UltraGen: a Proposed Initiative by EPRI to Advance Deployment of Ultra-Supercritical Pulverized Coal Power Plant Technology with Near-Zero Emissions and CO₂ Capture and Storage

UltraGen is an initiative proposed by EPRI to accelerate the deployment and commercialization of clean, efficient, ultra-supercritical pulverized coal (USC PC) power plants that are capable of meeting any future CO₂ emissions regulations while still generating competitively-priced electricity. In addition to reducing CO₂, these advanced systems will have to achieve near-zero emissions of criteria pollutants (SO₂, NO_X, and filterable and condensable particulate) and hazardous air pollutants such as mercury.