[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)]
[February 27, 2003]
[Page 224]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement Announcing the Hydrogen Powerplant Demonstration Project and 
the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum
February 27, 2003

    Today I am pleased to announce that the United States will sponsor a 
$1 billion, 10-year demonstration project to create the world's first 
coal-based, zero-emissions electricity and hydrogen powerplant. This 
project will be undertaken with international partners and power and 
advanced technology providers to dramatically reduce air pollution and 
capture and store emissions of greenhouse gases. We will work together 
on this important effort to meet the world's growing energy needs, while 
protecting the health of our people and our environment.
    Secretaries Powell and Abraham will also initiate an international Carbon 
Sequestration Leadership Forum, to collaborate with international 
partners on advancing the research, development, and commercial 
deployment of carbon capture and storage technologies in the next 
decade.
    Recently, my administration has proposed initiatives to accelerate 
research and development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to allow for 
commercialization by 2020, and fusion energy by the middle of this 
century. This demonstration project and the Carbon Sequestration 
Leadership Forum will build on these initiatives to provide the American 
people and the world with advanced technologies to meet the world's 
energy needs, while improving our global environment for future 
generations.