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DOE awards $1.95M for conceptual designs that extract critical minerals and rare earth elements from coal sources

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million in federal funding to develop conceptual designs of commercially viable technologies that will extract rare earth elements (REEs) from US coal and coal by-product sources. The selected projects will accelerate the advancement of these commercially viable technologies. Energy Fuels Resources (Lakewood, CO).

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Sparton and NuCoal to Evaluate NuCoals Saskatchewan Coal Holdings and CTL Residue for Germanium and Uranium Commercialization Potential

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Sparton Resources Inc. and NuCoal Energy Corporation recently executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) wherein Sparton and NuCoal will jointly evaluate the potential of NuCoal’s lignitic coal holdings in Saskatchewan to host commercial germanium and uranium mineralization. NuCoal presently controls over 1.8

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DOE selects 2 projects to demonstrate feasibility of enhanced water recovery; producing usable water from CO2 storage sites

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The field projects will also help to find cost effective ways to treat extracted brines in order to generate a usable water supply and support DOE’s objectives to improve water management and conservation for power generation, hydrocarbon production, and industrial processes; particularly in regions where water resources are scarce.

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MIT study: half of US deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions

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To make further progress, we should start focusing on road transportation and commercial and residential emissions. In contrast, commercial and residential sectors generally emit pollutants that chemically do not last as long in the atmosphere. Now it’s looking like other emissions sectors are becoming important. Dedoussi, I.C.,

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EERC and Tesoro Partner on $1M Project to Produce Refinery-Based Renewable Drop-in Fuels from Crambe and Other Oilseed Crops

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In its research on renewable jet fuel, the EERC has already produced varying quantities of different hydrocarbons; further optimization of different integrated unit operations is needed to support commercialization, however. The North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC) awarded $500,000 in cost-share funding. Earlier post.)

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DOE Lab, partners find high concentrations of rare earth elements in American coal basins

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Concentrations of rare earths at 300 ppm are integral to the commercial viability of extracting REEs from coal and coal by-products, making NETL’s finding significant in the effort to develop economical domestic supplies of these elements. These highly concentrated samples are greater than 300 parts per million (ppm).

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FAA selects 6 sites for unmanned aircraft systems research for integration into US airspace

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This data will help the FAA to develop regulations and operational procedures for future commercial and civil use of the National Airspace System (NAS). North Dakota Department of Commerce. North Dakota plans to develop UAS airworthiness essential data and validate high reliability link technology. Background.