Rare Element Resources gets DOE greenlight for Wyoming plant

Colorado-headquartered Rare Element Resources has received a project continuation notice from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for its planned rare earth processing and separation demonstration plant in Upton, Wyoming. The notice comes after the DOE’s recent completion of its National Environmental Policy Act review for the project and allows RER to begin…

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Wyoming rare earth demo project advances

Strategic materials company Rare Element Resources said its planned rare earth processing and separation demonstration project in Upton, Wyo., has hit a new milestone – 60% plant design completion. The project, led by General Atomics, is now advancing toward final detailed engineering due for completion later this year. The team recently completed a key design milestone with the Department of…

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U.S. DOE launches mine-to-clean energy initiative

The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a request for information (RFI) for its planned US$500 million program that will install clean energy projects on the sites of current or former mine lands across the country. Formally funded by the Biden administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the program is now seeking input on clean energy projects that “will help revitalize energy…

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Building blocks for reimagining sustainability

By Donna Schmidt The idea of a house can take on many forms depending on location, environment, family size and a number of other factors. Materials to build these homes are just as diverse. But what about using coal? Recently, a southern West Virginia newcomer company X- MAT received US$2.2 million in funding from the Department of Energy for a…

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