Senator John Hoeven just dropped some big news! He announced a whopping $5.1 million award to help turn the Great Plains Synfuels Plant in Beulah, North Dakota, into the world’s largest carbon capture, utilization, and storage site.
This project, led by the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), is a big deal. It’s all about finding ways to capture and store carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that’s not so great for the environment. And by doing this, they’re paving the way for more clean and sustainable energy.
If everything goes according to plan, the Dakota Gasification Company’s (DGC) Great Plains Synfuels Plant will become the biggest of its kind in the world. And get this—it’ll be the first in the U.S. to use both enhanced oil recovery and geologic storage. That’s fancy talk for finding new ways to get oil out of the ground while also storing carbon underground.
Senator Hoeven is pretty pumped about this investment in the future. He says it’s not just about this one project—it’s about setting the stage for more carbon capture projects across the state. And that means cleaner energy and a healthier environment for everyone.
So, with $5.1 million in the pot and some smart folks leading the charge, it looks like the future of carbon capture in North Dakota is looking brighter than ever!