Elite Octane, a dry-mill ethanol plant in Atlantic, will receive a $250,000 energy efficiency grant funded by the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to install a Dryer Exhaust Energy Recovery (DEER) system that will capture and …
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa and the country could be headed for record corn yields, despite uneven weather throughout the year, state agriculture and climate experts said Friday. Iowa corn is forecast at 2.5 billion bushels, averaging …
Renewable Energy Group is partnering with the Canadian National Railway Co. and Progress Rail to test high-level renewable energy fuel blends to support Canadian National Rail’s sustainability goals. According to a news release, the tests …
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Alliant Energy plans to file a proposal today with the Iowa Utilities Board to buy a large-scale solar project near Palo from NextEra Energy and further develop that project into the state’s largest …
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced the allocation of more than $2 billion in disaster recovery and mitigation funds to 10 states, including Iowa, for 15 natural disasters that occurred in 2020. Iowa’s …
Des Moines Register: The federal government may have taken a hiatus during the Trump administration from the global effort to fight climate change, but Mayor Frank Cownie says Des Moines and hundreds of other U.S. cities …
Des Moines Register: Texas-based Navigator CO2 Ventures will hold informational meetings about its proposed carbon capture pipeline with residents and landowners in three dozen Iowa counties beginning in November, the state utilities board said Wednesday. Navigator …
As Iowa and pretty much the central portion of the U.S. continue to get soaked in rain, here’s a story about not enough water. Next year, central Arizona farmers who have prospered for the past …
MidAmerican Energy is taking the final steps to turning on its first utility-scale solar energy project, located in Waterloo. According to a news release, MidAmerican will power up the 3-megawatt solar project in November. The …
Iowa Capital Dispatch: A first-of-its-kind study of rural Iowa creeks and rivers found traces of synthetic chemicals that are toxic and persist in the environment indefinitely at sites across the state. “They’re all over the place,” …
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