10/15/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/15/2021 14:54
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded approximately $5 million to the University of North Dakota's Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC). The funding will support the EERC-led Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership, which works to develop commercial-scale transportation and storage of carbon emissionsacross a 13-state region and in four Canadian provinces, accelerating the implementation of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies. As a member of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee, Hoeven works to ensure strong funding for PCOR and similar efforts in annual funding bills passed by Congress.
"North Dakota is leading the way in CCUS, and the EERC is a central part of these efforts as it works with partners across the region to implement these technologies in a commercially-viable way for a variety of energy sources, including coal, ethanol and for enhanced oil recovery," said Hoeven. "We worked to advance this funding to ensure PCOR can continue its good work in researching, testing and developing our state's capacity for CO2 transportation and storage."
Today's award follows a meeting Hoeven held with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm at the EERC, where the senator stressed the critical role that CCUS will play in ensuring the nation remains energy secure. The senator outlined his efforts to advance the development of technologies like Project Tundra and ensure they are commercially-viable. To this end, the senator is prioritizing:
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