The official RSS feed of the EERC. http://www.undeerc.org http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:32:29 -0500 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:32:13 -0500 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.3.1) http://www.feedforall.com A documentary co-produced 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... http://www.undeerc.org/news-publications/news-releases.aspx?id=973 27D91ECE-2400-4731-BD93-ED9A799332A7 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:32:13 -0500 North Dakota is now the nation's second leading oil producer, but another energy resource in western North Dakota is also in the news-natural gas. When crude oil is extracted from geologic reservoirs, associated gas is also typically produced. As of August 2012, North Dakota daily oil production had increased to... http://www.undeerc.org/News-Publications/News-Story.aspx?id=306 5864B174-1064-40DC-A179-9396A47D7276 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:34:06 -0500 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 test the performance of Lextran's unique multipollutant control technology for use in coal-fired power plants... http://www.undeerc.org/news-publications/news-releases.aspx?id=962 04A2F333-5C09-48B6-8A78-8B69CF69AC72 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:13:10 -0500 "Global Energy and Carbon: Tracking Our Footprint," a documentary coproduced by the EERC's Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership and Prairie Public Broadcasting (PPB), won the Aurora Award's highest honor, a Platinum Best of Show award for fall 2012 in the Nature/Environment category... http://www.undeerc.org/News-Publications/News-Story.aspx?id=307 08D5BD9E-A112-4C4E-ABA5-7ACF13DCD040 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:36:33 -0500 One of the most pressing issues of this century is water sustainability. More freshwater is now used for thermoelectric power production (41%) than for agricultural irrigation (37%) in the United States according to the U.S. Geological Survey (Circular 1344, 2005), so power plant cooling is a critical area of innovative research... http://www.undeerc.org/News-Publications/News-Story.aspx?id=305 82D3E7AE-9863-4FD8-BAE7-BB433FC18881 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:48:01 -0500 Serving a global market requires a global perspective. One of the ways the EERC gains and maintains that perspective is through the breadth of its employees' personal experience... http://www.undeerc.org/News-Publications/News-Story.aspx?id=304 FF5E96B7-1CCE-4D24-AD24-4B54679639DC Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:13:53 -0600 Researchers at the University of North Dakota's (UND's) Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) successfully connect with peers and clients across the country and the world, sharing EERC ideas and expertise to address energy and environmental problems that affect every country on Earth... http://www.undeerc.org/News-Publications/News-Story.aspx?id=303 74D62DBD-92D0-4F27-ADEF-6C42F4DB50C0 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:07:38 -0600 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota announced that Air Quality IX, the nation's premier international conference on environmental topics associated with energy production, will be held October 21-23, 2013, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, just minutes from Capitol Hill... http://www.undeerc.org/news-publications/news-releases.aspx?id=895 123FF8A4-3390-4E28-A443-2C33327C2BB7 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:24:42 -0600 Strategically position your organization at the upcoming Air Quality IX Conference by becoming an exhibitor or sponsor. The Air Quality Conference is scheduled for October 21-23, 2013, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=296 3038EAFF-D281-4D76-8E46-1AFACA96858C Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:51:27 -0500 GRAND FORKS, N.D. --- The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND) has established a student co-op program under the EERC's "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..... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=822 15480F7A-5000-413A-95E6-C8D33A6A745A Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:04:20 -0500 Each year, the EERC prepares over 150 fuels for both in-house and client projects. The fuel is shipped from areas throughout the United States and, in some cases, from areas around the world. The fuel can be anything from coal to biomass products such as wood pellets, coffee processing waste, switchgrass, cornstalks, railroad ties, poultry waste, biosolids, and space waste and comes in batches weighing anywhere from 300 pounds to 20 tons. Preparing the fuel for testing is an art, and Gene Balek, Tec ... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=293 8DF998DB-8BDE-44D7-9F17-C87D5149729F Wed, 6 Jun 2012 08:30:50 -0500 The EERC's two-story-high balanced-draft combustion test facility (CTF) has evolved far beyond its original purpose of determining the firing characteristics of coal and a coal's potential to foul or slag. "If you were familiar with the CTF, say, 5 years ago but haven't seen it recently, you'd be shocked because it looks very different now than it looked even 3 years ago," said Senior Research Manager John Kay...... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=292 EDC630B2-F9B0-4FA2-BFFC-86CB667CB451 Mon, 4 Jun 2012 15:29:40 -0500 North Dakota Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley toured the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), along with EERC Director Gerald Groenewold, EERC Associate Director for Business & Operations Tom Erickson, and EERC Associate Director for Marketing, Outreach, and Administrative Resources, Deb Haley.... