Fifteen years after North Dakota began funding research aimed at revitalizing growth in the state's lignite industry, all but one project has been abandoned or yielded little more than expensive ...

Lignite is noted primarily for its low heating value relative to bituminous coals, typically in the range of 6,200-7,200 Btu/lb. The low heating value is due largely to high moisture content. Now a ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Fifteen years after North Dakota began funding research aimed at revitalizing growth in the state’s lignite industry, all but one project has been abandoned or yielded little ...

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Amid evolving global energy landscapes and shifting policy tides, North Dakota's lignite coal industry stands as a bastion of stability and innovation. As the president and CEO of the Lignite Energy ...

Lloyd Omdahl’s recent column calls for the death of the state’s lignite industry. He presented a list of Democratic talking points and a thinly veiled threat that “if North Dakota won’t close the ...

It’s long been said that North Dakota’s lignite coal reserves will last 800 years at current rates of consumption. The coal is delivered to nearby power plants to generate electricity. North Dakota’s ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Operators of a coal drying plant in southwestern North Dakota said the new factory has passed its first commercial-scale test using 450 tons of low-grade lignite from New Zealand ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Lignite production in North Dakota last year was a little below average. The Lignite Energy Council says the state's four large lignite mines produced 27.5 million tons of coal ...