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School of Energy Resources asks Legislature for $12.09M in exceptions, seeks $2.09M to finish Gillette pyrolysis unit
Summary
Acting director Scott Quillenin asked the Joint Appropriations Committee to approve $2.09 million to cover inflationary costs on a coal pyrolysis demonstration unit in Gillette and a separate $10 million state match to leverage federal and philanthropic research dollars, with guardrails limiting matches to Wyoming energy resources.
Acting Director Scott Quillenin told the Joint Appropriations Committee that the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER) is seeking exception funding to complete a nearly finished coal pyrolysis demonstration unit in Gillette and to restore state matching capacity for research.
Quillenin said SER’s standard appropriation is “just over 21,000,000” and requested two exceptions totaling $12,090,000: $2,090,000 to cover inflationary cost increases on the coal pyrolysis demonstration unit and $10,000,000 in state matching funds to help SER be competitive for federal and non‑state research dollars. “This exception request is 2,090,000.00 to cover those inflationary costs to allow us to finish the project as designed,” he said during the presentation.
Trina, SER’s subject‑matter expert on the project, clarified the…
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