{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=8bc60f5f-d2a7-42aa-ac40-d2109e8c5684", "Delegation: UND To Receive $500,000 Energy Grant For Turbine Technology Research", "2013-08-22", "2013", "2013-08", "Democrat", "House", "ND", "Heidi Heitkamp", "H001069", "www.heitkamp.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Senators Heidi Heitkamp and John Hoeven and Congressman Kevin Cramer today announced that the University of North Dakota (UND) will receive a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop components for advanced gas turbine that will capture and use natural gas to produce clean, efficient energy while reducing flaring.\r\n\u201cThis grant supports important research at the University of North Dakota to help develop turbines that capture and use natural gas to create clean, efficient energy. These turbines will help to reduce flaring and ensure we\u2019re using natural gas efficiently,\u201d said Hoeven. \u201cThis project is a good example of how new energy technologies enable us to produce more energy, with better environmental stewardship. The next generation of energy technology is happening right here in North Dakota.\u201d\r\nAs a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Hoeven worked to secure funding for Fossil Energy Research and Development programs at DOE and pressed DOE to fund projects and award grants to improve the efficiency of gas turbines.\r\n\u201cCongratulations to UND on receiving this extremely competitive grant to work on advanced energy research here in North Dakota,\u201d said Heitkamp, who has been a vocal advocate for investments in all forms of energy. \u201cThis grant shows, yet again, that North Dakota is a national leader when it comes to energy.\u00a0 And with funding like this to help our state continue its research, our energy technologies will only continue to grow.\u201d\r\n\u201cUND continues to be on the cutting edge of energy research and technology and has earned the support of our federal government and the industries they support. As a public service commissioner I saw firsthand how their research has made North Dakota an international leader in production and innovation, showing the way to energy security that enhances the economy and protects the environment,\u201d said Cramer.\u00a0\r\nThe University of North Dakota will receive $499,996 to develop turbine cooling technologies and is one of 10 universities across the U.S. selected to develop technologies necessary to produce reliable, clean and cost effective advanced gas turbines fueled by coal-derived hydrogen, syngas and natural gas.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=8bc60f5f-d2a7-42aa-ac40-d2109e8c5684"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5314710326492786, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}