Roundup Coal-to-Liquids

The developers of the Roundup Coal-to-Liquids project have announced plans to produce 22,000 barrels per day of liquid synfuels along with 300 megawatts of electricity. However, they do not appear to have access to sufficient, coal, water, or financing to make the project a reality. The mine that would supply the coal has been in and out of bankruptcy and permit revocation since it opened, and it is currently not operating.

In July 2007, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality ruled that BMD could not reuse its permit for the originally proposed Roundup plant, but rather must begin a new permitting process. The company is currently in litigation with disappointed investors, and DKRW, a gasification company that had earlier entered into a preliminary partnership with Bull Mountain Development, now says it has "no official connection to the plant."

Project Details
Sponsor: Bull Mountain Development Location: Billings, MT Capacity: 300 MW coal-to-liquids Projected in service: TBD Status: Cancelled

Citizen Groups

 * Northern Plains Resource Council, info [at] northernplains.org
 * Montana Environmental Information Center, Anne Hedges, ahedges [at] meic.org

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