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Groundbreaking set for TransGas Coal-to-Liquids project

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The facility was permitted by the State of West Virginia’s DEP based on PRENFLO PDQ gasification technology provided by Uhde, a wholly owned company of the ThyssenKrupp Group. The conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons and water is virtually complete, Uhde says, and essentially stoichiometric in the process.

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DOE Selects Seven Projects for University Coal Research Program

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The projects aim to improve the basic understanding of the chemical and physical processes that govern coal conversion and utilization, by-product utilization, and technological development for advanced energy systems. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.

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DOE selects 7 Solid Oxide Fuel Cell research projects for further development

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The projects will develop solutions to current technical challenges consistent with the aggressive cost, reliability and endurance goals of the Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA). West Virginia University. DOE share: $499,926; Recipient share: $125,236; duration: 36 months).

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DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

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water management and treatment for power plant and CO 2 storage operations. Success will lead to increased operational reliability of the chemical looping technology with impacts for CO2 capture from solid and gaseous fuel conversion. Transitional Technology Development Awards. Lead organization. Description. Energy Industries of Ohio.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 16 REFUEL projects for energy-dense carbon-neutral liquid fuels; leveraging ammonia

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The 16 REFUEL projects seek to develop scalable technologies for converting water and molecules from the air into energy-dense, carbon-neutral liquid fuels (CNLFs) using electrical energy from renewable sources. High-Efficiency Ammonia Production from Water and Nitrogen (Category 1). Earlier post.) hydrogen or electricity). Giner, Inc.

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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. Either option will be an uphill battle. In Kemmerer, Wyo.,

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DOE awards $25M to improve natural gas operations

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West Virginia University Research Corporation will develop a Methane Mitigator (M2) system designed to eliminate fugitive natural gas emissions from well site operations and pipeline compressor stations. Modular System for Direct Conversion of Methane into Methanol via Photocatalysis. AOI 2A: Multifunction Catalyst.

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