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Wyoming leads in vehicle miles traveled per person

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The top and bottom 10 states are presented in the table below. The results are presented in the table below. The states that follow Wyoming with the highest levels of VMT per person are Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico, and North Dakota. times greater than the minimum (3,691 million miles in the District of Columbia).

Wyoming 356
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NETL says rare earth recovery projects meeting and exceeding expectations

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The REE recovery percentage (the total amount of the REE present in the feedstock) is critical for the economical processing of these elements. The University of North Dakota (bench-scale project) achieved 2% REE concentration at 35% REE recovery using North Dakota lignite coal.

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Study finds air pollution and GHG costs of crude-by-rail nearly 2x pipeline costs; much larger than spill and accidents costs

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Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have found that the air pollution and greenhouse gas costs of shipping crude by rail are nearly twice as large as those for oil pipelines. The issue of the relative costs of moving these products by rail and pipelines extends to those products as well.

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DOE Awarding More Than $3.3M to 7 Universities To Conduct Advanced Turbine Technology Studies for Advanced Coal-Based Power Generation

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million to 7 universities to conduct advanced turbine technology studies under the Office of Fossil Energy’s (FE) University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) Program. Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas. University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas. University of North Dakota , Grand Forks, N.D.

Coal 210
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DOE to award funding to 10 projects at 9 universities for high-hydrogen-fueled turbine technology development

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The US Department of Energy has selected ten projects at nine universities for funding under the Office of Fossil Energy’s (FE) University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) Program. The selected projects include: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Tex. Earlier post.).

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EERC Licenses New Process for Cellulosic Biofuels and Fuel Additives to Whole Energy Fuels for Commercialization

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This project presents an exciting opportunity for the EERC, as it is one of the very first involving production of advanced fuel additives from cellulosic feedstocks. cellulosic diesel. In addition to diesel fuel production the process will produce at least one chemical stream and a solid char stream.

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3 Key EV Charging Infrastructure Issues that need to be Addressed

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Chargers need to expand ahead of EV demand Charging infrastructure is not universally present, either. Although California has numerous charging options, there are comparatively fewer in parts of North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. More specifically, 44% felt worried about charging point availability.