American Coal Council
Committees 2008
The American Coal Council (ACC) has established the following Committees to support the marketplace and advocacy needs of the coal industry. Each Committee has specific objectives and seeks to coordinate its efforts with other industry trade associations and/or government entities with complimentary goals.
New Coal Generation Support Group
Objective: The ACC’s New Coal Generation Support Group works to promote and advance the development of new coal-based generation in the U.S. in recognition that:
New coal generation will be needed to meet increasing demand for baseload electric power.
Coal is an economic fuel source that can provide U.S. citizens and businesses with affordable electric power.
Coal is an abundant domestic resource that can provide U.S. citizens and businesses with secure, reliable electric power today and for hundreds of years to come.
Coal is an environmentally sound energy resource that can be utilized in an increasingly clean manner to meet U.S. environmental stewardship objectives.
Activities:
Develop targeted educational materials that provide citizens, community decision makers and public policy makers with timely, accurate information on the benefits of and need for new coal generation.
Develop a database of permitted, proposed and announced coal power plants, defining a “community” of key projects and contacts for development of a resource clearinghouse of information, organizations and materials that can assist utilities and industry advocates looking to develop new coal generation.
Document benchmarks, best practices and success/failure experiences that can be used to support utility coal plant development activities and define support opportunities from “complimentary” coal chain industries, i.e., suppliers, railroads, ports and terminals.
Conduct seminars and workshops on topics designed to educate and support advocates and utilities seeking to develop new coal generation facilities.
Tomorrow’s Leadership Council
Objective: “A majority of the U.S. energy sector workforce, including skilled scientists and engineers, is eligible to retire within the next decade. The workforce must be replenished and retrained.” National Petroleum Council Report on Facing the Hard Truths About Energy – September 2008.
The ACC’s Tomorrow’s Leadership Council is designed to advance and vest young executive talent in the coal industry – especially the coal supply, consumption and transportation sectors. The Committee provides a meaningful opportunity for up and coming executives to enhance their industry knowledge and networks through projects and activities that advance industry wide objectives as well as professional development goals.
The ACC invites you to invest in your new executives – have them sign up to participate in this initiative.
Pre-Combustion Innovations Alliance
Objective: The ACC’s Pre-Combustion Alliance is focused on advancing the development and utilization of pre-combustion and coal preparation technologies through enhancing awareness of their environmental and efficiency performance benefits.
Activities:
Development of fact sheets.
Agenda participation in ACC and other industry conference programs.
Development of new ACC-hosted conference programs, seminar and/or webinars devoted to pre-combustion and coal preparation technology utilization.
Establishment of an information clearinghouse on the ACC web site of relevant reports and studies. Development of a distinct web site devoted to pre-combustion and coal preparation technologies linked and branded as an ACC adjunct site.
Development of original data and/or reports as deemed necessary and appropriate.
Promotion of the environmental and efficiency benefits of pre-combustion and coal preparation technologies through various communications and advocacy channels, including but not limited to:
UCG Interest Group – Underground Coal Gasification
Objective: Working in cooperation with the UK-based UCG Partnership (www.ucgp.com), this ACC Interest Group is designed to promote and increase awareness of UCG to a broad audience through conferences/workshops, newsletters, websites, informational materials and presentations. The Interest Group provides an opportunity for industry associates to learn more about UCG and its prospective role vis-à-vis their respective business interests.
ACC Conference Program Development Committees
Objective: The ACC produces a number of educational conferences each year. The Program Development Committees for these events are responsible for determining conference topics and identifying prospective speakers. ACC members are invited to participate in one or more of the following Program Development Committees:
Spring Coal Forum or Coal Market Strategies Conference
These two annual strategic issues conferences for senior executives examine marketplace and public policy issues of critical importance to the coal supply, consumption and transportation industries.
Fuel Flexibility Conference
This event is designed to help utility and industrial coal consumers address the overwhelming marketplace, public policy and operational/maintenance factors they face and their decisions regarding fuel choice and procurement, technology and equipment choices and business operations.
Coal Trading Conference
This event is designed to enhance executives’ understanding of coal trading issues in the context of marketplace and public policy issues impacting the coal industry.
ACC Membership Committee
Objective: This Committee is tasked with ACC membership recruitment and retention activities and is chaired by a member of the ACC Board.
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American Coal Council
1101 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Ste. 600
Washington, DC 20004
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