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FOSSIL ENERGY NEWS SPOTLIGHT

DOE Regional Partnership Initiates CO2 Injection in Lignite Coal Seam
A Department of Energy team of regional partners has begun injecting carbon dioxide into a deep lignite coal seam in Burke County, North Dakota, to demonstrate the economic and environmental viability of geologic CO2 storage in the U.S. Great Plains region. Read More >

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Project Demonstrates Benefits of Constructed Wetlands to Treat Non-Traditional Water Sources
In a pilot-scale test supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy, Clemson University researchers have shown that manmade or "constructed" wetlands can be used to treat non-traditional water sources which could then be used in power plants or for other purposes. Read More >

DOE Partner Begins Injecting 50,000 Tons of Carbon Dioxide in Michigan Basin
A Department of Energy team of regional partners has begun injecting 50,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into a Michigan geologic formation believed to be capable of storing hundreds of years worth of CO2. Read More >

DOE Project Leads to New Alliance to Promote Low-Impact Drilling
A project supported by the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory has given rise to a major new research consortium to promote advanced technology for low-impact oil and gas drilling. Read More >

OFFICE OF FOSSIL ENERGY

Ensuring that we can continue to rely on clean, affordable energy from our traditional fuel resources is the primary mission of DOE's Office of Fossil Energy. Fossil fuels supply 85% of the nation's energy, and we are working on such priority projects as pollution-free coal plants, more productive oil and gas fields, and the continuing readiness of federal emergency oil stockpiles.