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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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Williston Basin (Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota): University of North Dakota plans to lead a coalition to drive the expansion and transformation of coal and coal-based resource usage within the Williston Basin to extract rare earth elements and critical minerals and produce non-fuel carbon-based products.

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NETL says rare earth recovery projects meeting and exceeding expectations

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The University of North Dakota (bench-scale project) achieved 2% REE concentration at 35% REE recovery using North Dakota lignite coal. The project team plans to implement and test their technology at multiple field locations in Kentucky. The University will build and test the technology in their laboratory.

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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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University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND). MP Mine Operations LLC (Mountain Pass, CA). Tetra Tech, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA) Project 1. Tetra Tech, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA) Project 2. Texas Mineral Resources Corp (Sierra Blanca, TX). UPSHOTS, LLC (Forsyth, GA). West Virginia University Research Corporation (Morgantown, WV). Sharon, PA).

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BEV sales passed new milestone in the U.S. in 2023; state adoption varies

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Additional OEMs that saw significant gains included overall market leader General Motors (GM), with a 14.1 States such as West Virginia and North Dakota saw EV adoption rates as low as 1.1 The BEV maker also saw a total market share of 4.2 percent, leading automakers like Volkswagen, Subaru, BMW, and a number of others.

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Rivian is offering attractive R1T, R1S lease deals starting as low as $559 per month

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The Dual-Motor AWD R1T (Standard Battery Pack) with 270 miles range starts at $69,900, or $559 per month lease. The deal is for the Dual-Motor AWD (Standard Battery Pack) with 270 miles range. Rivian EV lease deals (Source: Rivian) A quick search in Rivian’s inventory shows several 2024 R1T models under $600 per month.

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DOE invests $17.4M in projects to advance recovery of rare earth elements from coal and coal byproducts

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The following two bench-scale projects were selected under area of interest 1: The University of North Dakota Institute for Energy Studies will use North Dakota sub-bituminous lignite coal and coal-related material as feedstock to test their REE recovery system. million.

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US demand for petroleum, gasoline rose in January; highest January deliveries since 2008

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Total motor gasoline deliveries, a measure of consumer gasoline demand, rose 1.4% However, North Dakota year over year production continued to decline for the fifth consecutive month from record high levels. Motor gasoline stocks rose 5.5% Total petroleum deliveries, a measure of US demand, rose 0.8% At nearly 3.6

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