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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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San Juan River-Raton-Black Mesa Basin (Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico): New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology plans to determine the rare earth elements and critical minerals resource potential in coal and related stratigraphic units in the San Juan and Raton basins in New Mexico. DOE Funding: $1,499,997.

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DOE Awards $70.5M to Accelerate Innovative Carbon Capture Project; Algae and Coal

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Arizona Public Service (APS), Phoenix, Ariz., million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to expand an existing industrial and innovative reuse carbon mitigation project. The process aims to minimize production of carbon dioxide when gasifying coal.

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DOE to Award $2.4B in Funding for Carbon Capture, Storage and Reuse Projects

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billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to expand and accelerate the commercial deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and reuse technology. The Department is posting Notices of Intent to issue this funding, supporting the following initiatives: Clean Coal Power Initiative. Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage.

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Lawrence Livermore and Navajo Nation to partner in energy efforts

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LLNL and the Navajo Nation plan to collaborate in an array of areas including energy security; carbon sequestration; coal gasification; shale gas; enhanced oil recovery; wind, geothermal and solar; environmental studies and other areas. —Steve Grey, program manager at LLNL.

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Diversified Energy Hits Gasifier Development Milestones in DOE-Sponsored Program

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The 24-month, $945,000 grant is focused on the design and demonstration of a one ton per day OmniGas gasifier to process biomass, coal, and blends thereof. The fabrication activities will occur during the winter in Diversified Energy’s laboratories in Gilbert, Arizona. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) The 24-month, $5.2M

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Energy Secretary Chu says US faces a new Sputnik Moment in Chinas clean energy successes

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Advanced Coal Technologies. China is rapidly deploying supercritical and ultra-supercritical coal combustion plants, which have fewer emissions and are more efficient than conventional coal plants because they burn coal at much higher temperatures and pressures. The most efficient US plants are about 40% efficient.

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DOE funding to boost carbon capture

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The deployment of carbon capture and storage has received a huge boost courtesy of $2.4billion from the US Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The second part will include innovative concepts for beneficial carbon dioxide (CO2) reuse such as algae production.

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