NETL has released the latest edition of its semiannual publication that showcases research on emerging energy technologies. NETL Edge shares the latest developments in the Lab’s mission to drive innovation and deliver solutions for an environmentally sustainable and prosperous energy future.

In this issue, readers will learn about how NETL is assessing the economic viability of recovering rare earth elements (REEs) from unconventional feedstocks like coal and coal waste; discovering platinum group minerals from ultramafic rocks; removing aluminum that hinders recovery of REEs; bringing transformational change to the Wyoming Powder River Basin; finding ways to revitalize historic energy communities by using new REE detection systems; helping use the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to start up the first wave of production facilities for critical minerals; and much more.

Also featured in this issue is an interview with Jessica Mullen, an NETL award-winning technology manager who has helped make key progress in uncovering technologies for advanced sensors, recovering of REEs from acid mine drainage and reducing water consumption at power plants.

Read the latest edition here