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Carter County Students Win National Energy Competition

Posted on: May 3, 2012

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has announced that a team of Montana students was chosen as the national winner of the America’s Home Energy Education Challenge, a national student competition designed to encourage students and their families to take act… more »

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Mineral County Hospital Home to New Biomass Heating System

Posted on: April 24, 2012

The Mineral Community Hospital in Superior has installed a new biomass energy system that will rely on pellets to provide heating to its primary facility. The biomass system replaces an aging fuel-oil system and is expected to reduce heating and cooling… more »

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Butte COT Instructor Granted Biodiesel Patent

Posted on: April 10, 2012

John Jackam, an instructor at the Montana Tech College of Technology, has recently secured a patent on a new process for producing biodiesel. According to a press release from Montana Tech, the US Patent and Trademark Office granted patent number 8,088,… more »

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Biofuels Plant Secures Air Quality Permit

Posted on: April 3, 2012

Montana Advanced Biofuels has received an air quality permit from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, which marks a milestone in the company's efforts to build a plant just outside of Great Falls. According to a report by KRTV News, the pro… more »

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