Tag: Iowa

IRFA relaunching On-Farm Biodiesel Credit program

IRFA relaunching On-Farm Biodiesel Credit program

March 29, 2023 |

In Iowa, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) is re-launching the statewide On-Farm Biodiesel Credit program to give back to Iowa farmers.  Farmers who buy a biodiesel blend can receive up to 50 cents per gallon for filling an on-farm tank in Iowa used in agricultural operations. “This is a great way for farmers to […]

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Iowa House bill limiting eminent domain for CO2 pipelines moves onto the Senate

Iowa House bill limiting eminent domain for CO2 pipelines moves onto the Senate

March 23, 2023 |

In Iowa, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reports that House File 565 restricting the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines only when 90% of the route has achieved voluntary easements has passed the House of Representatives and will now move to the state’s Senate where the bill is expected to meet with resistance. The […]

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Phase 2 of study shows Iowa farm income could fall by $1B annually without CCS pipeline

Phase 2 of study shows Iowa farm income could fall by $1B annually without CCS pipeline

March 21, 2023 |

In Iowa, Decision Innovation Solutions (DIS) released phase two of its deep dive into the ramifications if Iowa prevents carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects from moving forward, finding that farm income could drop by more than $1 billion annually. The study found corn leaving Iowa without added value would jump from 6% to 44% […]

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Polls shows 78% of Iowans against eminent domain for carbon pipeline surveying

Polls shows 78% of Iowans against eminent domain for carbon pipeline surveying

March 14, 2023 |

In Iowa, the Des Moines Register newspaper reports that a poll it ran together with Mediacom Iowa shows that 78% of adults in the state oppose using eminent domain for to force landowners to allow carbon pipeline surveyors onto their property, with just 15% in favor. Opposition to the use of eminent domain is strong […]

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Iowa awards 16 counties $1.1M in cost-share grants for higher biofuel blending infrastructure

Iowa awards 16 counties $1.1M in cost-share grants for higher biofuel blending infrastructure

March 1, 2023 |

In Iowa, twenty-three Iowa locations in 16 different counties were awarded more than $1.1 million in cost-share grants from the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) during the latest quarterly application cycle. The RFIP helps fuel retailers provide higher blends of lower cost Iowa grown biofuels to consumers by incentivizing the installation, replacement and conversion […]

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Iowa’s farm bureau pitted against its renewable fuels association over pipeline laws

Iowa’s farm bureau pitted against its renewable fuels association over pipeline laws

February 21, 2023 |

In Iowa, Radio Iowa reports a bill backed by the state’s Farm Bureau but opposed by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association that has passed a state house subcommittee would require landowners along 90% of the proposed CO2 pipelines to voluntarily grant permission before land surveyors could enter their property. The IFB says that land rights […]

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Study says Iowa’s ethanol industry could be hit hard without CCS

Study says Iowa’s ethanol industry could be hit hard without CCS

February 14, 2023 |

In Iowa, agricultural economic experts released a new study that found Iowa ethanol production is at a crossroads. Without viable access to carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), Iowa could see 75 percent of its ethanol production migrate to states that facilitate sequestration. The study, conducted by Decision Innovation Solutions (DIS), determined that current market and policy […]

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Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture ask EPA to boost biofuel blends

Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture ask EPA to boost biofuel blends

February 14, 2023 |

In Iowa, Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its proposed rulemaking and volume obligations for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2023, 2024 and 2025. Iowa is the undisputed national leader in biofuels production, with 42 ethanol biorefineries and 11 biodiesel facilities producing 4.5 billion […]

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Kemin launches FermSAVER to improve ethanol production during summer months

Kemin launches FermSAVER to improve ethanol production during summer months

February 6, 2023 |

In Iowa, Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer that strives to sustainably transform the quality of life every day for 80 percent of the world with its products and services, recently launched FermSAVER, a tea-extract product utilized during yeast fermentation for ethanol production, as part of its growing Kemin Bio Solutions portfolio. FermSAVER was developed […]

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Ames National Laboratory leads development of one pot CO2 to ethylene catalyst

Ames National Laboratory leads development of one pot CO2 to ethylene catalyst

January 31, 2023 |

In Iowa, a new hybrid catalyst converts carbon dioxide into ethylene in one pot. The catalyst was developed by scientists from Ames National Laboratory, Iowa State University, University of Virginia, and Columbia University. This catalyst supports the world net-zero carbon initiative by using carbon dioxide (CO2) as a feedstock for efficient ethylene production powered by […]

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