The hydrogen produced in a fully integrated, combined-cycle plant like FutureGen promises to be 25% cheaper than today's hydrogen.

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To those concerned about emissions, it emphasized that the 400, 000-barrel-a-day refinery, plus an integrated gasification combined cycle plant, could sequester carbon more cheaply than a coal plant.

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Mr Forster's ideal is to have two models at different stages in their life cycle sharing each plant.

ECONOMIST: General Motors and Fiat

Indeed, that businesses are buying back shares, rather than investing in new plant and equipment, may help sustain the cycle for a bit longer.

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