As the first speaker kicked off GPI’s second annual Energy Innovation Celebration on Sept. 29, the energy in the room was palpable. The Better Energy Community brimmed with enthusiasm and a cooperative spirit as we began an evening to celebrate human and technological innovation for building a better energy future. It took almost a full minute for the room to quiet as the group of over 300 guests wound down conversations carried in from the evening’s reception at the Nicollet Island Pavilion on the Mississippi River. Continue reading »
MINNEAPOLIS – University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment (IonE) Director Jessica Hellmann has joined the Great Plains Institute (GPI) board of directors. Continue reading »
Secretary of Energy Appoints GPI’s Rolf Nordstrom to Serve on U.S. Electricity Advisory Committee
September 7, 2016 in News & Press Author: Jennifer Christensen
GPI’s President and CEO, Rolf Nordstrom, recently accepted an invitation from the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Ernest Moniz, to serve on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC). Continue reading »
MINNEAPOLIS – U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz has appointed Great Plains Institute CEO & President Rolf Nordstrom to serve a two-year term on the agency’s 24-member Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC). The current roster of EAC members can be found here. Continue reading »
The Great Plains Institute is a proud partner in a new initiative, the Sustainable Growth Coalition, a partnership of more than 25 businesses and organizations harnessing their expertise to advance the next frontier of corporate sustainability – the circular economy. Continue reading »
Help Us Celebrate the Better Energy Community This Fall!
July 20, 2016 in News & Press Author: Amanda Dutcher
We are excited to host our second annual Energy Innovation Celebration on September 29, 2016, at the beautiful Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Continue reading »
Press Release: Diverse Coalition Applauds Introduction of Carbon Capture Incentive Legislation in the U.S. Senate
July 13, 2016 in News & Press
The National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative (NEORI) and Coal Utilization Research Council (CURC) applaud U.S. Senators Heidi Heitkamp and Sheldon Whitehouse and co-sponsoring Senators Jon Tester, Brian Schatz, Cory Booker, and Tim Kaine for today’s introduction of the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Act, which aims to accelerate commercial deployment of technologies to capture carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and industrial facilities for enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) and other forms of geologic storage or for conversion to useful products. Continue reading »
The Climate Corner: Why the Clean Energy Transition Seems Both Impossible and Inevitable
June 17, 2016 in News & Press Author: Rolf Nordstrom
*This originally appeared in the Door County Peninsula Post here*
Why does a clean energy transition seem impossible? Let’s start with the basics of the climate change problem that 97% of climate scientists say, categorically, we need to fix: Continue reading »
When I applied to the Capitol Pathways Program, I was looking for an opportunity to experience public policy and learn if it was a good career choice for me. I was given the opportunity to select a specific sector in the application process; I chose sustainability and environmental issues as a top choice. Capitol Pathways program organizers matched me with the Great Plains Institute and I was excited to begin my journey in this inaugural program. Continue reading »
MINNEAPOLIS – Ulteig President and CEO Douglas Jaeger has joined the Great Plains Institute (GPI) board of directors. Continue reading »
