Tag: Xcel Energy

Low-Carbon Resources Initiative surpasses $100M in funding from 33 global partners

Low-Carbon Resources Initiative surpasses $100M in funding from 33 global partners

February 21, 2021 |

In California, the Low-Carbon Resources Initiative, a joint project led by the Electric Power Research Institute and Gas Technology Institute, surpassed a major milestone of $100 million in funding, adding its 33rd sponsor, Xcel Energy. This global collaboration is gaining momentum in delivering scientific credibility and objectivity to support international decarbonization. LCRI is a five-year […]

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Xcel Energy grants Natural Resources Research Institute $1.9 million for bioenergy

Xcel Energy grants Natural Resources Research Institute $1.9 million for bioenergy

November 6, 2015 |

In Minnesota, Xcel Energy’s Renewable Development Fund has granted the University of Minnesota’s Natural Resources Research Institute $1.9 million to develop locally produced biofuels that will later be injected into the national grid. The center has an extensive focus on renewable energy research including work with feedstocks, improving DDGS technologies, biomass processing and conversion technologies […]

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