UND set to receive $38 million dollar grant from the U.S Department of Energy

(Grand Forks, ND) -- North Dakota's coal industry just got a $38 million dollar grant to do research at the University of North Dakota.

The money is courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy. It will specifically go toward the University of North Dakota's Energy and Environmental Research Center. The bulk of the funding will go to help Rainbow Energy's coal creek facility in Underwood.  

“North Dakota has been implementing carbon capture, utilization, and storage for decades and we are leading the way in new, innovative projects,” said Senator Cramer in a statement to WDAY Radio. “This is another substantive victory from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, delivering a win-win for the people who work at Rainbow Energy and the reliable, clean energy they produce.”

The funds will additionally be used by UND to complete permitting efforts for a CO2 storage hub.