Energy and Environmental Research Center
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Established | 1951 |
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Director [1] | Charles Gorecki |
Staff | 270 |
Address | 15 North 23rd Street, Stop 9018 Grand Forks, ND 58202 |
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Website | www.undeerc.org |
The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is a research, development, demonstration, and commercialization facility for energy and environment technologies development. The center is a nonprofit division of the University of North Dakota, located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States.
History
The center was founded in 1951 as the Robertson Lignite Research Laboratory, a federal facility under the United States Bureau of Mines, named after Charles R. Robertson.[2] It became a federal energy technology center under the United States Department of Energy in 1977 and was defederalized in 1983. The center employs approximately 270 employees.[3]
The EERC has a current contract portfolio of over $208.4 million and the EERC's estimated regional economic impact is $78.1 million.[3] Since 1987, the EERC has had more than 1,300 clients in 50 states and 53 countries worldwide.
Research
The EERC conducts research, development, demonstration, and commercialization activities involving zero-emissions coal conversion; CO2 capture and sequestration; energy and water sustainability; hydrogen and fuel cells; advanced air emission control technologies, emphasizing SOx, NOx, air toxics, fine particulate, CO2, and mercury control; renewable energy; wind energy; water management; flood prevention; global climate change; waste utilization; energy efficiency; and contaminant cleanup.[citation needed]
Location and facilities
The EERC is located on more than 15 acres (61,000 m2) of land on the southeast corner of the UND campus in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and houses 254,000 square feet (23,600 m2) of laboratories, fabrication facilities, technology demonstration facilities, and offices.[4]
Core Research Priorities
The EERC's research priorities include the following:
- Coal Utilization and Emissions
- Carbon Management
- Oil and Gas
- Alternative Fuels and Renewables
- Water Management
Hydrogen Technologies does research in hydrogen and fuel cell technology. In 2004, the EERC was awarded the designation of National Center for Hydrogen Technology®(NCHT®) by the U.S. Department of Energy. Research in hydrogen and fuel cell technology takes place in the 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2) NCHT building, located on the EERC campus.
Notes
- ^ "Gorecki selected to lead UND EERC". University of North Dakota. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ "Lignite Lab to Open". St. Cloud Times. July 26, 1951. p. 20. Retrieved September 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Economic Impact". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ "Map and Directions". Energy and Environmental Research Center. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
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Coordinates: 47°55′10″N 97°03′41″W / 47.91944°N 97.06139°W
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