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The U.S. Department of Energyâs (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected 14 projects to receive $8.7 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development under Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002185, Coal-Derived Materials for Building, Infrastructure, and Other Applications, with the goal of fostering new uses for domestic coal resources.
Of the 14 projects selected, 2 are from the University of Wyoming. Check out their project details below shared by the DOE.
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