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=291 A667D651-C32B-45F3-8752-9B3B56C60932 Mon, 14 May 2012 16:53:48 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) announced today 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... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=290 C81381E2-EE7B-4261-8438-AE946CD44137 Wed, 2 May 2012 14:36:11 -0500 During a ceremony held at the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), Dr. Gerald Groenewold, EERC Director, and Dr. Robert Kelley, President, University of North Dakota, along with Governor Jack Dalrymple (R-ND); U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND); U.S. Representative Rick Berg (R-ND); Grand Forks Mayor Dr. Michael Brown; Dr. Anthony Cugini, Director, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL); and Jim Maser, President, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc. (PWR), commissioned a revolutionary commercial-scale gasification technology developed by PWR... http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=289 E1B0ECE7-6BA6-45FD-917D-03A03F6F30E1 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:49:42 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND), along with one of its major corporate partners, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc. (PWR), will commission a commercial-scale dry solids pump for its compact gasifier, the latest step toward global commercialization of technology designed to lower energy costs, provide a clean alternative fuel source, and strengthen U.S. energy security... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=772 78FB2AF1-E6A5-4831-9E38-D659F670CDAF Mon, 9 Apr 2012 10:28:19 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota, along with one of its major corporate partners, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc. (PWR), announces the commissioning of a unique commercial-scale gasification technology on Tuesday, April 10, 2012... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=766 61C13927-8018-4EA2-994B-B4F139B65C1C Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:31:33 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), along with major corporate partner Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc. (PWR), will commission a commercial-scale prototype feed pump system on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in the EERC's Discovery Hall... http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=288 7094A214-BE8B-41E9-BF78-7E18649E0CDE Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:54:50 -0500 With funding from DOE, the North Dakota Department of Commerce Division of Community Services, and the North Dakota Industrial Commission, the EERC established the Small Wind Turbine Training Center (SWTTC) at the Grand Forks Public Safety Center west of Grand Forks in the Grand Forks Industrial Park... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=287 5CE0C218-7969-4236-88A3-897FD7D44DEA Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:57:53 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) has been awarded a $906,000 contract from the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT), in East Hartford, Conn., to develop alternative liquid fuels for U.S. military applications... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=286 7B2E6920-AC41-4D82-936A-AAA57C2AABEE Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:48:32 -0600 The North Dakota Industrial Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to study the feasibility of using carbon dioxide to increase oil production from North Dakota wells... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=285 4EE8630D-0500-4058-858E-7F579C9A4BCF Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:16:28 -0600 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is participating in the Energy, Utility, and Environment Conference (EUEC) going on this week in Phoenix, Arizona... http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=284 84FCE0A7-C3CF-4FC0-9D65-680AF9EFEE25 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:40:26 -0600 In May and June of 2009, EERC Research Manager Dan Daly accompanied the Prairie Public Broadcasting film crew to the northern Great Plains, northeastern India, and the African country of Cameroon to film a day in the energy life" of typical families... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=283 D0ED8339-155D-4FD4-A291-C103835C5ECE Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:35:04 -0600 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota announced today it is leading a project to develop an efficient renewable electricity technology for coffee-processing plants... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=281 7BF5D924-CBBE-4BE6-A0F7-662B6224D3B7 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:26:18 -0600 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), along with commercial partners Accelergy Corporation and Mercurius Biofuels, is gaining recognition from key officials at the 2011 Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) Conference and Annual Meeting, being held this week in Washington, D.C... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=279 3020AB1F-1F7A-488B-8792-6302495C657E Thu, 1 Dec 2011 11:06:23 -0600 It seems like magic when someone can take an engineering drawing and build something out of it, but that's exactly what routinely happens at the EERC... http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=278 9035F5F2-2ECC-48E6-9843-658BAE82D2BE Thu, 1 Dec 2011 08:18:21 -0600 In May and June of 2009, EERC Research Manager Dan Daly accompanied the Prairie Public Broadcasting film crew to the northern Great Plains, northeastern India, and the African country of Cameroon to film "a day in the energy life" of typical families... