Original sentence: (SFD, as it was called, was disbanded around 1987, as the DOE contract expired, and the rights to the process were sold to Kellogg-Rust Engineering.In the meantime, Dow Chemical was looking into how it might utilize large lignite deposits in Texas to reduce its dependence on natural gas to fuel its on-site power generating facilities.Synthetic gas or liquid fuels made from coal were considered "alternative fuels", encouraged under the Fuel Use Act, and the development of various such fuels was being heavily supported by the US Department of Energy.The idea of burning coal – some derivative of it, be it liquid or gas – in a gas turbine gained considerable attention and government support during the late 1970s and into the 1980s.To show its commitment to the commercialization of the technology, Westinghouse formed the Synthetic Fuels Division around 1983
Edited sentence: "Synthetic" gas or liquid fuels made from coal were considered "alternative fuels", encouraged under the Fuel Use Act, and the development of various such fuels was being heavily supported by the US Department of Energy.(SFD, as it was called, was later disbanded around 1987, as the DOE contract expired, and the rights to the process were sold to Kellogg-Rust Engineering.As might be imagined, the idea of burning coal, or some derivative of it – be it liquid or gas – in a gas turbine gained considerable attention and government support during the late 1970s and into the 1980s.In the meantime, Dow Chemical was looking into how it might utilize large lignite deposits in Texas to reduce its dependence on natural gas to fuel its vast on-site power generating facilities.Not that its on-site power operations were necessarily impacted by the Fuel Use Act, but it seemed like a good hedge just in case the natural gas shortage turned out to be the real thing.To show its commitment to commercialization of the technology, Westinghouse even formed the Synthetic Fuels Division (ca