ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER (EERC) Nonprofit branch - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER (EERC) • Nonprofit branch of the University of North Dakota focused on energy and environmental solutions. • More than 254,000 square feet of state- of-the-art laboratory, demonstration, and office space. EERC Heart of North Dakota Energy Industry

EERC EXPERIENCE Oil Natural gas Coal Wind Biomass Carbon management Water

WORKING TOGETHER

GOAL 1 – REACH 2 (OR 3!) MILLION BARRELS OF OIL PER DAY IN NORTH DAKOTA www.dmr.nd.gov

NEAR-TERM CONVENTIONAL CO 2 EOR OPPORTUNITIES 6

BETTER CHARACTERIZATION / ENHANCED RECOVERY 7

GOAL 2 – MAXIMIZE AGRICULTURE AND ENERGY SYNERGIES 8 farmtoschool.org

GREENHOUSES AND FERTILIZER upload.wikimedia.org bismarcktribune.com basinelectric.files.wordpress.com 9

BIOFUELS agweb.com

GOAL 3 – MAXIMIZE THE USE OF NATURAL GAS 11

EFFICIENTLY USE PRODUCED GAS & PETROCHEMICALS themilliondollarway.blogspot.com petroleumonline.com plasticsinpackaging.com 12

EXPAND NATURAL GAS COVERAGE, DEVELOP STORAGE AND EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES elp.com upload.wikimedia.org 13 granvillend.net ndstudies.gov

GOAL 4 – ELIMINATE PIPELINE LEAKS 14

NANOSENSORS Wellhead Mass-Spec Wellbore Casing Cement (1<amu<4000) Chips in the cement THz Gas Wellhead sensors Sensor Asphaltenes (EPR) Main Transceiver (H2S, CO2, ..) Corrosion ions (EPR) (Transmitter + Receiver) Formation Metal particles (EPR) MNP Tracer (EPR) Oil, Water, Gas (Radar) Temp, Pressure Micro-Sensors for Fracture Mapping Micro-Sensors for Temperature Mapping in Geothermal Fractures Courtesy of Rice University Temperature)Sensor) Microchips)

NEW PARTNERSHIP Antenna λ 0 /2 = 150 μm at 1 THz Processor (M0 in 40 nm) L = 85 μm 16 Courtesy of Rice University

GOAL 5 – ENHANCE RELIABILITY AND ENERGY EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES 17 http://northamericanshalemagazine.com

ENERGY PRODUCTION AND TRANSMISSION LINES 18

GOAL 6 – MAXIMIZE NORTH DAKOTA’S 25 BILLION TONS OF COAL ENERGY 19 ndstudies.gov ndstudies.gov

RARE-EARTH ELEMENTS, ACTIVATED CARBON, CARBON FIBER (Value added!) johnandtable.com fthmb.tqn.com hmicronpowder.com 20 llnl.gov

GOAL 7 – EDUCATE THE WORLD! 21

SUMMARY • Our partners (you!) are critical to our success. • We look forward to the opportunities ahead! • Together we can make North Dakota an energy superpower and lead us toward Energy Dominance ! 22

CONTACT INFORMATION Energy & Environmental Research Center University of North Dakota 15 North 23rd Street, Stop 9018 Grand Forks, ND 58202-9018 www.undeerc.org 701.261.0373 Dr. Brian P. Kalk Director of Energy Systems Development bkalk@undeerc.org 23