Wyoming coal

A top coal producer in Wyoming is donating money to the University of Wyoming (UW) to help fund research into future uses of coal, which the coal industry and state are hedging their bets that these discoveries will keep the resource from going obsolete.

The Lone Star State is the biggest consumer of Wyoming coal and is seeking to keep fossil fuels as a part of their energy profile in the coming years. Wyoming's coal industry could benefit from additional shipments if Texas's carbon capture industry takes off. Carbon capture initiatives are proving to be competitive overall.

The Fort Union Industrial Park northeast of Gillette will host the soon-to-be constructed facility, which is owned by Atlas Carbon and seeks to produce products, such as bricks and construction materials, made from Powder River Basin coal. Other stakeholders include the UK-based engineering and consulting company Wood, University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources, and Polaris Asset Corporation.

Any new or future coal leases on federal land are now paused following a ruling by a federal judge late last week, and some say this decision likely will not change much for the industry, as coal has already been on the decline nationwide.

A group at the University of Wyoming is hoping to show that building materials made from Wyoming coal are just as good, if not better, than traditional brick and mortar.

A bill that will reduce Wyoming’s coal severance tax by half a percent was approved by the Wyoming Senate.

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