JACKSON — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon’s vision for the state’s energy sector weds two ideas often considered incompatible: a healthy environment and the continued use of fossil fuels. During an energy conference at Snow King Resort’s Grand View Lodge on last week, Gordon proposed a future in which Wyoming preserves the mineral industry that accounts for much of the...
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Hundreds of train cars extend alongside a road outside of Gillette, Wyo., overflowing with coal. Trucks haul the same energy resource from a large pit on the other side of the road. Gillette is commonly called the coal capital of the U.S. “Nobody is here in this part of the world. It is so empty. So empty,” laughs Sebastian Peter, who traveled to be here...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the selection of eight projects to receive nearly $24 million in federal funds for cost-shared research and development (R&D) for Novel and Enabling Carbon Capture Transformational Technologies. The selected projects will focus on the development of solvent, sorbent, and membrane...
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At first glance, it appears there’s not much happening on the 226,000 square feet of flat, open space east and north of the Dry Fork Station power plant about 10 miles north of Gillette. The large lot looks like an overflow parking area for a concert venue with the exception of new chain-link fencing around the crushed scoria surface. A large, silver pipe runs just...
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The $20 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE competition was narrowed down to ten finalists in April of this year, but now organizers say a new candidate is in the running: Dimensional Energy. XPRIZE’s goal is to find and support new uses for carbon dioxide emissions. The Wyoming track is focused on CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants. There’s also a...
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ROCK SPRINGS — Wyoming and Taiwanese officials are excited about the future after both sides met at the state’s new trade office in Taiwan. Wyoming-Taiwan trade representative Chester Chu told the Rocket-Miner in a conference call that Wyoming’s delegation made a good impression and government agents and residents are excited about the new office. “So far, so good,”...
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