OSU snags more than $300,000 for coal research

(From Business First of Columbus, July 10, 2009)

Ohio State University is getting more than $300,000 in grant money to pursue clean coal research projects at its Columbus campus.

The university this month was awarded two grants of $160,000 each for two different coal conversion projects by the Ohio Coal Development Office of the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority The projects will focus on converting coal to power and chemicals with the goal of helping to reduce operating costs at the university.
The University of Cincinnati and Ohio University were also named recipients of grants by the coal development office.

The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority gave more than $1 million to fund seven different clean-coal programs throughout the state. With additional funding from participating universities, the overall funding amount for the seven projects totals close to $1.5 million.

The authority is a non-regulatory government agency that helps Ohio businesses comply with clean air regulations. The agency’s coal development office oversees statewide coal research, development and technology deployment efforts.