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State, national and international media frequently feature the University of Wyoming and members of its community in stories. Here is a summary of some of the recent articles where the School of Energy Resources or its scholars are making the news.
February
The Wyoming Integrated Test Center, managed by UW’s School of Energy Resources, has been selected to negotiate a substantial funding award to continue and expand testing operations for carbon dioxide capture, removal and conversion. The High Plains Journal reports that the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management has invested $101 million in five selected national test centers.
The Riverton Ranger published UW’s release noting that the Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis at UW’s School of Energy Resources released a white paper exploring spent nuclear fuel management as part of a set of six articles delving into the economic feasibility of developing an integrated nuclear sector in Wyoming.
Coal Zoom published UW’s release reporting that the School of Energy Resources, in collaboration with the National Energy Technology Laboratory, is developing technologies and methods for extracting rare earth elements from coal fly ash. Testing on a pilot-scale production facility at the Wyoming Innovation Center near Gillette recently began.
January
The Wyoming Integrated Test Center, managed by UW’s School of Energy Resources, was provisionally selected to negotiate a substantial funding award to continue and expand testing operations for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, removal and conversion. Other entities also will receive funds, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Also publishing the news were National Energy Technology Laboratory, Carbon Herald, Innovation News Network and The Casper Star-Tribune.
In Cowboy State Daily, the science of cracking the Mowry shale was part of a lengthy article that focused on Wyoming’s Powder River Basin’s oil and gas potential. The article noted that the Wyoming Legislature granted $2.5 million to UW’s School of Energy Resources to study the Mowry shale.
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Contact Us
School of Energy Resources
Department 3012
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-3721
E-mail: seracad@uwyo.edu