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=277 F35426D8-9DBB-42E3-90DB-907D83629E4C Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:21:12 -0600 An esteemed group of high-level keynote presenters are scheduled to speak at the upcoming Air Quality VIII Conference, October 24-27, 2011, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=620 00AC9BCE-B928-4193-8163-CBED5667F709 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:21:21 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) announces the premiere of its newest documentary entitled "Water: The Lifeblood of Energy," which airs regionwide Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at 9:00 p.m. CDT on Prairie Public Broadcasting, Fargo, North Dakota (check your local listings)... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=604 00291929-60D1-46CF-B0B1-3F792151C4D8 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:08:09 -0500 In the spring of 2009, EERC Research Manager Dan Daly accompanied the PPB film crew to the northern Great Plains, northeastern India, and Cameroon to film "a day in the energy life" of typical families living in three different economies... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=272 AE84260A-4F5D-431A-887D-A3030E729B47 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:07:40 -0500 The Air Quality VIII Conference is scheduled for October 24-27, 2011, in Arlington, Virginia. Register before September 26... http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=273 F7AFC9AA-82A2-4B79-912F-252CD4304881 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:51:39 -0500 The University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) announced today that the nation's premier international conference on air quality, including carbon management, mercury, trace substances, SOx (sulfur oxides), NOx (nitrogen oxides), and particulate matter, will be held October 24-27, 2011, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in historic Arlington, Virginia, just minutes from Capitol Hill... http://undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=522 1FBD80E3-D231-49E9-8747-1B1068F19E0A Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:32:13 -0500 The preliminary program is now available for the upcoming Air Quality VIII Conference in Arlington, Virginia, October 24-27, 2011. The program outlines the technical presentations, exhibit and sponsorship opportunities, hotel accommodations, and our easy-to-use registration form... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=270 99B29FEE-D58C-4472-AE96-5A66C5C067F8 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:24:32 -0500 Here is Part 2 of EERC Research Manager Dan Daly's experience behind the scenes creating the Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership documentary "Global Energy and Carbon: Tracking Our Footprint," which premiered on Prairie Public Television and is available at... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=269 89A9387E-F548-4E57-98A8-E5C1F2CCA4B4 Mon, 1 Aug 2011 08:56:23 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center's (EERC's) Biomass '11: Renewable Power, Fuels, and Chemicals Conference begins Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at 8:15 a.m. at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=511 58AC4814-6E1B-4669-81FE-2291ABB3198E Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:22:50 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota announced today that a major corporate partner, Midwest Energy Emissions Corporation (ME2C), a research-oriented mercury emission capture company based in Grand Forks, North Dakota, is launching a... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=267 FDBF3346-CA3E-4184-800A-FE4FD7B6BB85 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:17:58 -0500 Associate Director for Intellectual Property Management and Technology Commercialization Carsten Heide, EERC Senior Research Manager Stan Miller, and Research Manager Ye Zhuang recently returned from 2 weeks in Xiamen, China, where they supported Fujian Longking Co., Ltd., based in Longyan, Fujian, China, with commercialization of the EERC developed advanced fine particulate control (AFPC) technology licensed in 2010 by the EERC Foundation to Longking, the leading company in emission control in China... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=265 91F61EA1-EFEE-4F8C-9D1D-07A291772640 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:54:44 -0500 The title may have changed, but the face is certainly familiar. The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) received a visit at the end of April from Senator John Hoeven (R-ND). Senator Hoeven was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=264 9B501AD3-6EC8-4281-9A54-64662874847A Fri, 8 Jul 2011 11:23:21 -0500 Discounted early-bird pricing ends next week! The Biomass '11 Conference is scheduled for July 26-27, 2011, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Register before July 1 and receive the reduced registration price of... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=263 E0C447F3-CB46-4ACB-A5D2-04B87E457F8B Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:25:22 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota announced that its unique refining technologies have produced jet fuel from a combination of both coal and biomass feedstocks... