BM-001-001: Developing a Biomaterials Industry in North Dakota
Program Funding: $800,000; Total Project Costs: $1,792,998; Objective: Completion of a front-end engineering and design study for a pilot scale plant to demonstrate the commercial potential of technology to produce materials and fuel from biomass feedstock. Initial efforts will be focused on technical and economic requirements for commercializing technology to produce bio-based cellulose nanowhiskers. Status Report
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R-001-001: Blue Flint Ethanol E85 Blending Facility
Program Funding: $50,000; Total Project Costs: $115,815; Objective: Blue Flint Ethanol, Underwood, ND, will install facilities that will allow for in line blending of E85 at their facility. It is hoped that the consistent availability of an E85 product that is blended into the truck as opposed to splash or tank blended will grow retail market use of this product. Final Report; Follow Up Report
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R-001-002: Abundant Energy: A Proposal for Wind Power Development and Technical Education
Program Funding: $500,000; Total Project Costs: $3,299,900; Objective: To site and erect an operating 1.65 MW wind turbine and to design and implement a wind turbine technician training program.
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R-001-003: Feasibility Study of a Biomass Supply for the Spiritwood Industrial Park
Program Funding: $109,000; Total Project Costs: $474,000; Objective: To perform a detailed technical evaluation of the prospects for integrating a biomass supply into Spiritwood Station. Great River Energy proposes to co-fire up to 10 percent biomass in Spiritwood Station, Jamestown, ND. Final Report 003
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R-001-004: ComPAKer
Program Funding: $72,275; Total Project Costs: $144,550; Objective: This project will develop a mechanical device which would increase the density of biomass in order to transport and utilize it efficiently.
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R-002-005: Small Wind Turbine Training Center
Program Funding: $50,000; Total Project Costs: $100,000; Objective: This project will expand the scope of activities related to developing a small wind turbine training center.
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R-002-006: Renewable Electrolytic Nitrogen Fertilizer Production
Program Funding: $200,000; Total Project Costs: $404,255; Objective: Project will optimize processes for producing nitrogen fertilizers using biomass gasification-derived synthesis gas (biosyngas).Status Report-June 2009
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R-002-007: Development of Economically Sustainable Distributed Power From Biomass Gasification for North Dakota
Program Funding: $50,000; Total Project Costs: $100,000; Objective: The EERC will demonstrate biomass gasification to educated potential North Dakota users.
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R-003-008: Promoting Ethanol Fuels in North Dakota
Program Funding: $30,000; Total Project Costs: $72,300; Objective: This project is being funded to increase the awareness and usage of ethanol in North Dakota.
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R-003-009: Fischer-Tropsch Fuels Development
Program Funding: $189,034; Total Project Costs: $899,820; Objective: To prepare pilot-scale testing equipment and perform testing in the areas of Fischer-Tropsch (FT) liquid production, catalyst development, catalyst testing, product upgrade, and process simulation.
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R-004-010: Renewable Oil Refinery Development for Commercialization
Program Funding: $500,000; Total Project Costs: $1,000,000; Objective: This project will provide a complete, ready-for-bid design of a pilot-scale renewable oil refinery capable of producing diesel fuel, jet fuel and naptha. Feedstock for this refinery will be crambe oil.
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R-005-011: Corn Oil Extraction
Program Funding: $500,000; Total Project Costs: $2,000,000; Objective: Blue Flint will utilize an ethanol process co-product to produce biodiesel utilizing two unique enhancements to the oil removal process and create a renewable energy market for corn oil.
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R-005-012: Phase I: Biomass Enhanced Refined Lignite Demonstration Project
Program Funding: $275,000; Total Project Costs: $570,000; Objective: This is a Biomass Enhanced Refined Lignite Demonstration Project which will produce a high value solid fuel for home and commercial furnaces from a blend of lignite and biomass.
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