JCOAL Conference a Success
5 Oct 2017
Energy
Energy Capital Economic Development was a sponsor for the very successful JCOAL Conference held Sept. 21-22 at Cam-Plex.
JCOAL is a Japanese trade organization for government and industry leaders. After a tsunami damaged a nuclear plant in 2011, Japan chose to convert to coal for all of its power plants. Since it imports 95% of its coal and it is interested in keeping emissions low and environmentally friendly, Japan wants to buy Wyoming coal.
Since 2011 JCOAL has been working with the governor's office to make that happen. This conference, as well as one last year and another planned for next year, are part of an agreement to work together on research and development, communication and information exchange, and facilitating coal exports and sales to supply Japan with the coal we have and they need. Wyoming government officials, coal industry representatives and University of Wyoming professors attended as did approximately 35 Japanese representatives.
Governor Mead gave the opening address, and attendees heard speakers from both Japan and the U.S.on coal power generation, clean-coal initiatives and projects, and advance carbon products. The conference also offered tours of Atlas Carbon, Eagle Butte coal mine and Dry Fork Station. These tours were organized by Energy Capital ED.
Content courtesy of Energy Capital Economic Development.
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