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

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The discovery was made in partnership with West Virginia University (WVU), the University of Kentucky (UK), Tetra Tech, and the XLight Corporation. These recovery projects began in October 2017 and will use materials from the high-REE containing coal basins as feedstocks. —US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry.

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UCLA, ARB, WVU measure on-road particle numbers for heavy-duty diesel and CNG trucks in California

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In a new study, a team from UCLA, with colleagues from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and West Virginia University, measured total particle number emission factors (PNEFs) from six newly certified heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) powered by diesel and CNG totaling over 6,800 miles of on-road operation in California.

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WVU study fully characterizes pump-to-wheels methane emissions from HD natural gas vehicles and fueling stations

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Researchers at West Virginia University have characterized pump-to-wheels methane emissions from heavy-duty (HD) natural-gas-fueled vehicles and the compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling stations that serve them. Clark, David L. McKain, Derek R. Johnson, W. Covington, Ronald A. Mongold, John T.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University.

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Researchers develop bi-metallic catalyst for thermocatalytic decomposition of methane: H2 with low or no CO2

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Hu’s results, published in 2017 in Catalysis Science and Technology , caught the attention of PNNL and industry, and formed the basis for the national laboratory-university-industry project through funding from the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s H2@Scale initiative for clean hydrogen use across the economy.

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ICCT study finds real-world NOx emissions from Euro 6 diesels ~7x higher than Euro 6 regulatory levels

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The testing of the US-spec vehicles certified to the US Tier 2 Bin 5/California LEV II standard was commissioned to West Virginia University (WVU) by the ICCT.). The high temporal and spatial resolution of PEMS datasets permitted the analysis to link elevated NO x mass emission rates to the driving conditions that caused them.

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