German Geologist at UND Finds Familiar Ground in North Dakota
GF Herald Egenhoff is the new chair of UND’s Harold Hamm School of Geology & Geological Engineering. He previously visited the state dozens of times while working on research grants in the Bakken Formation, North Dakota’s massive oilfield in the western part of the state.
Minnkota Power Cooperative and Summit Carbon Solutions Announce Project Partnership
Minnkota Power Cooperative (“Minnkota”), a North Dakota-based electric generation and transmission cooperative, and Summit Carbon Solutions (“Summit”), an Iowa-based firm focused on the decarbonization of the agriculture and biofuels industries, have reached an agreement to co-develop carbon dioxide (CO2) storage facilities near Center, North Dakota.
Burgum Hosts Energy Secretary Granholm, Stresses All-of-the-Above Energy Policy and Carbon Opportunities
Office of the Governor Burgum and Hoeven, who both invited Granholm to visit the state, toured the University of North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center with her before joining researchers and energy sector stakeholders for a roundtable discussion on the future of energy and how North Dakota is contributing to U.S. energy independence…
U.S. Secretary of Energy Says North Dakota’s Carbon Storage Capacity a “Gift to the Planet”
GF Herald U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, during a visit to the Energy & Environment Research Center at UND, said she believes North Dakota is poised to play a key role in addressing climate change…
Federal Government Calls on North Dakota Lignite to Answer Domestic Supply Shortage of Critical Minerals
KX News North Dakota U.S. Senator John Hoeven said, “This grant will support the University of North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center’s efforts to continue advancing the production of rare-earth elements, critical minerals and other carbon products from North Dakota lignite coal…”
Industrial Commission Okays Two Studies for ‘Value-Added’ Energy Development
Prairie Public The state Industrial Commission has approved $10 million to fund two legislatively-directed research projects that could lead to more “value added” energy development. The Energy and Environmental Research Center will conduct the research…
Industrial Commission approves funding for two Oil and Gas R&D grants
NDIC The Field Study to Determine the Feasibility of Developing Salt Caverns for Hydrocarbon Storage in Western North Dakota will be conducted by the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC). The funding award is for $9.5 million and industry participation will increase the total project value to $10 million…
Industrial Commission Approves Funding for Three Lignite R&D Grants
NDIC The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) will lead a diverse
and experienced coalition team of nearly 30 partners focused on laying the foundation for a new industry for the Williston Basin…
North Dakota Governor Sets Carbon-Neutral Goal by 2030
NGI North Dakota, the nation’s second largest oil-producing state, will strive to become carbon-neutral by decade’s end, Gov. Doug Burgum said…
An Abundance of Research Opportunities
UND Today “Over the past 15 months, 59 new fundamental research ideas were brought forward by EERC researchers, of which 25 have been funded,” said Tom Erickson, SERC Director…
New Milestone for Carbon Capture and Storage
UND Today Red Trail Energy’s ethanol plant at Richardton, N.D., is on track to become the first facility in North Dakota to commercially employ carbon capture and storage. The company has been working with the UND Energy & Environmental Research Center as its research partner on the project…
iPIPE Selects Orbital Sidekick as Partner for Pipeline Monitoring Project
PR Newswire Orbital Sidekick, the first commercial company to deploy hyperspectral sensors in space, today announced that the company has been awarded a 12-month contract to serve as a technology partner with the Intelligent Pipeline Integrity Program…
Insights & Intuition
Prairie Business “The EERC takes pride in the success of its employees and measures that success through its five core values of being safe, ethical, engaged, effective, and professional,” said Chris Zygarlicke, Director of Employee Development and Engagement…
EERC researching “rare earth elements” in lignite coal
Prairie Public News “We are seeing we have high concentrations in coals, and lignite in particular,” said EERC CEO Charles Gorecki. “And it’s just identifying where they are, and working on how you extract them, and get them to a processing plant.”…
Our view: Carbon capture a key part of energy future
GF Herald So how can the nation bridge the gap between its reliance on fossil fuels and the path toward alternative, reliable energy sources that are still so far down the road? One answer is carbon capture, and a project in the works in North Dakota can help…
Letter: Department of Energy innovations prime North Dakota energy industry for growth
Bismarck Tribune In North Dakota, 15 DOE Clean Coal and Carbon Management Office projects totaling over $130 million are underway, most of them led by the University of North Dakota’s Energy and Environmental Research Center…
North Dakota Delegation Tours Site of Project Tundra
WZFG The Flag Hoeven has worked to support EERC in this and other CCUS efforts and has secured $43 million for Project Tundra to date…
Project Tundra tour presents second test well in efforts to store CO2
KFYR TV Minnkota Power Cooperative and the Energy and Environmental Research Center out of the University of North Dakota will continue their research through this fall, drilling their second test well through October…
DOE Announces Funding to UND EERC, Red Trail Energy for Carbon Capture Research
WZFG The Flag Senators Hoeven and Kevin Cramer announced that the EERC has been awarded nearly $1.5 million by DOE, through their CCUS Research and Development Program to support the engineering design of a hybrid capture system to benefit Red Trail Energy’s ethanol plant in Richardton…
Working as Intended
UND Today State Energy Research Center projects at the EERC are already demonstrating their value…
‘Project Tundra’ Plans Moving Ahead
Prairie Public News “Project Tundra” is being billed as the world’s largest carbon capture facility, and is designed to capture 90 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions from the Unit Two generator at the Milton R. Young power station near Center…
Sen. Cramer Statement on DOE Awarding Funds for Project Tundra
Cramer News Release U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer speaks about the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement of $17 million in funding awarded to the EERC for Project Tundra…
Engineering Students Team Up with Industry
UND Today Four seniors were tasked to design a prototype launcher to deploy and retrieve Pipers®. The project is sponsored and supported by Hess Corp., a member of iPIPE, an industry led consortium…