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DOE selects 7 gasification projects for funding; focus on reducing cost of coal conversion

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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. Montana State University. Bio-gasification of Coal to Methane. Lead organization. Description. DOE: $650,000 Non DOE: $162,500 Total: $812,500 (20% cost share).

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USDA awards nearly $10M for research on using beetle-killed trees as feedstock for on-site thermochemical conversion technologies

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Specifically, the team will explore recent advances in scalable thermochemical conversion technologies, which enable the production of advanced liquid biofuel and co-products on-site. Partners include: University of Idaho, University of Montana, Montana State University and the University of Wyoming, U.S.

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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Scale-Up of the Primary Conversion Reactor to Generate a Lignin-Derived Cyclohexane Jet Fuel. Microchannel Reactor for Ethanol to n-Butene Conversion. Conversion of 2,3-Butanediol to Biojet Fuel: Scale-up and Technoeconomic Analysis of Energy-Efficient Separations and Fermentative Diol Production. Montana State University.

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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

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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. On 13 September, the U.S. However, there is one project that has made some headway.

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EIA: new drilling technology revitalizes Powder River Basin oil production

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The Powder River Basin encompasses more than 43,000 square miles and is located primarily in northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana, along with small areas of South Dakota and Nebraska. The recent resurgence is occurring predominantly in the Wyoming portion of the basin, which is also the main source of the Basin’s historical oil production.

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Final Project Agreements Signed for Many Stars 50,000 Barrel per Day CTL Project

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Expected to be operational in 2016, the project will convert 38,000 tons per day of Montana coal into 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) of synthetic diesel, jet fuel and naphtha. Announced in August 2008, Many Stars CTL is an energy development project led by AAEC in collaboration with the Crow Nation.

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USDA to award $25M for R&D for next-generation biofuels

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Camelina production will be incorporated into a cropping system with wheat-based crop rotations in Montana and Wyoming. A life cycle analysis will incorporate thermodynamic principles to assess the resource use, energy/fuel production and the environmental impact of the conversion technologies. Ceramatec, Inc.,

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