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Ramaco Carbon partnering with ORNL on new processes to make graphite from coal

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The conversion of coal to higher value materials, such as graphene, graphite or carbon nanotubes, is of high interest, and a number of researchers have proposed processes. At its core, the research is focused on harnessing carbon, the key building block for synthetic graphite and many other products.

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DKRW Advanced Fuels secures EPC contract with Sinopec Engineering for Medicine Bow coal-to-liquids project in Wyoming

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Using bituminous coal from southern Wyoming, the Medicine Bow facility will produce 11,600 barrels per day of very low sulfur gasoline using GE gasification technology and methanol?to?gasoline gasoline (MTG) technologies. Earlier post.). SEG is a share?controlled The facility will convert one ton of coal into two barrels of traditionally oil?based

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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

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As coal plants close, they leave behind empty building shells and scores of lost jobs. Such a conversion has never been done, but the report is another sign that the idea is gaining momentum—if with the slow steps of a baby needing decades to learn to walk. “A Conversion backers say the process has benefits for everybody involved.

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BNEF: global carbon capture capacity due to rise sixfold by 2030

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Soon after the US passed its “Inflation Reduction Act”, a project to build five million tons of carbon removal capacity in Wyoming was announced. Venture capitalists have poured more than $1 billion into the technology this year—more than the total amount invested in DAC up to this point.

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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Assuming an average biorefinery size of 40 million gallons per year, USDA estimates it meeting the RFS2 advanced biofuels goals will mean building of 527 biorefineries, at a cost of $168 billion. This will take $72 billion in cumulative investments to build 226 biorefineries with an estimated capacity of 40 million gallons per year.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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Gas Technology Institute (GTI) will design and build an engineering-scale CO 2 capture system using the Ohio State University transformational membrane process. Engineering Scale Design and Testing of Transformational Membrane Technology for CO 2 Capture.

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DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen

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DOE Funding: $1,249,997; Non-DOE Funding: $312,516; Total Value: $1,562,513 Oxygen Integrated Unit for Modular Biomass Conversion to Hydrogen — Palo Alto Research Center Inc., approximately 1400 °C).

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