Pennsylvania’s largest solar farm will replace its largest coal plant
Electrek
MARCH 21, 2024
Pennsylvania's largest solar farm has been awarded $90 million and will sit on 2,700 acres of the shuttered Homer City coal plant's land.
OSU team develops process to clean coal mine drainage and extract rare earth elements
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 4, 2023
Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a novel process to clean coal mine drainage and extract rare-earth elements from it. Coal mine drainage (CMD) impairs tens of thousands of kilometers of U.S. CMD, coal mine drainage; TEP, trap-extract-precipitate. —Miranda et al. Miranda et al. —Jeff Bielicki.
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Pennsylvania’s largest coal plant is shutting down in July
Electrek
JUNE 9, 2023
The Homer City coal-burning power station – Pennsylvania’s largest coal plant – is going to be retired permanently in July 2023. more… The post Pennsylvania’s largest coal plant is shutting down in July appeared first on Electrek.
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TMRC consortium awarded second phase of DOE contract targeting production of mixed rare earth oxides from PA coal waste
Green Car Congress
MAY 10, 2021
TMRC’s project partners include Penn State, Jeddo Coal Company and McCarl’s. In 2019 a consortium including Texas Mineral Resources consortium successfully completed a US Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy grant to produce multiple separated rare earth minerals from Pennsylvania coal mining waste material.
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DOE Lab, partners find high concentrations of rare earth elements in American coal basins
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has found high rare earth element (REE) concentrations in coal samples taken from the Illinois, Northern Appalachian, Central Appalachian, Rocky Mountain Coal Basins, and the Pennsylvania Anthracite region.
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Accelergy awarded $1.3M grant for pilot Coal-Biomass-to-Liquids plant in Pennsylvania; algae-based carbon capture
Green Car Congress
APRIL 27, 2011
million grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to move forward on the construction of a facility to demonstrate its integrated coal-biomass-to-liquids (CBTL) technology platform ( earlier post ) at Intertek PARC, located at the U-PARC facility in Pittsburgh. Dave Kessler first brought the company to Pennsylvania.
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DOE invests $17.4M in projects to advance recovery of rare earth elements from coal and coal byproducts
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 17, 2017
The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected four projects to move on to a second phase of research in their efforts to advance recovery of rare earth elements (REE) from coal and coal byproducts. The solids are from Northern Appalachian and Central Appalachian bituminous coal seams in West Virginia. Earlier post.) 6 million.
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Accelergy Receives Grant from Pennsylvania for Feasibility Study on Coal-Biomass-to-Liquids
Green Car Congress
JULY 15, 2010
The feasibility study is the first step in securing additional state funds for the construction of the Alliance’s first pilot production facility, and as part of the program in Pennsylvania the Alliance will seek opportunities to collaborate with local universities and research centers.
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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals
Green Car Congress
MAY 3, 2021
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. DOE Funding: $1,483,787.
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305 Panda Power Funds jointly to develop 1,000 MW coal to natural gas conversion project; Marcellus Shale gas
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2015
Panda Power Funds has entered into a joint venture with Sunbury Generation LP to develop, finance, construct and operate a 1,000 megawatt natural gas-fueled, combined-cycle power project near Shamokin Dam in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. The project has also received its water use and land development permits.
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DOE selects 7 gasification projects for funding; focus on reducing cost of coal conversion
Green Car Congress
JULY 15, 2015
The projects conducted through this program are geared toward reducing the cost of coal conversion and mitigating the environmental impacts of fossil-fueled power generation. Bio-gasification of Coal to Methane. The Pennsylvania State University. Lead organization. Description. Montana State University.
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Battery Rush Is 21st Century’s New Gold Rush — And Tesla’s Big Future Revenue Source?
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 24, 2021
oil industry began when the first well was drilled in Pennsylvania. Back then, oil from animals (think whale blubber) was typically used, until a patent for creating kerosene from coal oil was patented in 1854. Once Pennsylvania shale oil was analyzed and determined […]. In 1848, gold was first discovered in California.
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Panda Power finances conversion of retired coal plant to natural gas; one of largest power conversion projects in US
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 29, 2015
Panda Power Funds has financed the 1,124 megawatt Panda “Hummel Station” power plant—one of the largest coal-to-natural gas power conversion projects in the United States. The plant will be located at the site of the retired Sunbury coal-fired power plant near Shamokin Dam in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
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NETL says rare earth recovery projects meeting and exceeding expectations
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 2, 2018
Four rare earth elements (REEs) recovery projects managed by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) ( earlier post ) have made significant progress in the development of a domestic supply of REEs from coal and coal by-products by successfully producing REE concentrates.
