Articles Tagged: renewable energy

Also in the Capitol Notebook: State board approves $6.35M investment to expand ethanol, biodiesel availability.

Also, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and other state leaders recently completed a 10-day trade trip to India

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, a former Iowa Democratic governor, held an “Investing in America” town hall Thursday in North Liberty where he highlighted efforts by President Joe Biden’s administration to create additional income opportunities for producers and entrepreneurs.

Clean energy and environmental advocates say the renewable energy verification process already lacked accountability, and the Iowa Utilities Commission’s proposed changes only make it weaker

The Linn County Board of Supervisors increased noise levels allowed for utility-scale wind solar installations, strengthened debris cleanup requirements and made other tweaks before the panel adopts new wind energy project regulations.

Former Republican Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, who signed a 1983 law requiring utilities to produce a certain amount of their energy from renewable sources, said policymakers should be pursuing an "all of the above" approach to energy production, which includes fossil fuels and renewable sources.

The three-member Linn County Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously advanced on first consideration an ordinance adding tighter regulations to utility-scale wind solar projects.

New tax credit guidelines issued for producers of sustainable aviation fuel

Also, North Liberty’s new city hall will open to the public this week.

The ISU Electric Power Research Center won a $9.5 million federal grant for the project.

A Brown University analysis sifted through 23,000 lobbying records to track groups’ roles in shaping legislation, their success and their relationships to each other.

Iowa is poised to get a lot more electric vehicle charging stations along interstate highways starting next year, but who pays for those stations? Is it taxpayers?

Over the past few decades, green energy projects have surged in Iowa. And bolstered by federal funding, the future of clean energy looks brighter than ever in the Hawkeye State. But it needs more workers. That’s where registered apprenticeship programs and their “earn while you learn” models come into play.

Decorah and the Clean Energy Districts of Iowa have been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy grant to reduce energy burdens for low-income households in Eastern Iowa and southwest Wisconsin.

$5B nationwide investment includes over $400M for Iowa