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OCTOBER 15, 2013

Iowa Governor Terry E. Iowa State University will work closely on this initiative to evaluate consumer perceptions and the impact of increased assess to mid-level biofuels blending options, including impacts on improved air quality. Branstad, Lt. Kim Reynolds, agriculture Sec.

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OCTOBER 13, 2014

ExxonMobil Corporation is establishing an advanced biofuels research program at Iowa State University. Iowa State researchers have been studying fast pyrolysis for more than 15 years and have recently upgraded a fast pyrolysis pilot plant at the university’s BioCentury Research Farm. —Professor Robert C.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

Iowa State University will bring its expertise in biorenewable technologies and pilot plant operations to the country’s 10th Manufacturing USA Institute. In addition, she said the Iowa State team has already pulled in multiple partners willing to help commercialize distributed biorefineries. of Adel; and the Iowa Energy Center.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed into law a bill ( Senate File 257 ) which, among other things, raises the state’s fuel tax while providing a small incentive for biodiesel. The increase of 10 cents a gallon for both diesel and gasoline will help repair and improve Iowa’s roads and bridges.

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Electrek

JULY 6, 2021

more… The post EGEB: An Iowa city’s pilot program may put solar on low-income homes appeared first on Electrek. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2014

Alcoa has completed a $300-million expansion at its Davenport, Iowa facility dedicated to supplying aluminum sheet products to the automotive industry. Our project in Iowa is the first of three capacity expansions we have underway to meet this growing demand. 2014 marks the beginning of dramatic growth for aluminum in the auto sector.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Engineers at Iowa State University have developed a hybrid process that combines bio- and electrocatalysis to convert glucose into bio-based unsaturated nylon-6,6—which has the advantage of an extra double bond in its backbone that can be used to tailor the polymer’s properties. Their study is published in the 12 Feb. Resources. Carraher, N.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

DuPont Industrial Biosciences (DuPont) has selected Murex LLC to market the cellulosic ethanol produced from its 30-million-gallon-per-year plant in Nevada, Iowa. This optimized conversion process is being deployed in the facility in Nevada, Iowa. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2020

Iowa is likely seeing more Teslas on TV. Ride-hailing isn't so green in California. And Karma thinks more about trucks. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Data focusing on California underscores that ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are adding to pollution, not reducing it. But going entirely electric would turn the tide.

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MAY 9, 2017

The surface-to-volume ratio is important in getting the most out of an intermetallic nanoparticle, said corresponding author Wenyu Huang, Ames Laboratory scientist and assistant professor of Chemistry at Iowa State University. “ The smaller the particle, the more surface there is, and more surface area increases the catalytic activity.”.

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MAY 1, 2012

to build one a commercial cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in Nevada, Iowa. DuPont Industrial Biosciences continues to work with Iowa State University to complete large-scale stover supply chain testing. This collaboration establishes best practices for supplying the planned Nevada, Iowa, biorefinery sustainably and economically.

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APRIL 25, 2014

Both houses of the Iowa Legislature have passed a bill ( SF2344 ) providing for biobutanol-blended gasoline; modifying the rate of the E-15 plus gasoline promotion tax credit; and extending provisions for a biodiesel production refund.

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

has successfully completed multiple initial fermentations at ADM’s Clinton, Iowa facility. Solazyme is utilizing ADM’s existing Clinton, Iowa, manufacturing facility in a capital-efficient expansion of its renewable oil production platform in North America. Solazyme, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Researchers at Iowa State University have developed a genetic technique they say can increase biomass in algae by 50–80%. The patent-pending technology is available for licensing from the Iowa State University Research Foundation, which also provided technology development funds.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

University of Iowa researchers have found that smoke resulting from spring agricultural land-clearing fires in Central America and transported across the Gulf of Mexico intensified tornado conditions already in process in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Martin’s group at Iowa State will develop the new solid electrolyte separator; Martin has been exploring new glass compositions with very high ionic conductivities for some time. Martin’s new battery will use a solid anode, cathode and electrolyte separator.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2022

A bipartisan group of senators led by Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), introduced the Home Front Energy Independence Act. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) also cosponsored the legislation.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Consider Bruce Anderson, president of the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association--which successfully shut down the last of three.'

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

DuPont will officially open its cellulosic ethanol facility in Nevada, Iowa, on 30 October; the plant will be the largest cellulosic ethanol plant in the world.

