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Regional Partnership Documentary Wins Best of Show Award
A documentary coproduced by Prairie Public Broadcasting (Fargo, N.D.) and the Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership with support from the U.S. Department of Energy has received a 2012 Platinum Best of Show Aurora Award—the highest honor awarded—in the nature/environment documentary category. Global Energy and Carbon: Tracking Our Footprint demonstrates global energy use by average families [...]
EERC Partners with Israeli Company to Test Air Pollution Technology
The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota is working with Lextran Ltd., a global air pollution control company based in Petach Tikva, Israel (adjacent to Tel Aviv), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, the North Dakota Industrial Commission, and Great River Energy, to [...]
Webinar on Using Associated Gas to Power Drilling Rigs in the Bakken set for February 27th
The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota, in partnership with the North Dakota Pipeline Authority and the North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC), announces it will be holding a free Webinar titled “Utilization of Associated Petroleum Gas (APG) to Power Drilling Rigs – A Demonstration in the Bakken,” at 10 [...]
SUNRISE Summer Undergraduate Research Featured Wednesday August 8th
The University will host the 10th annual SUNRISE Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Program Poster Session from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, August 8, on the second floor of Harrington Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Light snacks and beverages will be served. SUNRISE faculty in chemistry and chemical engineering mentor [...]
EERC and N.D. Industrial Commission Establish Student Co-Op Program
The EERC has established a student co-op program under the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Enhanced Bakken Recovery Research Program and has hired a group of five students from UND. This co-op program is supported with funding from the North Dakota Industrial Commission Oil and Gas Research Program. “We are extremely appreciative of the opportunity to utilize [...]
EERC and DenYon Energy, LLC, Develop Integrated Power and Waste Management System for the Poultry Industry
The EERC has announced it is leading a project, in partnership with DenYon Energy, LLC, and the U.S. Department of Energy, to perform testing in an advanced fixed-bed gasifier (AFBG) to convert poultry waste to energy and other value-added products. The proprietary technology has been licensed by the EERC Foundation to DenYon Energy for commercialization [...]
EERC Demonstrates Fuel Production from Wood Waste
The EERC has successfully developed and demonstrated a mobile, trailer-mounted biomass gasification technology that converts wood waste into methanol and can be transported to remote, off-grid sites. The methanol can then be reformed into hydrogen to power fuel cells to produce electricity. “Using power generation in off-grid sites eliminates the need to build transmission lines [...]
Tour of the Energy & Environmental Research Center Scheduled
Have you ever wondered what goes on at EERC? If so, we can help you. Join Staff Senate on a tour of the EERC and see what it is all about. Space is limited so sign up now through U2. EERC Tour, Sponsored by Staff Senate, Date: November 22, 2011, Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Location: EERC
Midwest Energy Emissions Corporation and EERC Launch Commercial Application of New Mercury Control Technology
The EERC announced today that a major corporate partner, Midwest Energy Emissions Corporation (ME2C), a research-oriented mercury emission capture company based in Grand Forks is launching a new mercury control system. The sorbent enhancement additive (SEATM) injection technology originally developed by the EERC is being installed at a major power utility on the West Coast [...]
EERC Process First to Produce Jet Fuel Exclusively from Coal and Biomass Combined
The Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) announced that its unique refining technologies have produced jet fuel from a combination of both coal and biomass feedstocks. The EERC technology centers on a unique direct liquefaction process utilizing a coal–biomass feedstock and tailoring the product liquids for U.S. military jet fuel applications. Produced under the Cooperative Agreement with [...]
North Dakota Governor Slated to Speak at EERC’s Biomass 2011 Conference
The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota is pleased to announce that North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple will provide keynote remarks at the upcoming Biomass ’11: Renewable Power, Fuels, and Chemicals Conference, scheduled for July 26–27, 2011, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. Dalrymple will give his remarks [...]
Nick Ralston, Ph.D.
EERC-”EPA Fish Selenium Health Benefit”- $490,089.
Longking Co., Ltd., and EERC to Select Site for Clean Coal Technology in China
The Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) and Fujian Longking Co., Ltd., based in Longyan, Fujian, China, announced today they are moving forward with site selection and commercial design of the EERC-developed advanced fine particulate control technology to improve global air quality. Particulate emission in the air, particularly fine particulate, is fast becoming one of the [...]
EERC Offers Small Wind Turbine Workshop March 8
The Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) is offering a small wind turbine workshop from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 8. The course will help individuals learn how to install, operate, and maintain small wind turbines on their property. The workshop will be held at the EERC, located at 15 North 23rd Street. As part of [...]
Dennis Laudal
EERC- ” MNDNR-Slip-Stream Baghouse”-$299,434.00
EERC Project Demonstrates Ability to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) announced today that its Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership has been awarded $768,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to continue research demonstrating the effectiveness of injecting a mixture of carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a toxic and corrosive gas sometimes referred to as “acid gas,” [...]
Hydrogen Documentary Shown on Prairie Public Television
The Energy & Environmental Research Center announces the release of its first full-length documentary focused on hydrogen and fuel cells and the many activities taking place around the country to further the hydrogen economy. Hydrogen: Nature’s Fuel premiered region-wide January12th on Prairie Public Television in Fargo. Check listings for rebroadcasts. This hour-long documentary tells the [...]
EERC partners with Cummins Power Generation
The EERC, in partnership with Cummins Power Generation, Inc., has begun a project to demonstrate the production of heat and power from high-moisture biomass. Cummins Power Generation, a world leader in the design and manufacture of power generation equipment, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., has provided the electrical generator for the project–a key component in producing [...]
Two events focused on Hydrogen, September 13-15, 2010
Time is running out to save on your registration for the upcoming Advancing the Hydrogen Economy Action Summit III, followed by the 6th Annual Mountain States Hydrogen Business Council (MSHBC) Hydrogen Implementation Conference. Register before September 1, and you will save $50 off the late registration. Early-bird registration is only $250 and includes continental breakfasts, break [...]
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