MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia University Board of Governors has put its support behind the creation of a for-profit limited liability company (LLC) with a goal of bringing WVU-developed rare earth element technologies to market. As part of the consent agenda approved during the Dec. 19 ...
MORGANTOWN – Critical minerals and materials are a key element of everyone's everyday technology – cell phones, TVs, cars and far more – and the National Energy Technology Laboratory is leading a nine-lab team to accelerate domestic development and commercialization. The project is ...
The new acid mine drainage treatment plant, which will filter and neutralize the tainted water from Richard Mine before it flows into Deckers Creek, came online last week to much fanfare. The facility filters the water for containments and neutralizes the acidity with a lime slurry before ...
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Joe Manchin is asking the Government Accountability Office for a legal opinion on whether the U.S. Treasury’s guidance on implementing the Clean Vehicle Tax Credit, part of the Inflation Reduction Act, is subject to review under the Congressional Review Act. Manchin, ...
If you feel like you’re hearing the words “rare earth elements” (REEs) or “rare earth metals” with increasing frequency, there’s a reason for it. REEs are essential to building electronics, making them more precious than gold in our tech-fueled society. And they can be found in ...
MORGANTOWN — Work on the Richard Mine acid mine drainage treatment plant continues to forge ahead, with a new addition enabled by research at WVU. Right now, the most prominent feature for passers-by on W.Va. 7 is the lime storage silo that towers above the site. A view of the metal ...