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Company Profile for Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)

Posted on: Friday, 3 October 2008, 12:00 CDT

The EERC is a research, development, demonstration, and commercialization facility recognized as one of the world's leading developers of cleaner, more efficient energy technologies as well as environmental technologies to protect and clean our air, water, and soil. The EERC, a high-tech, nonprofit division of the University of North Dakota (UND), operates like a business and pursues an entrepreneurial, market-driven approach to research and development in order to successfully demonstrate and commercialize innovative technologies. The EERC currently employs over 300 people and is aggressively expanding its staff. The Center was founded in 1951 as the Robertson Lignite Research Laboratory, a federal facility under the U.S. Bureau of Mines. It became a federal energy technology center under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in 1977 and was defederalized in 1983. Today, the EERC leverages and enhances government research dollars by developing working partnerships with industry, government, and the research community. Since 1987, the EERC has had over 1000 clients in 50 states and 51 countries.

Company: Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) Headquarters Address: 15 North 23rd Street, Stop 9018 Grand Forks, ND 58202-9018 Main Telephone: (701) 777-5000 Website: www.undeerc.org Type of Organization: Non-profit Industry: Energy Earnings Release Dates: 4th Quarter: June 30, 2009 Key Executives: Director: Gerald Groenewold Public Relations Contact: Derek Walters Phone: (701) 777-5113 Email: dwalters@undeerc.org

Source: Business Wire

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