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=455 E5C7445E-F2FD-4093-9AEA-22A4D6220D5D Mon, 6 Jun 2011 10:32:32 -0500 John Harju, Associate Director for Research, and Ed Steadman, Deputy Associate Director for Research and former PCOR Partnership Program Manager, were recently invited to the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) Projects Interactive Workshop held in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia... http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=262 AEB43863-D58C-41AA-AB5A-D1561F682580 Mon, 6 Jun 2011 08:17:31 -0500 Manager Dan Daly accompanied the Prairie Public Broadcasting film crew to the northern Great Plains, northeastern India, and the African country of Cameroon to film "a day in the energy life" of typical families. Here begins the account of his experience behind the scenes... http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=261 8B3CCEFC-F03D-433F-ABFC-847CA05E3094 Tue, 31 May 2011 08:16:44 -0500 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... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=445 66EB0D9C-01D8-4523-BB76-C953C366BDC4 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:27:44 -0500 Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) visited the EERC at the end of March to tour the facilities, see the EERC's projects and capabilities, and meet with Director Gerry Groenewold and the Associate Directors to discuss ongoing programs and the long-term partnership between the EERC and NETL... http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=260 B767F050-40EE-4981-9F94-4320A08F6FB7 Tue, 24 May 2011 08:27:52 -0500 Former U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan visited the EERC in March to discuss current EERC energy research initiatives with Director Gerald Groenewold and EERC researchers. He unveiled his new role as... http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=259 637BCD9B-B3A2-4015-A602-30F0E97C94F0 Mon, 16 May 2011 08:08:01 -0500 U.S. Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) visited the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) on April 19 to tour the facilities and discuss critical energy security projects with Director Gerald Groenewold and research staff... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=257 3964749A-DB68-4700-A5E1-853D854918C2 Tue, 10 May 2011 13:52:33 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is taking part in the International Biomass Conference & Expo this week at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=256 3E797D9B-AFD0-4831-983B-8FAF897D62E5 Tue, 3 May 2011 15:12:38 -0500 U.S. Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) will hold a press conference at the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at 10:15 a.m. He will be discussing his and his Congressional colleagues' new energy bill. It will be held in the lobby of the EERC's Discovery Hall. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=423 D9877AE0-368C-4E9C-9586-9E712B4951B6 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:55:58 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota 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... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=393 A5CC56A1-DF2B-469F-9D2A-A8BC3C84517C Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:45:03 -0500 Research Manager Laura Raymond and Research Scientist Nicholas Ralston's work has been generating a lot of attention recently... http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=253 1D1DBFDA-E219-4D2F-ABE8-0512F3E08135 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:08:55 -0500 The EERC, in partnership with Cummins Power Generation, Inc., is conducting a project combining biomass gasification with combined heat and power (CHP) production to demonstrate the production of heat and power from high-moisture biomass... http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=252 BC2A9A83-CD28-483B-90E2-D9998B1F9283 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:11:38 -0500 The University of North Dakota (UND) Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) has experienced tremendous growth in infrastructure in the past few years... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=251 5622CA57-B042-4F12-A2E2-1534859E988A Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:09:57 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota is offering a Small Wind Turbine Workshop from 1 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=392 1EBF2E4F-3930-42F9-ACAF-D218B44B39A9 Wed, 2 Mar 2011 14:41:14 -0600 Join us Tuesday, March 8, 2011, for the Small Wind Turbine Workshop being held at the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This course will provide an overview and evaluation of the installation, operation, and maintenance of small wind turbines. http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=250 82F5BD4A-452A-446C-8446-77BAD9D13FA1 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:16:44 -0600 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota is playing a key role in the Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Conference this week at the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C. http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=249 446D6B15-83EC-45A0-ACF3-BD133006EE4F Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:07:12 -0600 Join us for the Small Wind Turbine Workshop being held Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This course will provide... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=248 52007A96-94FC-456E-8218-064F8186502A Wed, 2 Feb 2011 08:41:58 -0600 Premier midwestern event focused on renewable power, fuels, and chemicals set for July 26-27, 2011, at Alerus Center... