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WVU opens new research facility to extract valuable rare earth elements from acid mine drainage

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West Virginia University (WVU) researchers are opening a new facility to capture rare earth elements (REEs) from acid mine drainage (AMD) from coal mining. Conventional rare-earth recovery methods require an expensive, difficult and messy extraction process that generates large volumes of contaminated waste.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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The RII Track-2 awards support research while also requiring award recipients to invest in developing a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce—particularly of early-career faculty researchers. Improving Water Management, Treatment and Recovery in Oil and Gas Production. Lead organization. Description.

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Libertine LPE free piston technology targeting power generation, waste-heat recovery and range-extended EV applications; feasibility study with PETRONAS

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UK startup Libertine LPE has developed a free piston linear power generator technology that it says overcomes the key challenges faced by earlier free piston engine schemes of motion control, emissions and power conversion efficiency. However, motion control is a significant design challenge for free piston engines, Libertine notes.

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New Research Alliance to Promote Low-Impact Drilling Technologies

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The Houston Advanced Research Center ( HARC ) and the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University are establishing a collaborative research program to promote advanced technology for low-impact oil and gas drilling. West Virginia University. University of Colorado. Utah State University.

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DOE Awards Up to $6.9M to Nine Projects for Shale Gas and Coalbed Methane Production

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A primary goal of Fossil Energy’s Oil and Natural Gas Program is to enhance the responsible development of domestic natural gas and oil resources that supply the country’s energy. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va. Texas Engineering Experiment Station, College Station, Tex.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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Process intensification breakthroughs can dramatically shrink the footprint of equipment needed on a crowded factory floor or eliminate waste by using the raw input materials more efficiently. quadrillion BTU of energy annually, equivalent to 280 million barrels of oil, or a month’s worth of that nation’s oil imports.