Gas, Gas-Electric and North Dakota

Bakken Energy to purchase synfuels plant and convert to blue hydrogen production as part of $2B hydrogen hub project

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2021

Energy infrastructure developer Bakken Energy (Bakken) has reached agreement with Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) on key terms and conditions to purchase the assets of the Dakota Gasification Company (Dakota Gas), a subsidiary of Basin Electric, and the owner of the Great Plains Synfuels Plant.

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North Dakota Hydrogen Purchase Parts

As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. Natural gas. This brief study analyzes, for each individual state, the changes from 2018 to 2020 in the use of coal (one of the two most polluting energy sources) to generate electricity. North Dakota.

Coal

Coal West Virginia North Dakota Cleaner

Proposed CA LCFS pathways for corn starch ethanol with carbon capture and sequestration: as low as 37 gCO2e/MJ

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

North Dakota-based Red Trail Energy (RTE), which since 2007 has operated an ethanol production facility with annual production of about 60 million gallons per year, is proposing sequestration of CO 2 produced from starch fermentation to lower the overall carbon intensity of the fuel for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

North Dakota

North Dakota Carbon South Dakota Montana

Study finds air pollution and GHG costs of crude-by-rail nearly 2x pipeline costs; much larger than spill and accidents costs

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have found that the air pollution and greenhouse gas costs of shipping crude by rail are nearly twice as large as those for oil pipelines. Air pollution and greenhouse gas damages for transportation by railroad and pipelines to the gulf coast.

Pollution

Pollution North Dakota Cost Of Oil

EERC working with Fuel Cell Energy on $3.5M ARPA-E project for electrochemical cell to convert natural gas to methanol

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2015

The University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is working with FuelCell Energy, Inc., The University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is working with FuelCell Energy, Inc., FuelCell Energy’s cell would create liquid fuel from natural gas. Earlier post.)

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Convert North Dakota Gas Fuel

DOE awards $18M to 5 projects to accelerate development of plug-in electric vehicles & use of other alternative fuels

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

million to develop and demonstrate a battery-powered electric school bus that improves propulsion energy efficiency by 20-30% and that can connect to the electric grid (vehicle-to-grid). million to accelerate PEV adoption by developing electric highway corridors along I-15, I-80, I-70, and I-84 in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Plug-in North Dakota Plug

Electric Vehicle Adoption Divide Mapped

The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The study suggested battery-electric sales comprised 8.6 Power’s vice president for electric vehicle practice, told Automotive News that cost incentives and local policies can likewise play a massive role. Charging infrastructure in California drastically eclipses infrastructure in North Dakota. Power said.

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DOE awarding ~$44M to seven carbon capture projects

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

will design, construct, and operate an engineering-scale 1 megawatt-electric post-combustion, hybrid carbon capture system. Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. University of North Dakota. TDA Research, Inc. Membrane-Sorbent Hybrid System for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture TDA Research, Inc. Description.

Carbon

Carbon North Dakota Nebraska Coal

DOE awarding $6.5M to 9 large-scale Phase I pilot coal projects

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Feasibility Study for 10 Megawatt-Electric (MWe) Coal Direct Chemical Looping Large Pilot Plant Demonstration at the Dover Light & Power Plant in Dover, OH Babcock & Wilcox will complete a feasibility study of a coal-direct chemical looping large pilot plant for a specific utility site. General Electric. Phase I projects. Organization.

Coal

Coal North Dakota Illinois Universal

DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Under this cost-shared research and development (R&D), DOE is awarding $51 million to nine new projects for coal and natural gas power and industrial sources. This work will focus on designing a carbon capture system capable of capturing 50 to 70 percent of CO 2 emissions from blast furnace gas. LH CO 2 MENT Colorado Project.

Carbon

Carbon Coal Gas-Electric Gas

News: 10 Best States To Own an EV

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Study Ranks Best and Worst Places To Drive Electric. What makes having an electric car a positive experience is not only financial aspects, but a functional ones, something the folks at Jerry have taken into account when they did the research behind their Top 10 list of the best states to own an EV. North Dakota.

