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West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd: Coal Must Embrace The Future

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” “ Some have even suggested that coal state representatives in Washington should block any advancement of national health care reform legislation until the coal industry’s demands are met by the EPA, ”, wrote Byrd. ’ West Virginia would be much smarter to stay at the table.”

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Supreme Court curbs EPA authority to regulate CO2 from power plants

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The Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) has ruled in West Virginia v. The opinion holds that Congress did not grant EPA in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act the authority to devise emissions caps based on generation shifting—i.e., forcing a shift from higher-emitting to lower-emitting producers. New York v. United States, 505 U.S.

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West Virginia Univ. receives $1.15M grant for second hydrogen production-fueling station in state; focus on fossil-fuel-to-hydrogen

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The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium at West Virginia University (WVU) has received a $1.15-million million grant to develop the state’s second hydrogen production-fueling station. NAFTC is a program of West Virginia University and consists of National Training Centers located nationwide from Maine to California.

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DOE Selects Seven Projects for University Coal Research Program

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The US Department of Energy has selected 7 projects to participate in the University Coal Research (UCR) program. The projects aim to improve the basic understanding of the chemical and physical processes that govern coal conversion and utilization, by-product utilization, and technological development for advanced energy systems.

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Mikro Systems and Siemens sign collaborative technology license agreement for gas turbine manufacturing technology; improved turbine efficiency

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In addition, Siemens Energy will establish a field office near Mikro Systems’ Virginia facilities to support Mikro Systems’ commercialization efforts. Under the agreement, Siemens Energy and Mikro Systems will work together to validate and certify the technology for use in commercial production of stationary and moving components.

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Berkeley Lab team building new total cost of ownership model for fuel cells; intrinsic and external benefits

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Funded by a $2-million grant from the US Department of Energy, a team of scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) led by Eric Masanet is building a sophisticated cost model for fuel cells that will will take into account the total cost of ownership.

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Osage Bio Energy: Winter Barley Ethanol as Advanced Biofuel for RFS-2

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Osage Bio Energy (OBE) is a Virginia-based company that will use regional grain, primarily winter barley, to produce ethanol and high value co-products for East Coast markets via a fairly conventional pathway of converting starch to sugar, followed by fermentation. by Bill Cooke. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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