42 USC 13333 - Clean coal, waste-to-energy

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 13333.

Clean coal, waste-to-energy

The Secretary shall establish a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application with respect to the use of solid waste combined with coal as a fuel source for clean coal combustion technologies. The program shall address—

(1)

the feasibility of cofiring coal and used vehicle tires in fluidized bed combustion units;

(2)

the combined gasification of coal and municipal sludge using integrated gasification combined cycle technology;

(3)

the creation of fuel pellets combining coal and material reclaimed from solid waste;

(4)

the feasibility of cofiring, in fluidized bed combustion units, waste methane from coal mines, including ventilation air, together with coal or coal wastes; and

(5)

other sources of waste and coal mixtures in other applications that the Secretary considers appropriate.

(Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1303, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2972.)

cite as: 42 USC 13333