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3 Key EV Charging Infrastructure Issues that need to be Addressed

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 1, 2024

Looking for Solutions for Juice for your Electric Car Many people love the environmental appeal of electric vehicles (EVs). EV infrastructure is much less widespread than gas stations—and the number of EV chargers is only part of the problem. However, they are less excited about the possibility of finding charging points.

Charging

Charging South Dakota North Dakota Montana

Electric vehicles are inflation relief

Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

has been experiencing severe inflation and high gas prices. EV’s may be the answer Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly popular as gas prices continue to rise. A “Consumer Reports” study stated that EV owners spent approximately 60 percent less on fuel each year than gas vehicle owners. gal would be $12,785.

El Paso

El Paso Electric Vehicles Vehicles South Dakota

EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2013

tonnes of CO 2 per person), followed by North Dakota (80.4 To the extent that fuels are used in one state to generate electricity that is consumed in another state, emissions are attributed to the former rather than the latter. Topping the list for absolute emissions in 2010 was Texas (652.6 mt CO 2 ); and Pennsylvania (256.6

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2010 Emissions California Transportation

Cummins Power Generation Provides Generator for Biomass Syngas Demonstration Project at the EERC

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota, in partnership with Cummins Power Generation, Inc., Cummins Power Generation has provided the electrical generator for the project, a key component in producing 35-40 kilowatts of power a day, enough for one home.

North Dakota

North Dakota Power Powered Waste

Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Pike Research forecasts that annual sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will reach 358,959 vehicles by 2017, representing a compound anual growth rate (CAGR) of 43% between 2011 and 2017. Hawaii, which typically has among the highest gas prices in the nation, will be the top state, with PEVs representing 6.3% FPL Group (Florida).

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DOE to Award Up to $408M to Two CCS Projects at Coal Power Plants; One for Hydrogen-Fired Power Generation

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2009

The US Department of Energy has selected projects by Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Hydrogen Energy International LLC—a joint venture between BP and Rio Tinto ( earlier post )—for up to $408 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Post Combustion CO 2 Capture Project.

Coal

Coal Hydrogen Power Powered

Linc Energy taking stake in aboveground gasification company; potential CTL introduction in US

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2011

Linc says the Pyromex process produces good quality syngas with almost no CO 2 gas emissions, and without the need for the consumption of high volumes of water or power. This royalty does not include any downstream profit exposure, such as may be achieved from gas-to-liquids production.

Coal

Coal Energy Companies North Dakota

Texas Clean Energy Project signs long-term CO2 offtake agreement with Whiting Petroleum for enhanced oil recovery; 90% CO2 capture from IGCC coal polygen plant

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

Its high carbon-capture rate reduces the total amount of CO 2 emitted to the atmosphere to less than 10% of the emissions for power from a conventional coal plant, and less than 25% of those for power from a highly efficient, natural gas-fired plant, according to Summit. —Donald Hodel, Chairman of Summit Power. produce urea.

Coal

Coal Texas Oil CO2

DOE to award up to $14M to 6 new projects to advance IGCC with carbon capture technology for coal-fired plants

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $14 million to six projects aimed at developing technologies to lower the cost of producing electricity in integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants using carbon capture. General Electric Company. DOE share: $500,000; recipient share: $125,000; duration: 12 months).

Coal

Coal Carbon North Dakota EPRI

DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded nearly $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. Earlier post.)

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Gas-Electric

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

The Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Selections will aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles through thirty-five projects addressing 11 areas of interest. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Description. Federal funding.

Vehicles

Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal

First application of GE ORegen organic rankine cycle waste heat recovery system at Alliance Pipeline Compressor Station in Alberta

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

ORegen is the largest organic rankine cycle single unit available in the market for gas turbines waste heat recovery. GE Oil & Gas has received a contract to supply the ORegen system to NRGreen Power, which is coordinating the project. ORegen is applicable on any type of simple-cycle gas turbine.

