Gordon signs agreement for Wyoming and JCOAL carbon capture research to continue By Brendan LaChance on August 2, 2021 (Shutterstock) CASPER, Wyo. тАФ Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and Japan Coal Frontier Organization President Osamu Tsukamoto have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will allow a partnership between the State of Wyoming and the Japan Coal Energy Center (JCOAL) to continue. GordonтАЩs office said on Monday, August 2 that the MOU will allow collaborative research into Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage to continue at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center in Gillette. тАЬThis MOU reinforces my commitment to working cooperatively to keep coal in the energy mix and continuing our efforts to support carbon capture and sequestration,тАЭ Gordon said in the press release Monday.