The Sicatoka Posted May 5, 2022 Posted May 5, 2022 13 hours ago, Teeder11 said: I see what you did there. As did I ... Quote
The Sicatoka Posted May 5, 2022 Posted May 5, 2022 7 hours ago, nodakvindy said: UND needs to expand more into cold weather research. Talk to the Twitter King and get some money poured into a research facility for electric cars. If they can be made more viable in cold weather that is a huge additional market for Teslas. Interesting idea, but along with it you need to get EERC to work on the infrastructure issues that come with vehicle electrification. Imagine if you will, adding just one electric car into each garage in your neighborhood. Is your power distributor (Xcel, Otter Tail Power, local REC) ready for that? Are the cables large enough? Are the transformers sized correctly? You will effectively be doubling the household load. Yes, there are present strategies to manage this, like timed home chargers that only activate overnight (off peak times). But just the same, present off peak times are based on 24 hour generation from "turning shafts". If we want to go solar/wind those don't tend to produce well on a calm overnight. And large scale energy storage at reasonable cost is still not here. Electric cars bring plethora of associated issues: generation, transmission, distribution, energy storage. That's before the real issue temperature vindy brings up is even broached. Oh ... and you need the minerals, from iron and copper, to lithium and cobalt, to do all this. Sounds like the EERC's wheelhouse, especially with built in laboratories at hand (the climate in GF, Minnkota Power, Basin Electric of Bismarck, OTP Co). Quote
Nodak78 Posted May 5, 2022 Posted May 5, 2022 Tesla can supply diesel generations to charge up while home. 1 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted May 5, 2022 Posted May 5, 2022 33 minutes ago, Nodak78 said: Tesla can supply diesel generations to charge up while home. 1 Quote
homer Posted May 5, 2022 Posted May 5, 2022 9 hours ago, nodakvindy said: UND needs to expand more into cold weather research. Talk to the Twitter King and get some money poured into a research facility for electric cars. If they can be made more viable in cold weather that is a huge additional market for Teslas. Great idea. It will be valuable on everything from snowblowers to heavy equipment. It’s coming whether everyone is ready for it or not. 3 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted May 5, 2022 Posted May 5, 2022 1 minute ago, homer said: It’s coming whether everyone is ready for it or not. That bold part is my fear. (Our electrical infrastructure is not in place to supply the kW/BTUs we currently get from gas/diesel.) Quote
nodak651 Posted May 5, 2022 Posted May 5, 2022 12 hours ago, nodakvindy said: UND needs to expand more into cold weather research. Talk to the Twitter King and get some money poured into a research facility for electric cars. If they can be made more viable in cold weather that is a huge additional market for Teslas. I'm sure Armacost could have a great conversation with him about space, as well. Could technology from the Boring company be used in an underground flood diversion system? Better research that. Quote
nodakvindy Posted May 5, 2022 Posted May 5, 2022 3 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: Interesting idea, but along with it you need to get EERC to work on the infrastructure issues that come with vehicle electrification. Imagine if you will, adding just one electric car into each garage in your neighborhood. Is your power distributor (Xcel, Otter Tail Power, local REC) ready for that? Are the cables large enough? Are the transformers sized correctly? You will effectively be doubling the household load. Yes, there are present strategies to manage this, like timed home chargers that only activate overnight (off peak times). But just the same, present off peak times are based on 24 hour generation from "turning shafts". If we want to go solar/wind those don't tend to produce well on a calm overnight. And large scale energy storage at reasonable cost is still not here. Electric cars bring plethora of associated issues: generation, transmission, distribution, energy storage. That's before the real issue temperature vindy brings up is even broached. Oh ... and you need the minerals, from iron and copper, to lithium and cobalt, to do all this. Sounds like the EERC's wheelhouse, especially with built in laboratories at hand (the climate in GF, Minnkota Power, Basin Electric of Bismarck, OTP Co). There's no reason solar panels couldn't be built into the roof of a car (or possibly event the hood or trunk). That would greatly extend range and also take pressure of charging stations. Same holds true for the roofs of flatbed trailers, that could help power hybrid trucks. 1 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted May 5, 2022 Posted May 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, nodakvindy said: There's no reason solar panels couldn't be built into the roof of a car (or possibly event the hood or trunk). That would greatly extend range and also take pressure of charging stations. Same holds true for the roofs of flatbed trailers, that could help power hybrid trucks. I'm not disagreeing, but our efficiencies and energy storage tech isn't where it need be ... yet. I think I'll see the tech, but not at scale, in my lifetime. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted July 14, 2022 Posted July 14, 2022 Probably doesn't fit exactly here, but top 5% worldwide isn't bad ... 4 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted September 12, 2022 Posted September 12, 2022 It's no BTAA but regional collaboration is not a bad thing. Getting schools from ND, SD, WY, and NE involved gets the attention of eight US Senators (and they control a lot of research dollars). Now, get a MT school onboard for ten Senators then U of Idaho for twelve? " ... the goal of moving ideas to commercialization." <-- sounds like UND's Entrepreneurship program fits right in here also. https://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2022/09/turning-scientific-advancements-into-societal-benefits/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Aug.+30%2C+2022+issue 1 Quote
