Congressman Davis helps secure $1.4 million for University of Kentucky Coal-to-Liquids Research

Congressman Geoff Davis, along with Congressman Hal Rogers (R-KY), was able to secure $1.4 million for coal-to-liquids research at the University of Kentucky.  According to the Lexington Herald- Leader, this grant will help advance the development of a synthetic fuels industry in the state.  In a news conference, Congressman Davis stated that the United States needs to enact a “comprehensive energy strategy that will explore our domestic resources, develop alternative fuels and invest heavily in future fuel technology.”  This grant will fund construction of a mini-refinery that will help with a series of chemical reactions that “create synthetic oil and fuel from coal, natural gas or animal and plant matter.”