Bakken
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Press Releases
Atlas Power and Giga Energy Announce a Joint Venture to Harness Stranded and Flare Gas for Bitcoin Mining
Williston, North Dakota (May 8, 2023) — Atlas Power, a leading provider of bitcoin mining infrastructure led by CEO Kevin Washington and COO Jeff Young, and Giga Energy, a pioneer in innovative gas-to-energy solutions founded by Brent Whitehead and Matt Lohstroh, have announced a groundbreaking joint venture to utilize stranded and flare gas for bitcoin […]
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GasEthane-Fueled Plant Planned for North Dakota
A natural gas exploration company working in the Bakken Shale has announced plans to build a $400 million power plant in North Dakota that would run on ethane. Bakken Midstream Natural Gas (BMNG) on Jan. 12 said it hopes to begin construction of the Williston Basin Energy Center in 2022. The company in a news […]
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GasGas Peakers with Clutches Power Bakken Oil Boom
With rapidly growing electricity demand from North Dakota’s booming shale oil industry, Basin Electric Power Cooperative needed flexible peaking generation in a hurry. Two stations equipped with LM6000 turbines and clutches are providing both peaking and reactive power. U.S. electricity production has been flat for the past decade, hovering between 3.9 billion MWh and 4.1 […]