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This episode discusses the evolving role of coal as a raw material in the economy with Dan Connell.

In this episode of Energy Frontier: The Wyoming Landscape, we explore the shifting view of coal solely as a fuel source to recognizing it as a critical raw material for the 21st-century economy. Joining us fresh from a site visit to the Center for Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCCC) in Gillette, Dan Connell, President of CONSOL Innovations, which is the innovations arm of Core Natural Resources, discusses the industrial transformation taking place in the Powder River Basin in a conversation ...

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Guest: Dan Connell

Topics covered

• coal industry
• carbon capture
• economic transformation
• energy resources
• Powder River Basin

Keywords

• coal renaissance
• carbon capture
• industrial transformation
• energy innovation
• Wyoming

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CONSOL Innovations, Core Natural Resources, Center for Carbon Capture and Conversion

Places: Powder River Basin, Gillette

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