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LIGNITE RESEARCH COUNCIL MEETING GRANT ROUND LRC (102)
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 1:30 p.m. (CT)
ismarck State College – National Energy Center of Excellence Room #335 1200 Schafer St., Bismarck
ND 58501
I. Call to Order – Commissioner Randy Christmann
II. Approval of Minutes
• LRC Meeting November 17, 2022 – Commissioner Randy Christmann
III. Report on LRC Executive Order – Reice Haase
IV. Updates
• R&D Update – Mike Holmes
• Legislative Update (written report) – Jonathan Fortner
• Project Management Report and Financial Summary – Reice Haase
V. Projects Submitted:
LRC-102A: Lignite Energy Council Education Program
Submitted by: Lignite Energy Council Request for: $450,000
Total Project Costs: $908,000 Principal Investigator: Retha Mattern Project Duration: 36 months
▪ Technical Peer Reviewers’ Ratings
▪ Technical Peer Reviewers’ Comments and Applicant’s Response
▪ Summary and Recommendation
LRC-102B: Redundancy Study for CO2 Capture at Coal Creek Station
Submitted by: EERC Request for: $700,000
Total Project Costs: $1,400,000 Principal Investigator: Jason Laumb Project Duration: 5 months
▪ Technical Peer Reviewers’ Ratings
▪ Technical Peer Reviewers’ Comments and Applicant’s Response
▪ Technical Advisor’s Summary and Recommendation
LRC-102C: Coal Creek Carbon Capture: Geologic CO2 Storage Complex Development
Submitted by: UND Energy & EERC Request for: $6,120,000
Total Project Costs: $50,400,000
Principal Investigator: Amanda Livers-Douglas Project Duration: 39 months
▪ Technical Peer Reviewers’ Ratings
▪ Technical Peer Reviewers’ Comments and Applicant’s Response
▪ Technical Advisor’s Summary and Recommendation
LRC-102D: Engineering Design and Feasibility Analysis for Commercial Graphite and Lignite-Derived
Carbon Pitch
meriCarbon Products, LLC
Request for: $700,000
Total Project Costs: $1,400,000 Principal Investigator: David Berry Project Duration: 18 months
▪ Technical Peer Reviewers’ Ratings
▪ Technical Peer Reviewers’ Comments and Applicant’s Response
▪ Technical Advisor’s Summary and Recommendation
LRC-102E: Williston Basin CORE-CM Initiative - Continued Assessment
Submitted by: UND Energy & EERC Request for: $1,050,000
Total Project Costs: $2,100,000 Principal Investigator: John Kay Project Duration: 16 months
▪ Technical Peer Reviewers’ Ratings
▪ Technical Peer Reviewers’ Comments and Applicant’s Response
▪ Technical Advisor’s Summary and Recommendation
LRC-102F: Assessment of Lignite-Based Industrial Residues for Value-Added Product Creation through
CO2 Mineralization
Submitted by: UND Request for: $250,000
Total Project Costs: $1,250,000
Principal Investigator: Johannes van der Watt Project Duration: 24 months
▪ Technical Peer Reviewers’ Ratings
▪ Technical Peer Reviewers’ Comments and Applicant’s Response
▪ Technical Advisor’s Summary and Recommendation
LRC-102G: Recovery and Refining of Rare Earth Elements from Lignite Mine Wastes
Submitted by: UND Institute for Energy Studies Request for: $2,000,000
Total Project Costs: $7,999,999 Principal Investigator: Nolan Theaker Project Duration: 15 months
▪ Technical Peer Reviewers’ Ratings
▪ Technical Peer Reviewers’ Comments and Applicant’s Response
▪ Technical Advisor’s Summary and Recommendation
VI. Voting Process
VII. 2023 Calendar
• Industrial Commission Meeting – May 25, 2023
• LRC Virtual Administrative Meeting – June/July TBD
• Fall Grant Deadline – October 1, 2023
• Lignite Research Council Meeting – November 9, 2023
• Industrial Commission Meeting – November 28, 2023
VIII. Other Business
IX. Adjourn
Bold and underline indicate action items. Please review the available action items prior to the
meeting.