Lignite Research Program-Grant Rounds 39-30

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Pilot Scale Study Of Mercury Oxidation Catalysts At Coal Creek Station, Underwood, ND 

LRC-38-A Application

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FY01-38-105: Pilot Scale Study Of Mercury Oxidation Catalysts At Coal Creek Station, Underwood, ND  

• Sponsor: Great River Energy w/URS as subcontractor
• Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of catalyst materials to oxidize elemental mercury content in the flue gas from coal-fired power plants. Also, testing of mercury removal in a pilot wet scrubber will be conducted.
• Funded Amount: $92,000
• Total Project Cost: $1,268,600
  • Final Report 

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Mercury Control Options Evaluation At Coal Creek, Station, Underwood, ND & Stanton Station, Stanton, ND 

LRC-37-A Application

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Reclaimed Grassland Managment For Increased Plant Diversity

LRC-37-B Application

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Lignite Vision 21 Phase II Transmission Studies

LRC-37-C Application

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FY01-37-102: Reclaimed Grassland Management For Increased Plant Diversity  

• Sponsor: Animal and Range Sciences Department/ND Agricultural Experiment Station/ND State University (NDSU)
• Objective: To evaluate livestock grazing and haying strategies as a means for improving plant diversity and seasonality on reclaimed native grasslands.
• Funded Amount: $32,250
• Total Project Cost: $111,720
  • Final Report 

FY01-37-103: Mercury Control Options Evaluation At Coal Creek Station, Underwood, ND & Stanton Station, Stanton, ND

• Sponsor: Great River Energy w/EPRI as subcontractor
• Objective: To evaluate options for minimizing or controlling mercury air emissions from Great River Energy's Stanton and Coal Creek Stations.
• Funded Amount: $95,000
• Total Project Cost: $190,000
  • Final Report 

FY01-37-104: Lignite Vision 21 Phase II Transmission Studies

• Sponsor: Lignite Energy Council w/ABB as subcontractor
• Objective: To analyze the impact of a new site-specific Lignite Vision 21 power plant on the dynamic response of the electric transmission lines and determine transmission costs associated with additional transmission requirements.
• Funded Amount: $140,000
• Total Project Cost: $280,000
  • Final Report 

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Evaluation Of Potential SCR Catalyst Blinding During Coal Combustion

LRC-36-A Application

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Lignite Fuel Enhancement Incremental Moisture Reduction Project Phase I

LRC-36-B Application

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FY00-36-100: Evaluation Of Potential SCR Catalyst Blinding During Coal Combustion  

• Sponsor: Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
• Objective: To determine the potential of low-rank coal ash to cause blinding or masking of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysis and the degree of elemental mercury conversion across the catalysis.
• Funded Amount: $200,000
• Total Project Cost: $733,333
  • Final Report 

FY00-36-101: Lignite Fuel Enhancement Incremental Moisture Reduction Project Phase I

• Sponsor: The Falkirk Mining Company/The Coteau Properties Company/Great River Energy (GRE)
• Objective: To use waste heat to assist in incremental moisture reduction of lignite and to improve the efficiency of the power plant operation. 
• Funded Amount: $161,000
• Total Project Cost: $322,666
  • Final Report 

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ND Children's Health Study

LRC-35-A Application

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FY00-35-99: ND Children's Health Study  

• Sponsor: ND Children's Health Study Team
• Objective: To establish prevalence rates and compare respiratory symptoms in kindergarten through sixth grade students living in "coal country" and an in-state area removed from "coal country."
• Funded Amount: $83,333
• Total Project Cost: $250,000
  • Final Report 

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Demonstration Of ND Lignite Fly Ash In Haul Road Construction

LRC-34-A Application

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Demonstration Of Utility And Industrial Byproducts For Feedlot Surfaces

LRC-34-B Application

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Lignite Testing In An Advanced High-Temperature, High-Pressure Transport Reactor Gasifier

LRC-34-C Application

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Mercury Speciation Sampling At Great River Energy's Stanton Station

LRC-34-D Application

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Powdered Activated Carbon From ND Lignite-An Option For Disinfection By-Product Control In Water Treatment Plants

LRC-34-E Application

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Implementation Of Lignite Regional Energy Marketing Plan

LRC-34-F Application

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FY00-34-93: Mercury Speciation Sampling At Great River Energy's Stanton Station  

• Sponsor: Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
• Objective: To meet mandated requirements of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Information Collection Request (ICR); determine mercury mass balance across the Stanton Power Plant; and determine forms and abundance of mercury emitted from Stanton Power Plant.
• Funded Amount: $1,300,000
• Total Project Cost: $5,200,000
  • Final Report 

FY00-34-94: Lignite Testing In An Advanced High-Temperature, High-Pressure Transport Reactor Gasifier

• Sponsor: Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
• Objective: To test North Dakota lignite in a novel gasifier as part of an advanced integrated gasification combined cycle electric-power generation system.
• Funded Amount: $250,000
• Total Project Cost: $1,378,000
  • Final Report 

FY00-34-95: Powdered Activated Carbon From ND Lignite: An Option For Disinfection By-Product Control In Water Treatment Plants

• Sponsor: Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
• Objective: To evaluate the use of lignite-derived powdered activated carbon to remove naturally occurring organic matter from raw water prior to disinfection.
• Funded Amount: $298,000
• Total Project Cost: $1,189,230
  • Final Report 

FY00-34-96: Demonstration Of Utility And Industrial Byproducts For Feedlot Surfaces  

