Grant Round 29
Summary of Applications
No Proposals
No Approved Projects
Grant Round 28
Summary of Applications
Solar Soaring Power Manager
Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage for ND Ethanol Production
R-28-38: Solar Soaring Power Manager Phase III (Confidential)
- Sponsor: Packet Digital
- Objective: Create a solar soaring power management system for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to initially double fly times and ultimately provide unlimited endurance powered by solar energy.
- Funded Amount: $500,000
- Total Project Cost: $1,000,000
R-28-39: Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage for ND Ethanol Production
- Sponsor: Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
- Objective: Conduct a feasibility study for integrating carbon capture and storage (CCS) of CO2 emissions from Red Trail Energy to reduce net CO2 emissions associated with ethanol production.
- Funded Amount: $490,000
- Total Project Cost: $980,000
Grant Round 27
Summary of Applications
Gateway to Science Ethanol Exhibit
ROWS-Replacing Oil with Straw
Commercial Demonstration of Geothermal and Hybrid Electricity Generation using Produced Fluids at Existing Hydrocarbon Wellsite
Landfill Gas to Compressed Natural Gas Fast-Fill Fueling Station
R-27-36: Gateway to Science Ethanol Exhibit
- Sponsor: ND Ethanol Council
- Objective: Develop a hands-on, interactive, ethanol-specific exhibit to be utilized as a pilot at the current facility beginning the summer of 2016 and then permanently installed at the new Gateway to Science facility.
- Funded Amount: $50,000
- Total Project Cost: $110,000
R-27-37: Landfill Gas to Compressed Natural Gas Fast-Fill Fueling Station
- Sponsor: City of Fargo
- Objective: A demonstration project that converts landfill gas to compressed natural gas to be utilized by the Fargo city fleet and commercial partners.
- Funded Amount: $500,000
- Total Project Cost: $1,000,000
Grant Round 26
Summary of Applications
No Proposals
No Approved Projects
Grant Round 25
Summary of Applications
Sugar Beet Tailings to Advanced Ethanol
Biomass to Refinery Feedstock-Grade Liquids
Solar Soaring Power Manager
Pilot Scale Facility for Biocomposites Development for Industrial and Consumer Products
R-25-34: Soaring Solar Power Manager Phase II
- Sponsor: Packet Digital
- Objective: The overall goal of this project is to create a solar soaring power management system for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to initially double fly times and ultimately provide unlimited endurance powered by solar energy.
- Funded Amount: $350,000
- Total Project Cost: $1,000,000
R-25-35: Pilot Scale Facility for Biocomposite Development for Industrial and Consumer Products
- Sponsor: c2renew
- Objective: Develop a pilot facility to enable the applicant to assess the following: Scalability of additional extruder lines; Unit economics of expanded production projects such as Toshiba, Intelligent Agricultural Solution and Fargo 3D Printing; Personnel growth; and ERP system integration such as production scheduling and inventory management.
- Funded Amount: $500,000
- Total Project Cost: $1,250,000
Grant Round 24
Summary of Applications
Sugar Beet Tailings to Advanced Ethanol
Catalytic Alcohol Condensation to Higher Alcohols
Growing the Bioscience Industry in ND
Developing A Biomaterials Industry in ND
R-24-33: Growing the Bioscience Industry in ND
- Sponsor: Bioscience Association of ND (BioND)
- Objective: To provide a voice for the bio industry, networking and education opportunities, and promote value-added market opportunities.
- Funded Amount: $60,000
- Total Project Cost: $120,000
Grant Round 23
Summary of Applications
R-23-32: Application of Agricultural Byproducts for Energy Systems
- Sponsor: Woodshed Renewables
- Objective: The primary objective of this project is to define the market opportunity, optimize the production of solid fuels using standard equipment, and estimate the costs and returns.
- Funded Amount: $237,093
- Total Project Cost: $638,232
Grant Round 22
Summary of Applications
R-22-31: Solar Soaring Power Manager
- Sponsor: Packet Digital
- Objective: The primary objective of this project is to enable a persistent, low-altitude UAS to initially double fly times and ultimately provide unlimited endurance.
- Funded Amount: $500,000
- Total Project Cost: $1,010,000
Grant Round 21
Summary of Applications
R-21-30: Distributed Geothermal Power
- Sponsor: University of ND (UND)
- Objective: Demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of electrical power generation using the heat contained in oil field fuels.
- Funded Amount: $261,000
- Total Project Cost: $522,000
Grant Round 20
Summary of Applications
Commercial Application of Soybean Stalk as a New Alternative Fiber in Particle Boards
R-20-29: Commercial Application of Soybean Stalk as New Alternative Fiber in Particle Boards
- Sponsor: ND State University (NDSU)
- Objective: This project will study the feasibility of using soy stalk-wheat straw blends for low density fiber boards at commercial scale and optimization of the manufacturing process to reduce the amount of fiber wasted during processing.
- Funded Amount: $198,300
- Total Project Cost: $400,800