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DOE-sponsored project shows huge potential for carbon storage in Wyoming; potential for lithium recovery to offset cost

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JUNE 4, 2014

The Wyoming Rock Springs Uplift could potentially store 14 to 17 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), according to results from a Department of Energy-sponsored study. The results could also lay the groundwork for a future large-scale carbon capture and storage project in Wyoming.

Wyoming

Wyoming Carbon Store CO2

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

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AUGUST 22, 2016

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 11 awards totaling $55 million aimed at building research capacity to develop new innovations at the intersection of food, energy and water systems and to address fundamental questions about the brain. Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. Montana State University.

Water

Water Puerto Rico West Virginia Energy

Study finds high sodium bicarbonate concentrations in water from coal-bed natural gas production harms aquatic life; water treatment can mitigate effects

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JUNE 14, 2012

Produced water from coal-bed natural gas (CBNG) production may contain sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3 ) at concentrations that can harm aquatic life, according to a new study by the US Geological Survey; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks; the Bureau of Land Management and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

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Sodium Water Coal Montana

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

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Partners: American Lithium Corporation, DuPont Water Solutions. Phinix,LLC; Rare Earth Element Separation Using Gas-Assisted Micro-Flow Extraction with Task-Specific Ionic Liquids Partners: NICHE Industrial Chemicals, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University DOE share:$500,000; Cost share $225,000; Total costs: $725,000.

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Li-ion Wyoming Lithium Ion Corporation

DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen

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AUGUST 19, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded nearly $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. Earlier post.)

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Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Gas-Electric

MSU-led regional team awarded $6M NSF grant to research biofuel, carbon capture technologies

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

A regional interdisciplinary team led by Montana State University has received $6 million from the National Science Foundation to address questions about whether biofuels and carbon capture technologies can be sustainably introduced into the Upper Missouri River Basin.

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Grant Montana Missouri Carbon

DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (Grand Forks, ND) will complete an initial engineering design for a hybrid capture system and estimate associated costs for retrofitting the Red Trail Energy ethanol plant. Engineering-Scale Test of a Water-Lean Solvent for Post-Combustion Capture.

Carbon

Carbon Coal Gas-Electric Gas

Study Finds Regional Variations in Irrigation Practices Can Push Corn Ethanol Water Requirements 3x Higher Than Earlier Estimates; Need to Account for Regional Specifics in Mandates

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APRIL 8, 2009

The foreground bar height indicates the EWe of each state, with the portion of ground and surface water indicated by color. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have estimated state-level field-to-pump water requirements of corn ethanol production across the US. Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge. Chiu et al.

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Study finds global rivers and streams emitting 3x IPCC estimates of the GHG N2O

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

This is especially the case for those draining nitrogen-enriched urbanized and agricultural watersheds, highlighting the importance of managing nitrogen before it reaches open water. —Jake Beaulieu of the University of Notre Dame and the US EPA, and lead author of the PNAS paper. This new global emission estimate is startling.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Global Climate Change Ozone

Alkaline surfactant polymer flooding shown to improve recovery in very mature oilfield by more than 300%

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APRIL 26, 2012

Polymer is added to protect the chemical slug from early dissipation by the driving water phase. However, the process is adversely affected by contact with water or rock that contains high salinity and hardness. The process has been successfully used in recent years in the Minnelusa reservoirs of Wyoming, the Sho-Vel-Tum.

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Polymer Illinois Oil 2000

USGS-led study finds that recent unusual snowpack declines in the Rockies may signal a fundamental shift from precipitation to temperature as dominant influence

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JUNE 12, 2011

regional water supplies. Runoff from winter snowpack accounts for 60% to 80% of the annual water supply for more than 70 million people living in the western United States. North American Cordillera, with significant consequences for. —Pederson et al.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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AUGUST 25, 2009

Columbia University , New York, N.Y. Montana State University , Bozeman, Mont. Stanford University , Stanford, Calif. University of Miami Rosenstiel School , Miami, Fla. University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology , Austin, Texas. University of Wyoming , Laramie, Wyo.

CO2

CO2 Coal Austin Store

DOE-Sponsored Project Pushes the Limits of Seismic-While-Drilling Technology

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AUGUST 12, 2009

According to project managers, SeismicPULSER is the only system that meets the requirements of those oil companies that plan to drill high-pressure, high-temperature wells to as deep as 35,000 feet in ultra-deep water. Funding for the project came from the Office of Fossil Energy’s Oil & Natural Gas Program.

Wyoming

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DOE to award up to $12.4M to 11 projects focused on shale gas and enhanced oil recovery

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AUGUST 2, 2011

These projects include: GE Global Research (Niskayuna, NY) - NORM Mitigation and Clean Water Recovery from Marcellus Frac Water. The process will also yield clean water than can be recycled for beneficial use, and marketable salt byproducts. The total value of the shale-related projects is more than $17.0

Oil

Oil Gas Oil-Sands Illinois

Converting Oil Shale to Gasoline via Alberta Taciuk Processor Results in Full Fuel Cycle GHG Emissions 1.5-1.75 Larger Than From Conventionally Produced Gasoline

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AUGUST 25, 2009

Converting oil shale to gasoline via the Alberta Taciuk Processor (ATP)—an above-ground shale retort—results in fuel-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of ~130-150 g CO 2 equivalent/MJ of gasoline produced, according to a new analysis by Dr. Adam Brandt at Stanford University. These emissions are 1.5 Refining of upgraded shale oil. Credit: ACS.

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Gasoline Oil Emissions Convert

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DOE-sponsored project shows huge potential for carbon storage in Wyoming; potential for lithium recovery to offset cost

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

Study finds high sodium bicarbonate concentrations in water from coal-bed natural gas production harms aquatic life; water treatment can mitigate effects

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

DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen

MSU-led regional team awarded $6M NSF grant to research biofuel, carbon capture technologies

DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

Study Finds Regional Variations in Irrigation Practices Can Push Corn Ethanol Water Requirements 3x Higher Than Earlier Estimates; Need to Account for Regional Specifics in Mandates

Study finds global rivers and streams emitting 3x IPCC estimates of the GHG N2O

Alkaline surfactant polymer flooding shown to improve recovery in very mature oilfield by more than 300%

USGS-led study finds that recent unusual snowpack declines in the Rockies may signal a fundamental shift from precipitation to temperature as dominant influence

DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

DOE-Sponsored Project Pushes the Limits of Seismic-While-Drilling Technology

DOE to award up to $12.4M to 11 projects focused on shale gas and enhanced oil recovery

Converting Oil Shale to Gasoline via Alberta Taciuk Processor Results in Full Fuel Cycle GHG Emissions 1.5-1.75 Larger Than From Conventionally Produced Gasoline

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