Science and Technology Notes

Energy

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Large industrial electrical transformer on a concrete pad with metal railings, pipes, and insulators, on a cloudy day.

Microgrids in West Virginia

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Archived Notes from the West Virginia University Bridge Initiative

An open-pit mining site with heavy machinery, trucks, and excavators working on the earth.

Build Back Better

Geothermal Energy on Abandoned Mine Lands

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Multiple oil pump jacks operating in a grassy field under a cloudy sky.

Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells in West Virginia

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Nighttime view of an industrial refinery with illuminated metal piping and tanks, and a full moon in the dark sky in the background.

Potential Lithium Production from Natural Gas in West Virginia

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A sunset landscape with a series of electrical transmission towers stretching across the horizon, silhouetted against the colorful sky with clouds.

Electrical Grid Resilience and West Virginia

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Illustration of a nuclear power plant under construction with a crane, factory buildings, and surrounding landscape with wind turbines, trees, and a river.

Advanced Nuclear Power and West Virginia

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Hydrogen fuel cells with H2 labels and a sign reading "H2 Hydrogen Power Clean Energy of the Future" in an industrial setting.

Clean Hydrogen and West Virginia

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A row of electrical transmission towers and wind turbines in a rural landscape under a partly cloudy sky.

Electrical Grid Capacity and West Virginia

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