WASHINGTON, D.C. Yesterday Randall Atkins, CEO of Wyoming-based coal technology company Ramaco Carbon, testified before the full U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
His testimony centered on the growing field of coal-to-products, in which the carbon from coal is used to manufacture high-value products and materials, such as carbon fiber.
Atkins appeared at the invitation of ranking member Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming and committee chair Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Both senators praised Ramaco’s innovative focus on coal-to-products during their opening remarks.
In his remarks, Senator Barrasso noted Ramaco’s work in Sheridan, Wyoming, and said “there are great opportunities for coal-to-products technologies. Raw coal can be mined, treated, and refined to separate the carbon content, and then used in high tech, high value products. These products include carbon fiber, activated carbon, and graphene.”
Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) ( Energy Fuels or the Company ) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Energy (
DOE ) Office of Fossil Energy and National Energy Technology Laboratory has exercised their option to award Energy Fuels, working with a team from Penn State University, an additional $1.75 million to complete a feasibility study (
Feasibility Study ) on the production of rare earth element (
REE ) products from natural coal-based resources, as well as from other materials such as REE-containing ores like the natural monazite ore (
Monazite ) the Company is currently processing at its White Mesa Mill in Utah.
White House Releases Initial Report Detailing Existing Resources for Energy Communities
Department of Energy Announces $109.5 Million to Support Energy Jobs, Executive Director to Spearhead Interagency Efforts
Today, theWhite House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization released a report that was delivered to President Biden and included the initial recommendations from the Interagency Working Group to catalyze economic revitalization, create good-paying, union jobs, and support workers in energy communities – hard-hit coal, oil and gas, and power plant communities – across the country.
The Interagency Working Group identified nearly $38 billion in existing federal funding that could be accessed by energy communities for infrastructure, environmental remediation, union job creation, and community revitalization efforts. This funding includes the over $260 million in existing resources already mobilized by the Department of t
Hearings to examine the opportunities and challenges that exist for advancing and deploying carbon and carbon-dioxide utilization technologies in the United States.
Washington, D.C. Today Randall Atkins, CEO of Wyoming-based coal technology company Ramaco Carbon, testified before the full U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. His testimony centered on the growing field of coal-to-products, in which the carbon from coal is used to manufacture high-value products and materials, such as carbon fiber.
Atkins appeared at the invitation of ranking member Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming and committee chair Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Both senators praised Ramaco’s innovative focus on coal-to-products during their opening remarks.
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm
On Thursday Earth Day President Joe Biden announced an ambitious goal to fight the climate crisis: The country will cut by half its global warming emissions by 2030. Such action will require a massive reduction in the use of fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas, long a bedrock of the economy for Ohio Valley and Appalachian communities, and some regional politicians have already voiced opposition to the president’s plan.
But Biden’s Energy Secretary, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, said in an interview with the Ohio Valley ReSource that the region could gain jobs as a result of action against climate change.