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REG eyes Ralston biorefinery expansion

Ames-based Renewable Energy Group plans a $24 million expansion of its 12 million-gallon-a-year Ralston biorefinery, built in 2001. The capacity will produce 30 million gallons of biodiesel a year. A groundbreaking is planned Nov. 8; …

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Pleasant Hill plans meeting on planned park

Pleasant Hill officials plan a meeting about a proposed 77-acre city park from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at Doanes Park Youth Center. Confluence Landscape Architects is developing a master plan for the land …

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State approves grants for 15 more ethanol blender pumps

The state has awarded $368,200 to support the installation of 15 new blender pumps and three underground storage tanks that can be used to distribute higher blends of renewable fuels. The money will go to six fuel retailers …

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Landus Cooperative completes $27M expansion at Ralston

Farmer-owned Landus Cooperative has finished its $27 million project to expand its soybean processing capacity by 50 percent at Ralston. The plant produces a protein dairy feed ingredient for dairy rations. The co-op will use …

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REG produces first cosmetics product

REG Life Sciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ames-based Renewable Energy Group, has delivered its first commercial product, a specialty fatty acid, the company announced today. REG produced one metric ton of the renewable chemical for …

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ISU engineer looks to develop smart grid

Iowa State University engineer Zhaoyu Wang is working with others to develop a smart grid he hopes will prevent the blackouts left by events such as Hurricane Matthew, which robbed 2 million of power. “It’s …

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ISU teams with DSM on climate change work

Iowa State University has assembled a team of experts from diverse fields to work with Des Moines to study ways to conserve energy in an urban environment as climate change proceeds.


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Iowa Energy Center gives $1.5 million to energy projects

The Iowa Energy Center said today that it allocated $1.5 million in the last year to 46 projects involving bioenergy, renewable energy, energy efficiency and education and outreach. Those projects contributed to 36 professional journal publications …

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Japanese interests sizing up Iowa corn

A U.S. Grains Council trade team representing the Japanese corn processing, feed and corn trade industries will visit Iowa Thursday and Friday. The idea is to continue looking for markets for Iowa corn, distillers dried …

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Utilities Board approves ratemaking for Alliant’s $1B wind project

The Iowa Utilities Board on Tuesday approved a settlement that sets up ratemaking principles for Alliant Energy’s $1 billion addition of up to 500 megawatts of wind power. The board found that Alliant’s approach will …