Great River Energy is seeking funding from North Dakota’s Lignite Research Council for two projects that, if successful, could be adopted by other facilities nationally and internationally.
“We think that (carbon capture research) is the key to unlocking additional efficiencies and revenue possibilities for North Dakota’s coal reserves,” Lignite Energy Council President Jason Bohrer said.
Bohrer said the research previously had been about survival, finding a way to meet federal regulations of coal power plants’ carbon dioxide emissions, but now under the Trump administration, the impetus is more about economic opportunity.
“We didn’t have the opportunity in the past because it was survive or die,” he said. “Now we have the flexibility to look at our…
