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USEA Now January 2017

January 9th, 2017
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Climate Change: The Trump Card (BBC Radio)

January 5th, 2017

In April delegates from 171 delegates, including the US and China, signed the Paris climate agreement at UN headquarters in New York. The agreement is to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2C.

USEA Executive Director, Barry Worthington, tells BBC journalist, Roger Harrabin, not to worry that environmental goals will fall by the wayside under the Trump administration. Worthington says industry is motivated to reduce emissions without the need for legislation or regulation.

Carbon Solutions Project Partner Page

January 5th, 2017

 

 

Carbon solution projects are not achievable without strong partnerships and committed partners across private industry, federal and state governments, and research & development agencies.  The success of our North Dakota initiatives is predicated on the effective public-private partnerships that have been established, and we are proud to be aligned with the following key organizations in our carbon pursuits.

 

Partner Summaries:

ALLETE Clean Energy & BNI Energy

Transforming Our Nation’s Energy Future: North Dakota’s Carbon Management Solutions

January 25th, 2017

North Dakota is uniquely situated to lead the way on carbon capture, utilization and storage solutions. It has an abundant supply of coal and geology suitable for CO2 storage as well as oil fields available for enhanced oil recovery.

William Sawyer

Job Title: 
Manager, Clean Energy Solutions
Organization: 
ALLETE Clean Energy

 

William J. Sawyer is the Manager of ALLETE Clean Energy Solutions for ALLETE Clean Energy, a subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc.  In this role, he is responsible for the development of strategy, technology, and business initiatives to further the advancement and implementation of carbon solutions for the energy industry.

Prior to leading the clean energy solutions area, Mr. Sawyer managed the Hibbard Renewable Energy Center for several years, which is one of five electric generation facilities owned and operated by Minnesota Power, an electric generation and transmission utility in northeastern Minnesota, and a division of ALLETE, Inc.  The plant supplies steam to an adjacent paper mill, and electricity to Minnesota Power’s customers.

Before managing the cogeneration facility, Mr. Sawyer led the Project Development team for Minnesota Power, which is responsible for the development of new electric generation resources for the company, research and development of new technologies in the energy arena, and support of customer energy requirements and operations.

Mr. Sawyer holds an Industrial Engineering degree and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Minnesota and resides in Duluth, Minnesota with his wife.

John Harju

Job Title: 
VICE PRESIDENT FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Organization: 
University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research C

 

John A. Harju is the Vice President for Strategic Partnerships at the EERC, where he leads efforts to build and grow dynamic working relationships with industry, government, and research entities globally in support of the EERC's mission to provide practical, pioneering solutions to the world's energy and environmental challenges. He represents the EERC regionally, nationally, and internationally in advancing its strategic energy and environmental initiatives focused on conventional and unconventional oil and gas development; zero-emission coal utilization; CO2 capture and sequestration; energy and water sustainability; hydrogen and fuel cells; advanced air emission control technologies, emphasizing SOx, NOx, air toxics, fine particulate, and mercury control; renewable energy; wind energy; water management; flood prevention; global climate change mitigation; waste utilization; energy efficiency; and contaminant cleanup. Mr. Harju's principal areas of interest and expertise include carbon sequestration, enhanced oil recovery, unconventional oil and gas development, waste management, geochemistry, technology development, hydrology, and analytical chemistry, especially as applied to the upstream oil and gas industry. 

Prior to his current position, Mr. Harju was the Associate Director for Research at the EERC. Before joining the EERC, he was Vice President of Crystal Solutions, LLC, a firm involved in commercial E&P produced water management, regulatory permitting and compliance, and environmental impact monitoring and analysis. He worked for Gas Research Institute (now Gas Technology Institute) as Principal Scientist in Produced Water Management and as Program Team Leader for Soil, Water, and Waste. He also worked at the EERC from 1989 to 1996 in various capacities. 

Mr. Harju is a graduate of the Geology program at UND. He serves on the U.S. Department of Energy's Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee (URTAC), which provides advice to the Secretary of Energy on the development and implementation of activities related to unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources. Mr. Harju is a prior chair of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) Energy Resources, Research, and Technology Committee and serves on IOGCC's Carbon Capture and Geological Storage Task Force. In addition, he is a member of the National Petroleum Council and the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists. He has authored and coauthored more than 100 professional publications.

 

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