Structured for Industry

The CPCPC is an initiative being led by The Pennsylvania State University, West Virginia University, and The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). Each CPCPC member appoints a representative to an Advisory Committee, which serves as a steering committee for the consortium. The Executive Council is composed of one representative each from PSU and WVU, together with seven elected industrial members who evaluate and select those research projects that will be of most benefit to the CPCPC membership.

Projects are solicited from the CPCPC membership. Each member is eligible to submit projects and compete for financial support. Successful projects usually have general applicability to all members so that the entire membership will benefit. Standard research projects require a minimum 50% cost share and fundamental research on coal to carbon products with a focus on new innovative ideas require a minimum of 25% cost-share.

 The organizational structure of the CPCPC underscores that the consortium is industry-driven. Industry identifies, selects, and partially funds projects that it deems as having near term potential for producing competitively priced premium carbon products from coal or coal-derived feedstocks.

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