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APRIL 16, 2021

has closed a $68,155,000 “Green Bond” private activity bonds offering to finance the construction of its renewable natural gas (RNG) project in Northwest Iowa. The feedstock for the RNG Project will be supplied by three dairy farms located in Northwest Iowa totaling more than 20,000 milking cows.

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AUGUST 25, 2020

Iowa was the lead producer with 365 million gallons (19%), followed by Texas and Missouri with 227 and 216 million gallons, respectively. A total of 1.9 billion gallons of biodiesel was produced in the United States in 2018 with production in 34 states, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Project LIBERTY, sponsored by POET, will be built in Emmetsburg, Iowa and is expected to produce up to 25 million gallons of ethanol per year. The US Department of Energy (DOE) finalized a $105-million loan guarantee to support the development of one of the US’ first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plants. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Iowa State University (ISU) researchers have developed technologies to efficiently produce, recover and separate sugars from the fast pyrolysis of biomass. Brown and Iowa State researchers are presenting present their ideas and findings during tcbiomass2011 , the International Conference on Thermochemical Conversion Science in Chicago.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Northwest Iowa Power Corporation (representing 7 electric cooperatives). Winneshiek Energy District (an energy district in Iowa). Golden Spread Electric Cooperative (representing 16 electric cooperatives). Great River Energy (representing 28 electric cooperatives). Hoosier Energy (representing 18 electric cooperatives).

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AUGUST 28, 2010

Elk Horn , Iowa, population approximately 600, has four public EV charging stations, giving it the highest concentration of public charging stations anywhere. The community has plans to build four more stations there in the next few months, bringing the total to eight.

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JUNE 4, 2022

For example: In Iowa, Southwest Renewable Energy LLC is receiving a payment of $3 million. USDA is making payments to 195 biofuel production facilities to support the maintenance and viability of a significant market for agricultural producers of products such as corn, soybean or biomass that supply biofuel production.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 27, 2014

We kick off the week with the nominees for our 2015 Best Car To Buy award, followed by Minnesota Tesla owners'' creative workaround of an Iowa test-drive ban, and a report that the 2016 Mazda CX-3 subcompact crossover will debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Is it "haggling" or "negotiating?"

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

The Iowa Power Fund Board approved the award of $14.75 POET will use corn fiber and corn cobs in addition to their existing ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa. million to assist POET in developing a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant capable of producing 25 million gallons per year.

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MARCH 10, 2009

Researchers at Iowa State University are developing a new thermochemical system for the coproduction of ethanol and thermal energy, based on a new low-emissions burner and a new catalyst for ethanol production. million grant from the Iowa Power Fund , a state program to advance energy innovation and independence. —Robert C.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Summit Carbon Solutions has partnered with a select group of leading biorefiners located in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota to execute the first phase of the project, which will put them on the path of ultimately delivering a net-zero-carbon fuel. Green Plains Inc. Fergus Falls, Minn.

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JUNE 24, 2010

Thomas Bobik, professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology at Iowa State University is heading an effort to redesign an enzyme for the bio-based production of isobutene, a gas that is currently used in the production of a variety of chemicals and in the manufacture of other fuel additives, adhesive, plastics and synthetic rubber.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2012

Supported by a five-year, $400,000 grant (Award Nº 0846337 ) from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program, Iowa State University assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering Dionysios Aliprantis is working to increase the efficiency of electric motors by optimizing performance in a preferred direction (..)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2019

The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) is excited to hear the EPA released the proposed rule of permitting year-around sales of E15. Year-round E15 sales would be a win for Iowa corn farmers and Iowa drivers. Biofuel organizations responded favorably.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

at their Des Moines, Iowa and Phoenix, Arizona data center sites to power QSK95 generator sets on HVO fuel. Cummins continues to work closely with industry partners to develop solutions that solve the industry’s needs for reliable and sustainable power.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 21, 2024

TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I discuss brake discs/rotors and what happened when NASCAR went to Iowa. We also preview a deeper conversation we'll have in the future about Kyle Busch's, uh, future. Click here to find us -- we're available wherever you get your podcasts. As always, thanks for listening!

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Electrek

MARCH 22, 2021

The Duane Arnold Energy Center in eastern Iowa, the current site of a now-idle nuclear power plant, will soon host a 690-megawatt solar farm. more… The post Iowa’s only nuclear power plant will be turned into a solar farm appeared first on Electrek.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

After closing of the acquisition, Chevron’s renewable fuels business, Renewable Fuels - REG, will be headquartered in Ames, Iowa. In addition, REG president & CEO CJ Warner is expected to join Chevron’s Board of Directors.

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