Hope Gas describes its vision of bringing hydrogen hub benefits to people’s homes

November 2, 2023

Hope Gas is further describing its role in a hydrogen hub that is a multi-pronged public and private investment in the Appalachian region. Although a federal investment of almost a $1 billion was announced with a splash just a few weeks ago, specifics about aspects of the project have been taking shape more gradually. Hope Gas intends to partner with WATT Fuel Cell Corp to produce hydrogen from natural gas for Hope’s local distribution system and residential fuel cells. A WATT fuel cell is being installed at the Hope Gas headquarters in Morgantown. The company that makes the ...

West Virginia partners with Tutor.com for free online school and job-search assistance

November 1, 2023

MORGANTOWN – West Virginia has partnered with Tutor.com to offer free online access to tutoring, test preparation and job-search assistance. Randall Reid-Smith, curator of the Department of Arts, Culture and History announced the partnership on Wednesday duirng Gov. Jim Justice's weekly ...

Friends of the Cheat voices questions, concerns to FERC on Lake Lynn dam relicensing, proposal to remove 300 acres from fed protection

October 30, 2023

MORGANTOWN – The proposal to remove 307.1 acres surrounding Cheat Lake from federal protection continues to generate public concern as the the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reviews Lake Lynn Generation's application to renew its Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project license. The public ...

Public Service Commission staff objects to Hope Gas request to protect Morgantown pipeline project costs and maps from disclosure

October 27, 2023

MORGANTOWN – Public Service Commission staff are objecting to a Hope Gas request to protect costs, revenues and maps associated with its proposed new Morgantown-area pipeline from public disclosure. In a Thursday filing, staff said the public has a right to know the information Hope ...

Morgantown business Apis Creative wins $260K NIH grant

October 24, 2023

Submitted to The Dominion Post Apis Creative, a small, woman-owned creative services agency in Morgantown, was recently awarded a $259,610 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of ...

Energy Secretary Granholm joins state and area leaders at NETL to celebrate selection of the ARCH2 hydrogen hub

October 16, 2023

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito and former Rep. David McKinley joined with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and dignitaries from across the state on Monday to celebrate the selection of the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) as one of seven such ...