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=391 530D05C0-8091-46A1-8D46-070CF3769E7E Wed, 2 Feb 2011 08:41:19 -0600 The Air Quality Conference is the nation's premier conference on carbon management, mercury, trace elements, SOx, NOx, and particulate matter... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=247 A4441DDA-A2B6-4147-BFC4-4964C44C5567 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:39:38 -0600 The Energy & 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," into an oil field for the purpose of simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving oil recovery. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=390 F9A2D0DB-108C-4679-A9B4-C550C7AF51E1 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:28:10 -0600 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota 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 will premiere regionwide Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at 9:00 p.m. CST (check local listings) on Prairie Public Television, Fargo, North Dakota... http://undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=389 9179043F-5490-4A52-94AF-BD92211E9891 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:10:08 -0600 John Harju, Associate Director for Research at the University of North Dakota (UND) Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), has been appointed to serve as a member of the National Petroleum Council (NPC) for the 2010-2011 term by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=245 11152B5D-3631-437C-870E-477D40A22A92 Fri, 7 Jan 2011 14:11:35 -0600 The staff of the University of North Dakota (UND) Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) wish you a happy and joyous holiday season and a very happy New Year! http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=244 140DEA13-1D9D-499F-8F88-EEC54789A658 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:14:36 -0600 The Applied Geology Laboratory (AGL) has been undergoing big changes on the second floor of the EERC, recently acquiring new equipment that Jim Sorensen, EERC Senior Research Manager in charge of the Center for Oil and Gas, says greatly expands the lab's capabilities beyond its geomechanical applications... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=242 27E634CA-985F-4126-BFC5-4C91E6307342 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:33:42 -0600 U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan said that Grand Forks now has America's finest hydrogen research program because of the top-notch facilities and research at the EERC... http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=241 4BF4CD77-AC13-493F-BD60-3BF78596F3C3 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:22:46 -0600 Join us October 24-27, 2011, for Air Quality VIII at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, Virginia. The Air Quality Conference is the nation's premier conference on carbon management, mercury, trace elements, SOx, NOx, and particulate matter. http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=243 C1E38130-724F-43AF-99EE-49566E0E2A05 Thu, 2 Dec 2010 14:45:39 -0600 The formalization of three strategic international partnerships this fall leveraged resources and capabilities across four nations, reflecting the success the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) has had in developing international relationships on the world's energy research stage... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=239 4BA54EC4-F0CD-4CF3-A4B5-20F04778FC1F Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:16:32 -0600 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND) has promoted two employees and added five new employees to its staff of over 345... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=388 A0542C76-47F0-4897-B12B-519FF91B47ED Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:13:23 -0600 A field test sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has demonstrated that opportunities to permanently store carbon in unmineable seams of lignite may be more widespread than previously documented. This finding supports national efforts to address climate change through long-term storage of CO2 in underground geologic reservoirs... http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=238 566709C5-DD39-4242-9861-1BCABA6B22AB Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:44:01 -0600 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND) has promoted two employees and added four new employees to its staff of over 345... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=386 42719EF7-C521-4261-8B17-4C4EE6774FCF Mon, 8 Nov 2010 16:35:52 -0600 The EERC is scaling up its on-demand hydrogen fueling system for fuel cell vehicles and industrial applications. The system, designed and built with a variety of private sector partners, will be capable of full integration with existing gas station infrastructure, making refueling a fuel cell automobile as easy as refueling a combustion engine-powered car... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=236 5E612459-10EC-4163-A12D-B361D00EE417 Thu, 4 Nov 2010 09:36:14 -0500 From 2004 to 2010, Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) contracts with private industry, government, academia, and international clients grew steadily from $21.4 million to $43.6 million, representing seven consecutive years of record growth... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=235 CECA3C4C-36EC-4D29-AF7B-CC08E0C8E607 Thu, 4 Nov 2010 09:35:35 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota announced today that Fujian Longking Co., Ltd., based in Longyan, Fujian, China, is signing an exclusive license with the EERC Foundation to demonstrate and commercially deploy the EERC-developed advanced hybrid particulate collector technology to improve global air quality. A signing ceremony is scheduled for... