by Patrick C. Miller (UND Today) After nearly 20 years of researching and developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies as a means of mitigating climate change, the UND Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is on the verge of seeing the science put to commercial use in North Dakota.
An ethanol plant in Richardton operated by Red Trail Energy (RTE) LLC could become the first facility in North Dakota to commercially capture and permanently store carbon dioxide (CO
2) underground. It came a step closer to reality last month when RTE submitted a permit application to the state’s Department of Mineral Resources (DMR).