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North Dakota Lt. Governor Tours EERC

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. The visit included discussion on current programs at the EERC. The EERC by choice does not accept state-appropriated funding but has worked on ...
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(L to R) Gerald Groenewold, Drew Wrigley, Deb Haley, and Tom Erickson

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EERC and DenYon Energy, LLC, Develop Integrated Power and Waste Management System for the Poultry Industry
GRAND FORKS, N.D. --- 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 ...

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EERC Successfully Demonstrates Fuel Production from Wood Waste for Off-Grid Power Generation
GRAND FORKS, N.D. --- The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota 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. ...

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$400 million project to revive historic Belle Creek oil field
(BILLINGS GAZETTE) Montana's oil production soared to 48 million barrels a year after Denver oilman Sam Gary discovered the prolific Belle Creek oil field in southeastern Montana in 1967. Belle Creek's production has undergone a steady decline in the ensuing 40 year ...

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Commissioning Ceremony for Revolutionary Energy Technology Set for Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at the EERC
(MARKETWATCH) 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 technol ...

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