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=384 DBCD1363-F3BA-4188-A97E-1979CA801C9D Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:05:11 -0500 How do we save energy? How does our water get clean? What is biomass? Where does energy come from? These are all questions posed by children of EERC employees who are featured in the new television commercial intended to grab the attention of potential job seekers. http://www.youtube.com/user/undeerc#p/a/u/0/vupNzP1mCR8 9F1AAF60-88B8-4D3E-AB96-0AE4DA65B4A4 Fri, 8 Oct 2010 08:57:16 -0500 Make your hotel reservations soon for the upcoming Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership Annual Meeting and Workshop! The discounted room rate is only available through September 28! http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=230 CBD7CFA4-5529-4327-BE55-ACF9259B16B8 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:25:35 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND) announces today that it will hold an international signing ceremony at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, during the Hydrogen Action Summit/Mountain States Hydrogen Business Council Hydrogen Implementation Conference being held at the EERC this week. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=382 D3B23374-D56E-4954-A649-E08E27CBCB1F Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:21:19 -0500 U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) has announced that a group of world-class energy experts will keynote the third Red River Valley Research Corridor Advancing the Hydrogen Economy Action Summit. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=380 F0202A9A-34B3-49E5-A6F9-72C071DD2345 Tue, 7 Sep 2010 08:57:43 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota, in partnership with Cummins Power Generation, Inc., has begun a project to demonstrate the production of heat and power from high-moisture biomass. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=379 FE9B2316-75EC-4FB2-BF71-56F010A72805 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:12:41 -0500 Time is running out to save on your registration for the upcoming Hydrogen Action Summit and 6th Annual Mountain States Hydrogen Business Council (MSHBC) Hydrogen Implementation Conference. Register before September 1, and you will save $50 off the late registration. http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=228 7BDE2E36-6656-4490-B7DA-E1D8E405EA16 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:10:02 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND) announced today that it has achieved its seventh consecutive record year of contracts. In the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010 (FY10), the EERC had $43.6 million in new contracts, a 5.8% increase over the previous year. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=378 47A8BF75-645D-4D4B-8560-3C41C256D989 Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:28:46 -0500 Join us for the Gasification Short Course September 29, 2010, at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott in The Woodlands, Texas. This course is directed toward technical personnel who are interested in gaining a broad understanding of gasification technologies and issues. http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=226 2BBE64D9-629A-47C2-B006-0E3019F5756A Wed, 4 Aug 2010 11:22:24 -0500 The Biomass Workshop is scheduled for July 20-21, 2010, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Register before July 1 and receive the reduced registration price of... http://undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=217 5D0A8B51-69AC-4A76-BECB-DE22A0AED508 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:18:42 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota, in partnership with the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), has demonstrated the effectiveness of a mercury pollution control technology for chemical weapons incinerators. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=374 9960021D-4405-4E0A-AB5A-52E0000D0FF9 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:10:12 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND) has promoted two employees and added six new employees to its staff of over 340. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=373 BF74B1FA-4348-4884-B734-3C0656B49DB4 Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:39:44 -0500 Grünergy Technologies PLC (Frankfurt: GN1) today announced the launch and commercialization of its proprietary "Total Mercury Control" solution through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Grünergy Technologies USA Inc. and Grünergy Technologies Canada Inc... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=372 ABCD72ED-BA2C-4FE2-9C7A-433936A9F90C Wed, 26 May 2010 09:02:09 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) has formed a strategic partnership with Accelergy Corporation, a global leader in the production of high-grade domestically sourced liquid fuels, to commercialize a suite of technologies for the production of liquid fuels from coal and biomass. http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=213 2F8972CD-B675-4A55-892D-93FF885A3616 Mon, 17 May 2010 10:40:58 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota is offering a Small Wind Turbine Workshop from 1 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. The workshop will be held at the EERC, located at 15 North 23rd Street in Grand Forks. The course will help individuals learn how to... http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=369 1AC9993D-13FA-4547-B156-712DFCF7CEC6 Fri, 14 May 2010 16:47:45 -0500 The EERC is the recipient of the National Hydrogen Association's (NHA's) Robert M. Zweig Public Education Award presented at the NHA's Annual Awards Ceremony during the NHA Conference and Expo in Long Beach, California... