Английская Википедия:Energy and Environmental Research Center

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Шаблон:Infobox institute The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is a research, development, demonstration, and commercialization facility for energy and environment technologies development. The center is a nonprofit division of the University of North Dakota, located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States.

History

The center was founded in 1951 as the Robertson Lignite Research Laboratory, a federal facility under the United States Bureau of Mines, named after Charles R. Robertson.[1] It became a federal energy technology center under the United States Department of Energy in 1977 and was defederalized in 1983. The center employs approximately 270 employees.[2]

The EERC has a current contract portfolio of over $208.4 million and the EERC's estimated regional economic impact is $78.1 million.[2] Since 1987, the EERC has had more than 1,300 clients in 50 states and 53 countries worldwide.

Research

The EERC conducts research, development, demonstration, and commercialization activities involving zero-emissions coal conversion; CO2 capture and sequestration; energy and water sustainability; hydrogen and fuel cells; advanced air emission control technologies, emphasizing SOx, NOx, air toxics, fine particulate, CO2, and mercury control; renewable energy; wind energy; water management; flood prevention; global climate change; waste utilization; energy efficiency; and contaminant cleanup.Шаблон:Citation needed

Location and facilities

The EERC is located on more than Шаблон:Convert of land on the southeast corner of the UND campus in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and houses Шаблон:Convert of laboratories, fabrication facilities, technology demonstration facilities, and offices.[3]

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External links

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