U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited Grand Forks on Thursday, Oct. 14, to tour the EERC with Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Gov. Doug Burgum. Following that tour, they held a discussion with energy company executives from across the state. That discussion focused on the generation of clean power, but also on advancing to commercialization carbon capture, utilization and storage technology (CCUS) essentially stripping carbon from coal or other energy sources, and burying it underground. Energy executives said doing so will require expanded federal financial assistance.
Clean energy board takes shape with hundreds of millions on the line for projects
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The state Board of Higher Education will take another look at a proposed Career Academy, sponsored by the state College of Science in Wahpeton, and to be built in Fargo.
At the last Board meeting, NDSCS President John Richman told the Board the site had been secured, the leases were ready, and a virtual groundbreaking had been scheduled. But board member Kathy Neset said when the Board first considered the project – in 2017 – it only gave Richman permission to fundraise, and not to go ahead with the project. She said it was up to the Board to give NDSCS the go-ahead to do the project.