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=212 2B7A6082-E30F-4B09-80D6-4D98EB6EAA93 Wed, 5 May 2010 11:08:11 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota has established a strategic partnership with the Technical University Bergakedamie Freiberg, in Freiberg, Germany, located about 200 miles south of Berlin in the southeast corner of Germany. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=368 8F3E53DC-1249-4111-8CF2-0EC67BC55C89 Tue, 4 May 2010 11:19:57 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota announces today the release of the preliminary program for the upcoming Biomass '10: Renewable Power, Fuels, and Chemicals Workshop, beginning Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. More than 30 speakers from across the nation are scheduled to present at this year's workshop. Governor John Hoeven (R-ND) has been invited to give the keynote address at the event. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=367 07552650-8456-460F-AEE3-84EBBAC17003 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:42:13 -0500 The Biomass '10 Workshop Preliminary Program is now available and includes updated information on session topics, session coordinators and presenters, event sponsors, and full registration details. The Biomass Workshop is scheduled for July 20-21, 2010, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=205 94BEB02D-CB16-4025-A09F-75C3756A5237 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:41:30 -0500 Our research is complex. Our reason is simple. At the Energy & Environmental Research Center, we are leading the world in developing revolutionary new technologies to protect our environment and improve our air, water, and soil. http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=203 718FAE3E-C99D-4334-82A4-F4D8A475773B Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:57:05 -0500 Join us for the Small Wind Turbine Workshop being held Tuesday May 18, 2010, at the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This course will provide an overview and evaluation of the installation, operation, and maintenance of small wind turbines. http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=201 6FE126E3-95B7-44D2-BAAF-28099F25BCE5 Mon, 5 Apr 2010 11:25:17 -0500 Accelergy Corporation, a global leader in the production of clean liquid fuels, based in Houston, Texas, has established a corporate office at the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND) in Grand Forks in order to support its numerous research, development, and commercialization activities taking place at the EERC and in North Dakota. It is part of the EERC's regional economic development strategy to attract and serve as a major regional hub for clean tech companies. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=365 427861D3-9E38-43BB-9922-E2B40C3312AD Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:06:31 -0500 Accelergy Corporation, a global leader in high-grade domestically sourced liquid fuels, today announced that it has begun production of their highly efficient fuel from coal and biomass, to be evaluated by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the industry benchmark for 100 percent synthetic jet fuel. To date, synthetic fuels have required blending with petroleum feedstocks on a 50% basis to be suitable in aviation applications. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=364 A35D76D9-5267-4939-B0B4-198FD01ACD5F Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:51:59 -0500 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota announced today that John Harju, Associate Director for Research, has been appointed the Chairman of the Energy Resources, Research, and Technology Committee of the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC). The IOGCC, chaired by Governor Rick Perry (R-Texas), is a multistate government agency that is passionate about advancing the quality of life for all Americans. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=363 CD96ADB8-C8A6-4888-9C8F-5730EA420464 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:39:05 -0600 The Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership, led by the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), awarded its greatest honor, the Pioneer Award, to Jeff Burgess of the Lignite Energy Council and Ron Ness of the North Dakota Petroleum Council during the 2009 PCOR Partnership Annual Meeting, in St. Louis, Missouri. The Pioneer Award is reserved for those persons of great influence on, dedication to, and belief in the PCOR Partnership Program. http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=199 4C2F7483-DE23-4741-AFD4-AB5CA6578AB3 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:40:31 -0600 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND) is planning several building expansion projects on its 15-acre property in Grand Forks, North Dakota. