Adams Fork Energy Plant

In December 2008, TransGas Development Systems announced plans to build a $4 billion coal-to-liquids plant in Mingo County, West Virginia. The Adams Fork Energy Plant will produce 756,000 gallons of gasoline from coal each day.

The plant will use an estimated 3 million tons of local coal per year to produce more than 6.5 million barrels of gasoline.

On April 21, 2009, the Sierra Club submitted a comment letter to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection urging the rejection of TransGas's request to be permitted as a minor source of pollutants and thereby avoid using the best pollution controls possible.

In October 2009, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection announced its preliminary decision to grant the plant's air permit. In November, the Division of Air Quality said it was extending the public comment period from November 30 to December 18, 2009.

TransGas Development Systems has said it scheduled a ceremonial groundbreaking at the Mingo County site for May 9, 2011, in Wharncliffe. TransGas has a state air quality permit and authority to issue bonds from the West Virginia Economic Development Authority.

Project Details
Sponsor: Transgas Development Systems Location: Mingo County, WV Size: 750,000 gallons per day Type: Coal-to-liquids Projected in service: 2013 Status: Early development

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