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DOE finalizes $21.9M award to support rare earth processing and separation demonstration plant

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The US Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has finalized an Assistance Agreement providing approximately US$21.9 million to a project led by General Atomics for the engineering, construction and operation of a rare earth separation and processing demonstration plant to be located in Wyoming.

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DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations

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Critical materials are used in many products important to the US economy and energy technologies, such as rare-earth elements used to manufacture high-strength magnets for offshore wind-turbine generators and lithium and cobalt in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

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The unique role some Tribal nations are taking in the EV transition

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Through Bob’s efforts, the Red Lake Nation was designated as the first TEDO by the US Department of the Interior. With the designation, Tribes have a greater say in the way electricity is delivered and managed. This has been particularly important given Wyoming’s overall hesitance toward EV charging infrastructure deployment.

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ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

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Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Wyoming led the rest of the country in new stream-reach hydropower potential. Hydropower makes up 7% of total US electricity generation and continues to be the US’ largest source of renewable electricity. Undeveloped NSD generation with these areas excluded is estimated to be 347.3

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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Enefit’s modular design allows easy maintenance, process optimization and streamlined adaptability to the individual characteristics of different oil shale deposits. Renewable energy is another solution. Renewables, particularly biomass for heat, provided 14.6% Properties owned or controlled by Enefit contain an estimated 2.6

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