The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory awarded a $2.1 million firm fixed price definitive contract to the West Virginia University Research Corporation to develop processes for extracting rare earth elements from coal and coal by-products in an environmentally sound manner. The work will be conducted by the prime contractor and four major subcontractors - Eich Design LLC, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Marion Dupont Scott Equine Medical Center Division, Hela Novel Metals LLC, and Process Engineering Associates LLC. The objective is to validate the capability of producing over 1 metric ton per day of rare earth elements from acid mine drainage containing a minimum of 300 parts per million total rare earth elements. There is no set-aside designated. The place of performance is Morgantown, West Virginia and work will be conducted at the National Energy Technology Laboratory between October 2020 and November 2021 to support the Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy's goals of enabling technologies for rare earth element extraction from coal-based resources.
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