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Penn State University lands $3.3M grant to replace diesel fleets with EVs
Teslarati
JANUARY 11, 2024
On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced that PSU would use the money to replace five Class 6 and Class 7 box trucks with BEVs. As Pennsylvania’s land grant institution, Penn State’s commitment and leadership on this issue are critically important.” Penn State University has landed a $3.3
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Nikola and KeyState partner to create low-carbon hydrogen value chain in PA
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
This project will have multi-county, multi-generation, economic impact and job creation in a formerly booming Pennsylvania coal and rail region, demonstrating that unprecedented emissions reduction and great long-term job creation are both possible. —Perry Babb, CEO of project developer KeyState Energy.
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Aqua America to transition portions of fleet to CNG
Green Car Congress
MAY 31, 2012
Chairman and CEO Nicholas DeBenedict made the announcement before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Alternative Fuel Vehicles forum held at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania has always been an energy-rich state with natural gas being its latest form. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., —Nicholas DeBenedictis.
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DOE launches $20M University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research at Penn State
Green Car Congress
MAY 11, 2016
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Pennsylvania State University as the lead institution to establish the University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research. DOE will invest $20 million in the project.
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Amazon just bought a 100% nuclear-powered data center
Baua Electric
MARCH 5, 2024
Amazon will develop an up to 960-megawatt (MW) data center at the Salem Township site in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Read more: Should the US convert coal plant sites to nuclear? Power provider Talen Energy sold its data center campus, Cumulus Data Assets, to Amazon Web Services for $650 million. Looks like that idea really paid off.
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Exelon Intends to Join FutureGen Alliance
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
Exelon Corporation intends to join the FutureGen Alliance, a non-profit organization developing an advanced low-emissions coal demonstration facility to be located in Mattoon, Ill. million customers in Illinois (ComEd) and Pennsylvania (PECO), and gas to 485,000 customers in the Philadelphia area (PECO). Earlier post.).
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Masdar, RTI and US DOE partner in carbon capture research project using solid sorbent technology
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 28, 2011
Masdar is collaborating with RTI International, an independent non-profit research institute, on research project examining the use of solid sorbent technology for the capture of carbon dioxide from coal and gas-fired power station flue gases, targeting a significant cost reduction in carbon dioxide capture over the best available technology today.
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218 Report: Plastics industry will release more GHGs than coal plants in the US by 2030
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 24, 2021
Plastics are on track to contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than coal plants in the US by 2030, according to new report by Beyond Plastics, a nationwide project based at Bennington College in Vermont. These 35 cracker facilities release as much GHG as 35 coal-fired power plants. million tons of GHG each year.
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Study finds methane leaks from three large US natural gas fields in line with EPA estimates
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
If leak rates are too high, natural gas does not compare favorably with one alternative, coal, in terms of climate impact. In the new study, the researchers also reported their findings by region: Methane emissions in the Marcellus region of northeastern Pennsylvania were about 16.5 tons (33,000 lbs) per hour, or 0.18-0.41%
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CMU study finds controlled EV charging can reduce generation cost, but at greater health and environmental costs depending upon the generation mix
Green Car Congress
APRIL 16, 2015
Results from the study also suggest that with sufficient coal plant retirement and sufficient wind power, controlled charging could result in positive net benefits instead of negative. A paper describing the work is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. other parts of the US and the world could be different.
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DOE to Build Hydrogen Fuel Test Facility at West Virginia Airport
Green Car Congress
MARCH 26, 2009
NETL envisions that in the long term, hydrogen will be produced from coal. Alternatively, the electricity for the hydrolysis of water will come from coal-based power generation. Two similar facilities are being planned for West Virginia and Pennsylvania. DOE funding for the Yeager Airport project is $2.6
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Siemens Industry Joins Algae@Work Alliance Network
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
The company, together with other Alliance Network partners, recently received $175,000 in funding from the State of Pennsylvania to evaluate the viability of establishing the US’ first integrated Coal-Biomass-to-Liquids (CBTL) pilot there using A2BE Carbon Capture’s PBRs.
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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 23, 2012
According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), US electricity generation in 2010 was 70% fossil fuels (coal 44.9%, natural gas 23.8%); 20% nuclear; and 10% renewable, of which 6.2% EIA forecasts that the mix in 2035 will shift to include 39% coal; 27% natural gas; and 16% renewables. was conventional hydropower.
