Posts Tagged ‘energy’
Alliant Energy offers 25 Innovation Scholarships for students in Iowa, Wisconsin
Alliant Energy is seeking applications for its 2021 Innovation Scholarships, which will award 25 students a $1,000 scholarship. Applicants must be age 24 or under and enrolling for the first time at an undergraduate school, …
Read MoreDes Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation turns waste gas to renewable energy, income source
A tower torch with a flame of up to 20 feet high once burned excess methane gas away at WRA facilities. Now after a nearly $20 million upgrade over the last few years, the WRA …
Read MoreAlliant Energy announces Clean Energy Blueprint for Iowa to transition services
Alliant Energy is launching the Clean Energy Blueprint for Iowa to transition to cleaner energy for customers using solar power and battery storage. The company also plans to discontinue coal generation in its Lansing facility …
Read MoreDepartment of Defense extends submission deadline for Reimagining Energy Challenge
AFWERX, the U.S. Air Force’s innovation catalyst, is extending the deadline for the Department of Defense Reimagining Energy Challenge, a program challenge to modernize and create resilient energy production, transmission, utilization and storage for the …
Read MoreCentral Iowa volunteers take state legislators on tour of solar energy projects
1000 Friends of Iowa led legislators and industry influencers on a tour of solar energy operations through Urbandale, Clive, Waukee and West Des Moines on Wednesday as a fact-finding tour before the 2020 legislative session …
Read MoreinnovationQ&A: Dawn M. Carlson
President and CEO, FUELIowa
FUELIowa began in 1937 amid a battle between independent operators and the oil industry, starting with the name “Iowa Independent Oil Jobbers Association.” The organization has evolved over the decades and …
Read MoreIowa state board allows sale of electric vehicle energy by the kilowatt-hour
Iowa utility regulators will allow retailers to sell energy for electric vehicle charging by quantity — a move some advocates say marks a win for the state’s budding electric vehicle infrastructure, reports the Cedar Rapids …
Read MoreIowa 80 Truckstop seeks to offer electric vehicle charging stations – without public utility regulation
The Iowa Utilities Board is considering regulations around electric vehicle charging stations after Alliant Energy protested the Iowa 80 Truckstop’s plans to offer stations, reports the Midwest Energy News Network. Under the Iowa 80 Truckstop’s …
Read MoreMidAmerican Energy adds smart sensors for faster power restoration
MidAmerican Energy is adding hundreds of smart sensors to electric lines in an effort to identify the source of power outages faster and send crews directly to the source, MidAmerican Energy announced on Wednesday. The …
Read MoreMinority owner reports ‘guarded optimism’ over early energy plant closure
Days after majority plant owner NextEra Energy and customer Alliant Energy announced the early closure of the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), the plant’s largest minority owner said that despite concerns, it shared “guarded optimism” …
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