Research
The Ohio River Valley Institute examines some of the region’s most pressing challenges. We provide policy analysis and practical tools for building a stronger Appalachia. All of our research is available for you to cite, use, and share, per our free use policy.
BIL/IRA Implementation Digest — December 9, 2024
Upcoming BIL/IRA Webinars December 10, 2024 @ 1:00PM ET - World Resources Institute – “Integrating Elective Pay Tax Credits into Government...
RISE PA sets stage for Pennsylvania to lead industrial decarbonization revolution
Pennsylvania’s natural resources and workforce made it a leader in the US Industrial Revolution. Coal, steel and materials mined and produced in the...
BIL/IRA Implementation Digest — November 11, 2024
Upcoming BIL/IRA Webinars Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 12:30PM – 4:30PM — PA DEP CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL Meeting - Agenda Here. Click here to join...
Filling the Hole: A Federal Solution to Cleaning Up America’s Orphaned and Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
On October 23, 2024, Senior Researcher Ted Boettner presented at the 2nd Annual Orphan & Idle Wells Texas Conference on the need for a federal...
Hydrogen Hub’s First In-Person Event Met With Community Opposition
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Advancing Green Steel in the Mon Valley
As heavy industry moves toward decarbonization, Allegheny County, PA has a unique opportunity to lead the transition to green steelmaking.
One year in, US clean hydrogen hubs face questions — and have few answers
This story is republished with permission from Canary Media. Read the original piece here. A year ago, the U.S. announced ambitious plans to build...
Is The ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Coming Apart? Sure Looks Like it.
Development of the ARCH2 hydrogen hub is unraveling due to high costs, uncertain demand, inexperienced project developers, and uneconomic applications.
Carbon Capture: Description, History, Effectiveness, & Cost
An Overview For nearly a century carbon capture technologies have been used by the oil refining industry to separate carbon dioxide (CO2) from other...
Pennsylvanians overwhelmingly support stricter regulations on fracking
Nine in ten Pennsylvania voters support stricter regulations on the fracking industry, new polling shows.
BIL/IRA Implementation Digest — September 30, 2024
Upcoming BIL/IRA Webinars October 3, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program - ReImagine Appalachia and the...
Carbon dioxide pipelines: a dangerous part of Appalachia’s proposed carbon capture boondoggle
On a February evening in 2020, a carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline ruptured near Satartia, Mississippi, causing a plume of CO2 to engulf the community....
What is a hydrogen hub?
In July 2024, the US Department of Energy officially awarded $30 million to the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, or ARCH2, the first tranche...
Hydrogen 101
Recently, a new form of energy has generated lots of buzz in the Ohio River Valley and across the country: hydrogen. The federal government is...