nodak651 Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 Didnt know where to put this, but this is a nice development. 2 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 5 minutes ago, nodak651 said: Didnt know where to put this, but this is a nice development. In my mind that's been a missing link between UND CEM and UND Aero. Awesome to see it arrive. 1 Quote
andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!! Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 https://mydakotan.com/2023/04/und-receives-nearly-8-million-critical-minerals-production-facility/ Quote U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer, R-ND, member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced the U.S. Department of Energy awarded the University of North Dakota $7,999,999 to advance construction of an inaugural critical mineral extraction and separation facility. 1 Quote
Teeder11 Posted May 17, 2023 Author Posted May 17, 2023 $38M grant to UND EERC. https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-cramer-announces-38-million-grant-to-the-university-of-north-dakota 3 Quote
Teeder11 Posted May 20, 2023 Author Posted May 20, 2023 A fun story involving UND Aerospace this morning in The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/05/20/passengers-try-landing-plane-flight-simulator/ 3 Quote
UNDBIZ Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 EERC is now up to $3.75 million per year in noncompetitive state funding. Still a ways to go to catch up to NDSU's $55 million for transportation and agricultural research, which they leverage to secure additional grants. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 27 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said: EERC is now up to $3.75 million per year in noncompetitive state funding. Given the State's unique position (mines, plants, tech, geology) the State should be moving the decimal point one to the right in that number to support carbon capture technology research. It might be the only thing ND's and MN's Senators agree on. https://www.projecttundrand.com/ 1 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 https://www.am1100theflag.com/news/regional-news/66396-und-receives-funding-for-advanced-nursing-program Quote (Washington, DC) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of North Dakota funding it needs to support an important nursing education program. Senator Kevin Cramer says the university will receive over 585-thousand-dollars for the Advanced Nursing Education-Nurse Practitioner Residency Program. The money will help prepare Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to provide primary care for the expansion of a Nurse Practitioner residency and training programs. Quote
GeauxSioux Posted November 22, 2023 Posted November 22, 2023 University of North Dakota Wins $517K Cyber Research Grant Quote The research group has been awarded $3.5 million for the project, with UND receiving $517,000 for its share. The project is attached to the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. "There's been a big push from the administration about how we can put UND on the map in cybersecurity," said Prakash Ranganathan, an associate professor of electrical engineering and director of UND's Center for Cyber Security Research. "We're trying to grow, and part of that is going after federal dollars." Quote
nodak651 Posted June 24 Posted June 24 This seems like a big deal... New research centers at UND. To be discussed at ndus meeting tomorrow. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted June 24 Posted June 24 The one plan for Harrington Hall converts it to almost completely 3c (above). Quote
nodak651 Posted June 24 Posted June 24 36 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: The one plan for Harrington Hall converts it to almost completely 3c (above). Interesting. Thanks. This is from last August, about the Harrington hall renovations/plan. Some interesting info. https://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2023/08/a-new-direction-for-harrington-hall/ Quote
nodak651 Posted June 24 Posted June 24 Have there been any updates on this? https://www.startribune.com/xcel-university-north-dakota-hydrogen-heartland-hub-federal-tax-credit-environmental/600358098/ Xcel, UND say Midwest hydrogen 'hub' at risk from tax credit rules A $1 billion federal grant could be in limbo in part because of limits on when companies can receive a hydrogen production tax credit for using nuclear and wind to create hydrogen. By Walker Orenstein Star Tribune APRIL 11, 2024 — 2:19PM Quote
The Sicatoka Posted June 24 Posted June 24 Wasn't hydrogen also part of the plan when Rainbow bought the power plant at Underwood ND from GRE? Xcel has been doing hydrogen (off peak) at Monticello. Quote
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