• Kevin OBrien to present at CERAWeek about Springfield City Water Light and Power project

    Kevin OBrien, Director of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) and the Prairie Research Institute Net-Zero Center of Excellence at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will be co-presenting at CERAWeek in Houston, TX on March 11, 2025. He and Dr. Lars-Erik Gaertner from Linde will discuss strategies and technologies for decarbonizing power generation and will…

  • PRI announces operation phase of world’s largest carbon capture pilot

    The Prairie Research Institute, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, has launched the world’s largest carbon capture pilot at City Water, Light and Power’s Dallman 4 coal-fired power plant in Springfield. This $80 million project showcases Illinois’ leadership in carbon capture research and is expected to generate significant regional economic benefits, including $47.1…

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    Announcing the Net-Zero Center of Excellence!

    The Prairie Research Institute is proud to announce the launch of the Net-Zero Center of Excellence. This pioneering initiative aims to accelerate the transition to a net-zero future through cutting-edge research, global collaboration, and innovation. By uniting research institutes, academia, industry, government, and international organizations, the center seeks to to enable the development, maturation, adoption,…