The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $150 million in funding will be provided through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) […]
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Focus Forward symposium: As climate change goals drive energy transition, West Virginia can prepare workforce for a prosperous future
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia’s — and the nation’s — clean energy future is being driven by a number of factors, said Nathan Flesher, partner in the energy […]
Focus Forward symposium: West Virginia ready to launch new energy future, and prosper
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia is poised to profit from a new energy future. The key is drawing, training and keeping the people to make it happen, a […]
WVU gets $8M federal grant for rare earth elements demonstration project facility
MORGANTOWN – Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced on Tuesday that WVU will receive an $8 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to advance its […]
Capito sponsors ADVANCE Act to advance nuclear power, encourage repurposing of defunct coal plants
MORGANTOWN — In 2022, the state Legislature lifted the ban on construction of nuclear power plants. Part of the motivation was finding ways to repurpose coal-fired plants […]
NETL-Managed projects advance new direct air capture tests
Field tests of NETL-funded and managed direct air capture (DAC) technology projects in California and Alabama are helping to advance the realization of a carbon-neutral economy and […]
WVU’s Jamie Van Nostrand appointed to post with Massachusetts state government
MORGANTOWN — WVU professor Jamie Van Nostrand has been appointed to the chair of the Massachusetts Commonwealth Utilities Commission, which oversees the Department of Public Utilities. DPU […]
WVDNR seeks community input on at-risk salamander species
The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (WVDNR) recently launched a two-year citizen science survey on two species of salamanders native to the state, the Eastern Hellbender […]
New EPA Good Neighbor Plan could close 13% of nation’s coal-fired power capacity
MORGANTOWN — The U.S. EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan released this week requires power plants in 22 states to further reduce emissions by 2027, and EPA projects the […]
Capito talks Biden budget, EPA and energy, Medicare solvency with West Virginia press
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito talked with members of the West Virginia press on Thursday, covering the Biden budget, carbon sequestration, the Pleasants Power Station and […]