Waste

Waste North Dakota Gas-Electric Iowa

Wyoming embattled over EV infrastructure placement

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The State of Wyoming and the federal government are embattled over where the State should place electric vehicle infrastructure. Despite the news that broke last month that Wyoming was considering banning EVs instead of gas vehicles as many other states have, Wyoming may be far less “anti-EV” than one would think.

Wyoming

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DOE selects 16 projects for funding to develop post-combustion carbon capture technologies

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2011

The selected projects will focus on developing carbon capture technologies that can achieve at least 90% CO 2 removal and reduce the added costs at power plants with carbon capture systems to no more than a 35% increase in the cost of electricity produced at the plant. University of North Dakota. Carbon Capture Scientific.

Carbon

Carbon Coal Gas-Electric Gas

White House: OPEC+ oil production increases “simply not enough”

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2021

The North Dakota Petroleum Council issued the following statement: Feeling pressure from consumers faced with high gas prices and trying to recover from the economic devastation of 2020, the Biden Administration is now urging OPEC+ to increase production to ensure competitive energy markets.

Oil

Oil Production North Dakota Montana

Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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APRIL 16, 2009

The EDISON (Electric Vehicles in a Distributed and Integrated Market using Sustainable Energy and Open Networks) research consortium will seek to match power generation from wind turbines on the island of Bornholm, Denmark, with the power consumption of charging plug-in electric cars.

Wind

Wind Grid Green Electric Cars

Proposed Federal CEDA Designed to Help Risky Breakthrough Technologies Cross the Valley of Death; Working with $10+ Billion Fund

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2009

Greenhouse gas reduction. The projects can be in (but are not limited to) energy efficiency, improved transmission, electrical power generation, energy storage, biofuels, fuel efficiency or the manufacturing capability to support clean energy technology deployment. The legislation is technology-agnostic.

Design

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EV Driven

Bakken Energy to purchase synfuels plant and convert to blue hydrogen production as part of $2B hydrogen hub project

As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

Proposed CA LCFS pathways for corn starch ethanol with carbon capture and sequestration: as low as 37 gCO2e/MJ

Study finds air pollution and GHG costs of crude-by-rail nearly 2x pipeline costs; much larger than spill and accidents costs

EERC working with Fuel Cell Energy on $3.5M ARPA-E project for electrochemical cell to convert natural gas to methanol

DOE awards $18M to 5 projects to accelerate development of plug-in electric vehicles & use of other alternative fuels

Electric Vehicle Adoption Divide Mapped

DOE awarding ~$44M to seven carbon capture projects

DOE awarding $6.5M to 9 large-scale Phase I pilot coal projects

DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

News: 10 Best States To Own an EV

3 Key EV Charging Infrastructure Issues that need to be Addressed

Electric vehicles are inflation relief

EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

Cummins Power Generation Provides Generator for Biomass Syngas Demonstration Project at the EERC

Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

DOE to Award Up to $408M to Two CCS Projects at Coal Power Plants; One for Hydrogen-Fired Power Generation

Linc Energy taking stake in aboveground gasification company; potential CTL introduction in US

Texas Clean Energy Project signs long-term CO2 offtake agreement with Whiting Petroleum for enhanced oil recovery; 90% CO2 capture from IGCC coal polygen plant

DOE to award up to $14M to 6 new projects to advance IGCC with carbon capture technology for coal-fired plants

DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

First application of GE ORegen organic rankine cycle waste heat recovery system at Alliance Pipeline Compressor Station in Alberta

Wyoming embattled over EV infrastructure placement

DOE selects 16 projects for funding to develop post-combustion carbon capture technologies

White House: OPEC+ oil production increases “simply not enough”

Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

Proposed Federal CEDA Designed to Help Risky Breakthrough Technologies Cross the Valley of Death; Working with $10+ Billion Fund

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