project’s cost and the alliance 26%. The consensus was that “costs would only increase,” says Sell.
Refocused
To replace FutureGen’s three-part focus on coal gasification, hydrogen production and CCS, DOE will concentrate on research, development and demonstration of CCS, leaving the demonstration of gasification technology to power developers.
On Jan. 30, DOE issued a Request for Information seeking industry input by March 3 on the costs and feasibility associated with building “clean coal” facilities that achieve FutureGen’s intended goals. By the end of the year this should lead to a competitive solicitation to provide federal funding to equip clean-coal plants of at least 300 MW with CCS technology, says Sell.
CCS is “a linchpin technology for the future,” and DOE is responding to the industry’s pull in focusing on it, says Revis James, director of Palo Alto, Calif.-based Electric Power Research Institute’s Technology Assessment Center. The industry is saying, “We want to get to a new model” rather than develop a full suite of integrated technologies, he says. “A lot of attention is being put on it.”
early a week after the Dept. of Energy pulled out of an international program to develop a coal-fired powerplant with near-zero emissions, stakeholders continued to sort out their options. Members of the FutureGen Alliance were meeting Feb. 5-6 in Mattoon, Ill., the site they chose in December for the plant, to determine how to proceed while the state’s congressional delegation called on President Bush to move the program forward.Ryan Gosling is arguably one of the most handsome actors of our time. Aside from being one of the most popular actors in Hollywood, Gosling wears many other hats. He is a jazz guitarist and has a band.
Gosling opened a Moroccan restaurant, Tagine, with two of his friends in Beverly Hills. He has dabbled in tattooing himself. However, according to Cosmopolitan, Gosling is not very good at it and should leave tattooing to the professionals.
Who is Ryan Gosling?
Gosling was born on November 12, 1980, in London, Ontario, Canada, to parents Donna, a secretary, and Thomas Ray, a traveling salesman. He also has an older sister named Mandi. Gosling’s first acting role was as a child on the Mickey Mouse Club in 1993.
While on the show, he acted alongside some other now-famous people, including Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and Christina Aguilera. Gosling had never received any formal acting training, but being on The Mickey Mouse Club helped him land minor parts on a few TV series in the late 1990s.
In the early 2000s, he landed some roles in movies, like Murder by Numbers, Remember the Titans, and The Believer. He then starred alongside Rachel McAdams in The Notebook, which was a huge success and boosted his acting career.
After this, he starred in a movie titled Half Nelson, which landed him a best actor Oscar nomination. According to IMDb, Gosling was the first Canadian actor in over 60 years to be nominated for this award.
Since then, Gosling has gone on to star in some major films and has portrayed a range of diverse characters. Some of these films are Drive, Blue Valentine, and La La Land.
In 2011, he starred in Place Beyond the Pines with Eva Mendes. The two fell in love and have been together ever since. They currently have two young daughters, Esmeralda and Amada Lee. Both are fiercely private about their relationship and children, and Biography reports that the two secretly married in 2016.
However, he does have at least one tattoo that is significant to him. On his upper left arm, Gosling has a tattoo of the cover of the children’s book The Giving Tree. Growing up, his mother would often read the book to him and his sister.
He may have “Esme” tattooed on his knuckles for his daughter, but it’s unclear whether this tattoo is real. His other tattoos include a ghostly lady and a skeleton together on his left inner arm. The lady is Theda Bara, who was a famous silent film era actress.
In addition to this, Gosling has a barcode on his left wrist that he did himself.
Monster’s Hand or Cactus?
In addition to his homemade barcode tattoo, Gosling gave himself another tattoo. On his arm is what is supposed to be a monster’s hand dropping a bleeding heart. However, since he did it on his own with a tattoo kit, the hand turned out to look more like a cactus.
Depending on the angle, one could can kind of see a furry monster hand. Gosling seems to be accepting and relaxed about the tattoo looking like a cactus.Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi here on Saturday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government has put the country on the right track. Talking to party leaders and workers here, FM Qureshi said that the government’s effective economic policies were yielding positive results and added that the foreign investors were heading towards Pakistan. He said that foreign investment will ultimately generate new jobs for youth in the country.
Speaking on the occasion, the foreign minister said that PTI’s government will complete its tenure. He termed multi-billion dollar China Pakistan Economic corridor project a sign of change in the region. The foreign minister said, “CPEC has entered its second phase. The government has constituted CPEC authority for timely completion of the projects. Earlier on September 17, Prime Minister Imran Khan had said that Pakistan was on the positive trajectory of economic progress and prosperity.
Presiding over a high-level meeting on investment in industrial sector, PM Imran had said that the government would provide every possible facility to investors and take measures for ease of doing business in the country. On the occasion, the prime minister had directed to provide basic utilities like electricity, gas and road access to the special economic zones on priority basis.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that they are sticking to the seat of power to bring ‘tabdeeli’ in the country and not for personal greed. FM Qureshi expressed that the nation has given the mandate for a change, which has steered the country towards the right direction. He asserted the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government will complete its tenure.
He said that they want to direct the economy of Pakistan towards a stable and developed path. The international organizations, which are examining the economic development, are hearing about the improvement in the Pakistani economic situation, he added. Shah Mehmood Qureshi expressed that the increase in foreign exchange reserves, reduction in trade deficit and other economic indicators are showing improvement.
Foreign investment companies are now turning to Pakistan, he added.
The Foreign Minister asserted that the economy will be strong and employment will increase with external investments. Projects like CPEC and the Belt and Road Initiative will result in developing communication, tourism, sustainable and cultural links, he added. FM Qureshi said that CPEC is entering into the second phase, with a focus on industrialization, and economic and social development. The government is going to establish economic zones for industrial development very soon, he added.
Enjoy in French: L'aperitif Chambord.
Regardless of the French footballing arts, our neighboring country undeniably has some advantages. In addition to baguettes, outstanding cuisine and wine, it is above all the relaxed French way of life that we Germans long for. Somehow everything seems a hint lighter in France. This is the reason why we