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Tesla drivers are feeling the brunt of anti-EV sentiments: report
Teslarati
DECEMBER 4, 2022
According to Albertson, rude drivers tend to roll coal on him or swerve into his lane, something that simply does not happen when he is driving his other cars, like a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse. Laura Kennedy, who also lives in Pennsylvania, has had similar experiences. It’s almost always a guy in a pickup truck (who does something).
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Exxon Mobil Acquiring XTO Energy in $41B Deal; Enhances US Position in Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 14, 2009
Its properties are concentrated in Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Louisiana and Montana. XTO’s resource base is the equivalent of 45 trillion cubic feet of gas and includes shale gas, tight gas, coal bed methane and shale oil.
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Mad Power thoughts
EV Info
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Coal – the cheapest option and the only energy source with low-cost storage in the shape of a big heap of the stuff – was ruled out as too carbon-rich, even though countries such as China are currently building scores of new coal-fired plants. Gas is the only answer. So that leaves gas with the task of keeping the lights on.
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52 DOE to Award $1.5M to Three Syngas and H2 Turbine Technology Projects
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2009
University researchers will investigate the chemistry and physics of advanced turbines, with the goal of promoting clean and efficient operation when fueled with coal-derived synthesis gas (syngas) and hydrogen fuels. The projects include: Pennsylvania State University.
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150 EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions
Green Car Congress
MAY 14, 2013
mt CO 2 ); and Pennsylvania (256.6 For example, some states are located near abundant hydroelectric supplies, while others contain abundant coal resources. Factors such as size, population density, available fuels, types of businesses, climate, all play a role in both total and per capita emissions, the EIA noted. tonnes/person).
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236 DOE to award ~$13.5M to 16 R&D projects for solid-oxide fuel cell technologies
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2018
SOFC technologies enable efficient, cost-effective electricity generation from abundant domestic coal and natural gas resources, with minimal use of water and near-zero atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide and pollutants. The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected 16 projects to receive approximately $13.5
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Battelle, Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership release Phase II reports
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
The second largest contributor was the Ohio Coal Development Office and the remainder of funding came from private contributions from some of the other 35-plus members of the MRCSP. The field tests provide confidence that larger scale applications can also be implemented successfully.
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DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 12, 2015
Model-Based Extracted Water Desalination System for Carbon Sequestration General Electric Company will partner with Pennsylvania State University to develop a cost-effective water recovery process from high-salinity extracted formation water that can increase the capacity of deep saline formations for CO2 storage with minimal cost impact.
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150 ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture
Green Car Congress
APRIL 30, 2010
and researchers at Pennsylvania State University will seek to develop a novel energy storage device based on a 3D nanocomposite structure with functional oxides that provide a very high effective capacitance. Zero-Carbon Coal: Innovative Materials & Processes for Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies (IMPACCT). Recapping Inc.
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Purdue/Cornell airborne study finds unexpected levels of methane from shale gas pads in drilling stage
Green Car Congress
APRIL 16, 2014
We identified a significant regional flux of methane over a large area of shale gas wells in southwestern Pennsylvania in the Marcellus formation and further identified several pads with high methane emissions. emissions from coal seams during the drilling process—that are not captured in the inventory development process.
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170 DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 7, 2009
Pennsylvania State University. Discover, understand, and control efficient chemical pathways for the conversion of coal and biomass into chemicals and fuels. In total, the EFRC initiative represents a planned DOE commitment of $777 million over five years. EFRC Name. Funding ($mil). EFRC Objective. Argonne National Laboratory.
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Electric Car Quotes: List of the Best Electric Vehicle Quotes
Get Electric Vehicle
APRIL 13, 2023
Actually, the dark horse in that race was internal combustion, but because of the energy density of gasoline and discovery of oil in large amounts at that point in first Pennsylvania and then Texas, it won out over those other two, to the point that those other two are actually viewed as obscure footnotes in history.”
ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 26, 2009
A novel process known as Syngas Chemical Looping (SCL), in which coal and biomass are converted to electricity and CO 2 is efficiently captured, has been successfully demonstrated on a laboratory scale. Energy Efficient Capture of CO 2 from Coal Flue Gas. (DOE grant: $3,111,693). CARBON CAPTURE. DOE Share: $2,251,183).
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Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 30, 2017
A new study by a team from the University of Pennsylvania and MIT suggests it will be easier for cities to reduce CO 2 emissions coming from residential energy use rather than from local transportation. This reduction will happen mostly thanks to better building practices, not greater housing density.
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