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Wells Fargo to add big solar project in West Des Moines

Des Moines Register: Wells Fargo & Co. will build one of the largest solar power projects in Iowa at its West Des Moines campus. The West Des Moines City Council on Feb. 1 approved the banking …

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Gross-Wen Technologies, partners, get $2M DOE grant for carbon sequestration study

Slater-Iowa based Gross-Wen Technologies has joined with the University of California-San Diego, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Algix to develop molecular films that will capture carbon dioxide with algae. According to a news release, …

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Renewable fuels accounted for almost $4 billion in Iowa’s GDP in 2020, report shows

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s renewable fuels industry accounted for almost $4 billion or about 2% of Iowa’s gross domestic product in 2020, according to a report commissioned by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association. The report shows …

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Brown named president, CEO of MidAmerican, replacing Wright, who moves to PG&E

MidAmerican Energy Co. has named Kelcey Brown as its new president and CEO effective Jan. 26. The move coincided with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. naming Brown’s predecessor, Adam Wright, as its executive vice president …

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Iowa farm bankruptcies up 26% in 2020

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa had 34 farm bankruptcies in 2020 — a 26% increase from the previous year and the third-highest state total, behind Wisconsin and Kansas. The overall number of farm bankruptcies in the United …

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University of Iowa seeks to block auditor’s bid for details on $1.2B utility deal

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments Feb. 16 from state officials seeking to block an auditor’s subpoena for records on a massive financial transaction involving the University of Iowa and two French …

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EPA reaches settlement with Des Moines Cold Storage for alleged Clean Air Act violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Des Moines Cold Storage Co. Inc. to resolve alleged violations of federal Clean Air Act Risk Management Program regulations at the company’s three refrigeration storage …

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USDA suspends debt collections, foreclosures, other activities on certain farm loans

KCRG-TV: Debt collections, foreclosures and other activities on certain farm loans are now temporarily suspended. The U.S. Department of Agriculture made the announcement Tuesday in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. This includes the Farm Storage …

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Iowa Renewable Fuels Association calls on Iowa lawmakers to increase investment in biofuels infrastructure

Monte Shaw, the executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, called on the Legislature to increase funding for the state’s biofuel industry, saying the industry just went through a “triple whammy” of Renewable Fuel …

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Des Moines’ clean energy plan: What’s next?

The Des Moines City Council approved a resolution on Jan. 11 calling for all of the city’s homes and businesses to run on 100% clean energy by 2035. So what happens now?

The plan is…