AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoRare Earth Push: Colorado School of Mines and ElementUSA won $67M from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a rare-earth extraction and processing plant in Louisiana, aiming to pull valuable elements from alumina tailings at commercial scale. Lunar Tech Deal: Denver’s Voyager Technologies agreed to acquire Astrobotic, expanding lunar surface transportation, power, and mission operations capabilities. AI Governance in Colorado: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle NCAR’s climate research supercomputing work in Boulder/Wyoming, while Colorado’s AI rules keep shifting—Connecticut also moved to require employer notice for automated hiring decisions. Data Center Safety: Engineers discussed how to balance fire suppression and water damage risk in AI data centers, especially as lithium-ion battery systems raise fire complexity. Renewables Control: Emerson’s Ovation Green SCADA software is helping Holy Cross Energy optimize renewable generation across four Western Colorado sites. Local Tech & Transit: RTD’s rider satisfaction rose, but overall transit use still lags, and Littleton’s school board rejected a STEM Highlands Ranch relocation plan.
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