A first-of-its-kind, coal-fired, near-zero emissions electric power plant is planned for FutureGen Industrial Alliance. The Alliance, which is a public-private partnership, selected Washington Group International (WGI) (NYSE:WNG) to provide architectural, design, and engineering support services to develop and build the plant.

In addition to the emissions benefit, the estimated more than $1 billion prototype project will also be the world’s first integrated carbon sequestration and hydrogen gas production research power plant. The approximate 275-megawatt Integrated (coal) Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plant will use cutting-edge technologies to generate electricity and to capture and permanently store carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas, deep underground. The project will convert many types of coal to hydrogen gas for power generation and, potentially, other industrial uses.

The project will, also, develop a large-scale engineering laboratory and research facility for testing and evaluating new technologies in the conversion of coal to fuel gases and for the clean generation of power by capturing the carbon dioxide created during the process.

WGI will assist the Alliance evaluate and select technologies for coal gasification and power generation, as well as implement the selected technologies and packages across the entire facility.

The initial technology selection, design, and engineering work have been scheduled for completion in March 2008.

“The FutureGen initiative tackles some of the most pressing issues in the energy industry today — the use of our abundant coal resources, the control of greenhouse gases, and the development of new, clean, and reliable energy sources,” said Stephen M. Johnson, WGI’s senior executive vice president and executive sponsor for this project. “Washington Group International’s expertise in energy and industrial processes spans the needs of this showcase program, and we have committed some of our best talent to help develop a project that is extremely important to the United States and to the industrialized world.”

“The FutureGen project is complex, incorporates a significant amount of first-of-a-kind technology, and is both cost- and schedule-sensitive,” said Jerry J. Oliver, the FutureGen Industrial Alliance’s senior vice president for project development.

The FutureGen Industrial Alliance is a non-profit industrial consortium representing the coal and power industries that is partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy to design and build the prototype facility.

WGI (NYSE:WNG) provides the talent, innovation, and proven performance to deliver integrated engineering, construction, and management solutions for businesses and governments worldwide. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, with more than $3 billion in annual revenue, the company has approximately 25,000 people around the world providing solutions in power, environmental management, defense, oil and gas processing, mining, industrial facilities, transportation, and water resources.

For more information, visit their Website: http://www.wgint.com/.

For more information contact: Jerry Holloway or Laurie Spiegelberg, +1-208-386-5428,
Investors contact: Earl Ward, +1-208-386-5698, all of Washington Group
International

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