Renewable Energy Program-Grant Rounds 29-20

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Solar Soaring Power Manager

R-28-A Application

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Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage for ND Ethanol Production

R-28-A Application

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R-28-38: Solar Soaring Power Manager Phase III

• 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
  • Final Report 

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
  • Final Report 

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Gateway to Science Ethanol Exhibit

R-27-A Application

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ROWS-Replacing Oil with Straw

R-27-C Application

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Commercial Demonstration of Geothermal and Hybrid Electricity Generation using Produced Fluids at Existing Hydrocarbon Wellsite

R-27-D Application

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Landfill Gas to Compressed Natural Gas Fast-Fill Fueling Station

R-27-E Application

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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
  • Final Report 

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
  • Final Report 

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Sugar Beet Tailings to Advanced Ethanol

R-25-A Application

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Biomass to Refinery Feedstock-Grade Liquids

R-25-B Application

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Solar Soaring Power Manager

R-25-C Application

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Pilot Scale Facility for Biocomposites Development for Industrial and Consumer Products

R-25-D Application

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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
  • Final Report 

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
  • Final Report 

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Sugar Beet Tailings to Advanced Ethanol

R-24-A Application

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Catalytic Alcohol Condensation to Higher Alcohols

R-24-B Application

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Growing the Bioscience Industry in ND

R-24-C Application

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Developing A Biomaterials Industry in ND

R-24-D Application

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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
  • Final Report 

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Application of Agricultural Byproducts for Energy Systems

R-23-A Application

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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
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Solar Soaring Power Manager

R-22-A Application

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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
  • Final Report 

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Distributed Geothermal Power

R-21-A Application

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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
  • Final Report 

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Commercial Application of Soybean Stalk as a New Alternative Fiber in Particle Boards 

R-20-A Application

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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
  • Final Report