A leader in energy research and innovation, West Virginia University is repositioning the institutes within its Research Office to best meet industry-wide transitions. The Energy Institute will transform into the WVU Institute for Sustainability and Energy Research, effective July 1, with Sam Taylor as its director. (WVU Illustration/Graham Curry)
Drilling for the new WVU geothermal data-collection well is set to begin during the second week of May. The well is located at an existing well pad operated by Northeast Natural Energy in the Morgantown Industrial Park. Core samples at shallower depths will be collected to study the potential for underground carbon storage. (WVU Photo/Jennifer Shepard)