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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

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OK, well if you drive an EV in West Virginia it is true, as that state produces roughly 94% of its electricity from coal power plants. But the problem with an example like that is that in 2020, West Virginia only accounted for 0.1% times the number of EVs than households in West Virginia.

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First-of-a-Kind Field Test for Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery with Simultaneous CO2 Sequestration

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Injection of CO 2 began in a first-of-a-kind US Department of Energy–sponsored field trial of enhanced coalbed methane recovery with simultaneous CO2 sequestration in an unmineable coal seam. The field test is incorporating numerous site characterization and monitoring activities to ensure the safety and efficacy of CO2 injection.

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DOE Regional Partner Initiates Coal Seam CO2 Injection and Methane Recovery Study in Virginia

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DOE’s Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (SECARB) began injecting CO 2 at the test site in Russell County, Virginia, in mid-January. Earlier, an existing coalbed methane well had been converted for CO 2 injection, and two wells has been drilled to monitor reservoir pressure, gas composition, and the CO 2 plume.

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Alabama Project Testing Potential for Combining CO2 Storage with Enhanced Methane Recovery

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Earlier, an existing coalbed methane well operated by El Paso Exploration & Production had been converted for CO 2 injection, and four wells drilled to monitor reservoir pressure, gas composition, water quality, and the CO 2 plume. The SECARB members began injecting CO 2 at the Alabama test site on 15 June 2010.

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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 experimented with catalysts and processes that could cleanly convert methane into both hydrogen and carbon using catalytic pyrolysis. Former PNNL research engineer, John Hu, now an endowed chair professor of the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at WVU, was one of those engineers.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

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Passage by the Senate is far from a certainty and will require all 50 yes votes including from conservative-leaning Democrat Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia to the Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Option to Convert the Tax Credit to a Time of Purchase Rebate. Effective Date: Jan 1, 2022.