• Sponsor: Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
• Objective: To demonstrate the benefit of North Dakota lignite coal combustion byproducts on feedlot surfaces.
• Funded Amount: $1,300,000
• Total Project Cost: $5,200,000
  • Final Report 

FY00-34-97: Demonstration Of ND Lignite Fly Ash In Haul Road Construction

• Sponsor: The Falkirk Mining Company
• Objective: To demonstrate the benefits of using fly ash in construction of unpaved roads. Coal Creek Station fly ash will be blended with spoils and subsoil and used in the construction of subgrade and subcut for a mining haulroad at The Falkirk Mine.
• Funded Amount: $250,000
• Total Project Cost: $1,378,000
  • Final Report 

FY00-34-98: Implementation Of Lignite Regional Energy Marketing Plan

• Sponsor: The Lignite Energy Council
• Objective: To improve the public image and promote the use of coal, build a public support base, ensure growth of coal-based electricity, and assist in the development of energy and environmental policies.
• Funded Amount: $298,000
• Total Project Cost: $1,189,230
  • Final Report 

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Application For A Grant For Partial Funding of TRI Variable Speed Fluid Drives For Induced Draft Fans At The Leland Olds Station, BEPC

LRC-33-A Application

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Commercial Demonstration Of MDU Controlled Density Fill

LRC-33-B Application

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Investigation Of Paste Technology For CCB Disposal And Mine Reclamation

LRC-33-C Application

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FY99-33-90: Commercial Demonstration Of MDU Controlled Density Fill  

• Sponsor: Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU)/Western Research Institute (WRI)
• Objective: To establish a range of specifications for application of MDU CDF, evaluate environmental properties, and demonstration use at a commercial scale.
• Funded Amount: $97,115
• Total Project Cost: $358,375
  • Final Report 

FY99-33-91: Investigation Of Paste Technology For CCB Disposal And Mine Reclamation

• Sponsor: En-Rock, Inc.
• Objective: To develop paste technology to incorporate the Coal Creek Station's fly ash into a stable paste, demonstrate application at the mine, and evaluate mechanical and environmental performance.
• Funded Amount: $100,000
• Total Project Cost: $400,000
  • Final Report 

FY99-33-92: Application For A Grant For Partial Funding of TRI Variable Speed Fluid Drives For Induced Draft Fans At The Leland Olds Station, Basin Electric Power Cooperative

• Sponsor: Basin Electric Power Cooperative
• Objective: To retrofit existing direct drive ID fans with variable speed fluid drive and to compare performance of the system before and after conversion in terms of plant efficiency, SO₂, NO_x and CO₂ emissions.
• Funded Amount: $180,000
• Total Project Cost: $743,000
  • Final Report 

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Center For Air Toxic Metals Affiliates Program

LRC-32-A Application

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FY99-32-89: Center For Air Toxic Metals Affiliates Program  

• Sponsor: Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
• Objective: To evaluate factors affecting emission of air toxic metals from coal-fired facilities, and development an evaluation of control technologies. A continuation of project FY95-20-62.
• Funded Amount: $75,000
• Total Project Cost: $3,892,400
  • Final Report 

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Bench-Scale Tests To Evaluate Mercury Fly Ash Interactions

LRC-31-A Application

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Demonstration Of ND Lignite Bottom Ash In Road Construction

LRC-31-B Application

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Fish Consumption Survey-MN And ND

LRC-31-C Application

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Integrated Fluid-Bed-Asphalt Paving System

LRC-31-D Application

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FY99-31-86: Demonstration Of ND Lignite Bottom Ash In Road Construction  

• Sponsor: En-Rock
• Objective: To demonstrate the use of bottom ash in a road construction project to be located in Mapleton, North Dakota.
• Funded Amount: $32,000
• Total Project Cost: $69,516
  • Final Report 

FY99-31-87: Bench-Scale Tests To Evaluate Mercury Fly Ash Interactions

• Sponsor: Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
• Objective: To develop an improved understanding of the mechanisms involved in the formation of toxic metals during coal combustion, develop improved models describing the formation, and use the improved models to predict trace toxics formation.
• Funded Amount: $40,000
• Total Project Cost: $2,425,641
  • Final Report 

FY99-31-88: Fish Consumption Survey: Minnesota And ND

• Sponsor: Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
• Objective: To determine the fish-eating tendencies of people in North Dakota and Minnesota. The project will focus on the general public, but will include women of childbearing age and Native Americans.
• Funded Amount: $39,000
• Total Project Cost: $164,500
  • Final Report 

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Lignite Testing In The High-Temperature Advanced Furnace

LRC-30-A Application

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Matching Coal Quality And Boiler Operation

LRC-30-B Application

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FY98-30-83: Matching Coal Quality And Boiler Operation  

• Sponsor: ND State University Land Reclamation Research Center
• Objective: To reduce oil consumption in cyclone-fired boilers by increasing coal quality control, optimizing boiler operations, and evaluating boiler design. A secondary objective: To evaluate changes in operation and coal quality on NOx and SO2 compliance, furnace slagging and fouling, and electrostatic precipitator performance.
• Funded Amount: $1,300,000
• Total Project Cost: $5,200,000
  • Final Report 

FY98-30-84: Lignite Testing In The High-Temperature Advanced Furnace

• Sponsor: ND State University Land Reclamation Research Center
• Objective: To evaluate lignite performance in an advanced design high-temperature furnace. The goal of the advanced design is to increase furnace efficiency by 35% and to reduce SO₂ and NO_x below current regulatory standards.
• Funded Amount: $250,000
• Total Project Cost: $1,378,000
  • Final Report