Energy

The board of trustees of Des Moines Water Works has selected Bill Stowe as its new CEO and general manager, the organization announced Tuesday.  

Stowe currently serves as assistant manager of public works and …

Ames-based Renewable Energy Group Inc. reported second-quarter revenues of $272 million, a 39 percent increase from the same period last year, on sales of 54 million gallons of biodiesel, a 63 percent increase over the …

A surge in U.S. natural gas development has spurred $226 billion in spending plans on pipelines, storage, processing facilities and power plants, most slated for the next five years, according to Industrial Info Resources, a …

The United States has surpassed 50 gigawatts, or 50,000 megawatts, of installed wind energy capacity, the American Wind Energy Association announced this week.

Iowa leads the nation in the number of wind energy equipment manufacturers …

The Iowa Energy Forum (IEF) will host a luncheon on Aug. 8 at Hy-Vee Hall featuring Congressmen Leonard Boswell and Tom Latham to showcase Iowa’s leadership in the energy debate and educate Iowans on energy …

Natural gas matched coal as the primary fuel for U.S. power generation this year for the first time since the government started collecting data, Bloomberg reported.

Natural-gas fired plants provided 32 percent of generation in …

MidAmerican Solar, a division of Des Moines-based MidAmerican Renewables LLC, announced yesterday that construction is about two-thirds complete on the Agua Caliente solar project in Arizona.

The facility will be the world’s largest operating photovoltaic …

J.D. Power and Associates announced yesterday that MidAmerican Energy Co. has the best customer satisfaction of Midwest Region-Large Segment utility companies.

This is the fifth year in a row MidAmerican was ranked highest in the …