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Bakken Energy to purchase synfuels plant and convert to blue hydrogen production as part of $2B hydrogen hub project

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Located near Beulah, North Dakota, the Synfuels Plant will be transformed into the largest and lowest-cost, blue hydrogen production facility in the United States. As part of the agreement between Basin Electric and Bakken the Synfuels Plant will continue existing operations through 2025.

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Airbus launches flight test program to characterize composition of hydrogen contrails; Blue Condor

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Airbus UpNext, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus, has revealed a flight test program to study the contrails produced by a hydrogen combustion engine as part the Company’s ZEROe roadmap. Test flights are scheduled for late 2022 in North Dakota in collaboration with the University of North Dakota.

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Blue Bird expects close to 300 electric school buses deployed throughout US by end of year

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Electric buses also have fewer parts to maintain, which helps the district see immediate savings on maintenance costs. We have deployed buses in over 25% of all states in the US, including cold climates such as North Dakota and New York, as well as hot areas such as Texas and Georgia.

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NETL says rare earth recovery projects meeting and exceeding expectations

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The primary goal of these NETL-supported projects is to achieve at least 2%—20,000 parts per million (ppm)—REE elemental concentration, which represents a significant enrichment from feedstocks that typically contain REEs at 300 ppm (0.03%). Each of the projects has met or greatly exceeded this goal.

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Enel Green Power and NextChem sign MoU for green hydrogen production in US

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Enel, with a record of project commercialization, extensive development pipeline and large renewable operations footprint in the US, will leverage NextChem’s hydrogen technology and engineering expertise to grow its green hydrogen business in the US. (EGPNA), and Maire Tecnimont S.p.A.,

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Sparton and NuCoal to Evaluate NuCoals Saskatchewan Coal Holdings and CTL Residue for Germanium and Uranium Commercialization Potential

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and NuCoal Energy Corporation recently executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) wherein Sparton and NuCoal will jointly evaluate the potential of NuCoal’s lignitic coal holdings in Saskatchewan to host commercial germanium and uranium mineralization. Sparton Resources Inc. NuCoal presentation (2 Sept 2009).

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MIT study: half of US deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions

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To make further progress, we should start focusing on road transportation and commercial and residential emissions. In contrast, commercial and residential sectors generally emit pollutants that chemically do not last as long in the atmosphere. Now it’s looking like other emissions sectors are becoming important. Resources.

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