Peabody/Arclight SNG Project

In 2005, Peabody Energy announced it was entering into an agreement with ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC to develop a commercial-scale coal gasification project in Illinois. The plant would transform coal into synthetic natural gas.

Peabody officials did not name a specific site in Illinois, but said the plant would be one of the largest coal- to-natural-gas plants in the United States.

The project would require at least 3 million tons of coal per year to produce more than 35 billion cubic feet of synthetic natural gas.

As of November 2011, the project is not listed on the ArcLight's website list of active projects currently being pursued.

Project Details
Sponsor: Peabody Energy, Arclight Capital Ventures Location: Illinois Size: Type: Coal-to-liquids Projected in service: Status: abandoned 2011

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