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=362 63E3FA44-E7CD-497E-BC53-51056DF1A8C5 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:36:35 -0600 EERC Director Dr. Gerald H. Groenewold gave a passionate presentation as part of the Biomass Innovations and Feedstocks Panal Session at the 2010 Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America in Austin, Texas. http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=198 B5F2B3D1-8057-4E15-B9D4-B18890B957BE Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:07:37 -0600 Numerous engineers and researchers from the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) gave technical presentations during the EUEC 2010: 13th Annual Energy and Environment Conference & Expo, held this week in Phoenix, Arizona... http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=196 067ED7C8-F2E4-4DAA-8674-98624CC5AE06 Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:04:17 -0600 Announcing the Biomass '10: Renewable Power, Fuels, and Chemicals Workshop! Abstracts Due March 1st! Join us for the Biomass '10: Renewable Power, Fuels, and Chemicals Workshop July 20-21, 2010, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and: http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=195 0515233F-2BF8-4BBD-B4DF-6137F5B36C00 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:18:33 -0600 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota announced today that the Biomass '10: Renewable Power, Fuels, and Chemicals Workshop will be held at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, July 20-21, 2010. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=361 DA4C023C-D30A-409F-A875-1E2B047D99B5 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:50 -0600 Syntec Biofuel Inc. (Syntec) (OTC BB: SYBF) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a joint development program with the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND) in Grand Forks for converting a wide variety of biomass and waste into bio-butanol. The core process utilizes Syntec’s high-performance catalyst technology in conjunction with an upgrading process exclusively licensed from the EERC Foundation. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=360 2B00CB6A-3B4D-41C2-BC5C-3FABA32FB85C Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:30:47 -0600 Accelergy Corporation, a global leader in the production of high-value domestically sourced liquid fuels, today announced a strategic partnership with the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota. Under the terms of the agreement, Accelergy will license EERC's proprietary technology as part of its Coal Biomass to Liquids (CBTL) process to accelerate the development of specialty liquid jet fuels used by the military from cleaner and non-petroleum sources. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=359 5FA1C559-D205-45B1-9B75-B7615AE5146C Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:34:09 -0600 Wells Fargo & Company today announced it will donate $14,000 to the University of North Dakota's (UND) Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) Foundation, which will be used by the EERC to develop and commercialize cutting-edge energy and environmental technologies. The contribution was supported by Wells Fargo's corporate environmental matching grant program, designed to help increase giving to local environmental organizations and causes. http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=187 6F6561F8-5D49-42A5-B122-88E7248AF95E Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:33:02 -0600 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) Foundation and Whole Energy Fuels Corporation, headquartered in Bellingham, Washington, are poised to commercialize a novel and groundbreaking cellulosic biofuel technology developed at the EERC at the University of North Dakota. Whole Energy is receiving global, exclusive licensing rights to EERC Foundation's technology, which converts biomass and other recycled material into liquid biofuels. http://undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=358 8B19DE98-C8A9-41A0-97DC-398B816A6E9C Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:32:15 -0600 The EERC is looking for aggressive, market-oriented professionals with exceptional work attitudes, dedication, and a commitment to personal development to enhance current projects and build future programs. We also provide opportunities for inventors of commercialized technologies to share in the profits. http://www.undeerc.org/employment/jobopenings.aspx AC3F3F54-A276-4138-AD26-F7999AB31AAC Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:10:20 -0600 The EERC has launched RSS, or Real Simple Syndication, feeds to inform the public about upcoming events, news, and job postings. http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=185 FA083F09-EDE1-4627-BAD5-7C704887C989 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:06:51 -0600 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND) has promoted one employee and added four new employees to its staff of over 330. http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=357 B9BD54A1-2C8A-4798-BE49-99EC137715E2 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 13:31:21 -0600 100% renewable jet fuel developed by the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota and the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has won the Best of What's New Award from Popular Science Magazine in the aviation and space category. The awards are announced in the December issue of Popular Science, which is on stands now. http://www.undeerc.org/homearticle.aspx?id=175 967ECC85-293C-4A99-8D02-9B02009D8EE3 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 14:23:40 -0600 The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota has released the fourth of five planned documentaries focused on carbon sequestration and global climate change. Managing Carbon Dioxide: The Geologic Solution will premiere regionwide tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. (CDT) on Prairie Public Broadcasting (check your local listings). http://www.undeerc.org/news/newsitem.aspx?id=355 A6399767-0F0F-49D1-A18D-9A23124D650C Tue, 1 Dec 2009 14:17:55 -0600