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[GeauxSioux]

Energy Department to Invest $36 Million in Enhanced Oil Recovery Program at the University of North Dakota

 

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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) today announced the selection of a new project with $36 million in federal funding for the University of North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center to advance the commercial deployment of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies in the Bakken shale formation. 

 

[nodak651]

12 minutes ago, GeauxSioux said:

Energy Department to Invest $36 Million in Enhanced Oil Recovery Program at the University of North Dakota

 

 

Interedting timing given the recent cuts at eerc

[Teeder11]

Already baked in before cuts. 

[UND69er]

So we continue to invest in hydrocarbon technology while the smart world outside the US invests in renewable energy technologies. China is passing us by very quickly.

[UND69er]

21 hours ago, UND69er said:

So we continue to invest in hydrocarbon technology while the smart world outside the US invests in renewable energy technologies. China is passing us by very quickly.

Adder: Apparently Doug Burgum has never heard of a battery or a capacitor. Says to congress solar power not available when the sun goes down. LOL

[GeauxSioux]

I don't know about other places, but I know that FPL has invested heavily in solar in Florida..

These are fairly common.

[GeauxSioux]

[farce poobah]

22 hours ago, UND69er said:

So we continue to invest in hydrocarbon technology while the smart world outside the US invests in renewable energy technologies. China is passing us by very quickly.

China is mostly passing the USA in carbon-based emission.

They are 32% of global emissions, and rising sharply.

https://www.iea.org/countries/china/emissions

USA is 12%, and has fallen 23% since 2000.

https://www.iea.org/countries/united-states/emissions

 

[UND69er]

16 hours ago, farce poobah said:

China is mostly passing the USA in carbon-based emission.

They are 32% of global emissions, and rising sharply.

https://www.iea.org/countries/china/emissions

USA is 12%, and has fallen 23% since 2000.

https://www.iea.org/countries/united-states/emissions

 

Yes, China has historically been very bad and the US started to make strong inroads in moving away from Hydrocarbons. But China has made a commitment to change i.e. electric vehicles, solar, wind etc. while the US under Trump has begun to abandon many programs in favor of the oil companies and coal. Many US companies are not following in line with that and continue to work on reducing emissions and renewable energy.  Unfortunately the administration isn't in that camp. Sorry, I guess this is political.

 

[GeauxSioux]

45 minutes ago, UND69er said:

Yes, China has historically been very bad and the US started to make strong inroads in moving away from Hydrocarbons. But China has made a commitment to change i.e. electric vehicles, solar, wind etc. while the US under Trump has begun to abandon many programs in favor of the oil companies and coal. Many US companies are not following in line with that and continue to work on reducing emissions and renewable energy.  Unfortunately the administration isn't in that camp. Sorry, I guess this is political.

 

Very.

[Siouxperman8]

2 hours ago, UND69er said:

Yes, China has historically been very bad and the US started to make strong inroads in moving away from Hydrocarbons. But China has made a commitment to change i.e. electric vehicles, solar, wind etc. while the US under Trump has begun to abandon many programs in favor of the oil companies and coal. Many US companies are not following in line with that and continue to work on reducing emissions and renewable energy.  Unfortunately the administration isn't in that camp. Sorry, I guess this is political.

 

I used to travel to Beijing for work once a year 10-20 years ago.  The smog was incredible if the wind was low.  Beijing has some geographical traits that cause the pollution from surrounding areas to settle and concentrate there. 

We tracked the air quality index (AQI) closely out of curiosity and avoided spending time outside when it was bad.  We used the index put out by the US Embassy (which was close to our hotel) because the Chinese rating was often understated.  At times we couldn't see across the street it was so bad and could taste it too.  I was there a couple of times where the rate was off the chart bad.  Yuck.

Beijing had rules on when you could drive your car based on last digit of license plate.  The higher up people in our company had two cars so they could drive every day.  Also people picked their own plate numbers so most ca plates ended in lucky numbers.  On days those cars we off the street it made a bigger difference. 

I'm reading that China's CO2 emissions have been flat or slightly falling since March 2024.    I'd be curious to go back and see if anything has changed in the polution levels in Beijing.