Tag: Iowa

Siouxland Energy Cooperative and Continuum Ag to help farmers with Carbon Intensity certified grain

Siouxland Energy Cooperative and Continuum Ag to help farmers with Carbon Intensity certified grain

March 25, 2024 |

In Iowa, Siouxland Energy Cooperative of Sioux Center, Iowa, and Continuum Ag of Washington, Iowa, have agreed to provide farmers a path to receive potential premiums associated with Carbon Intensity (CI) Certified Grain. Continuum Ag will provide farmers the certification necessary to participate while Siouxland intends to be a buyer for the certified bushels. The […]

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USDA marks second-ever National Biobased Products Day

USDA marks second-ever National Biobased Products Day

March 11, 2024 |

In Iowa, the US Department of Agriculture held its second National Biobased Products Day celebration on March 8, with a press conference highlighting the accomplishments of people and organizations working to improve sustainability. USDA also marked the occasion by releasing two reports and announcing a National Institute of Food and Agriculture $10,000,000 investment in Oregon […]

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Valero signs on to Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project with eight ethanol plants

Valero signs on to Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project with eight ethanol plants

March 4, 2024 |

In Iowa, Summit Carbon Solutions announced that Valero, the world’s second-largest corn ethanol producer and a leader in low-carbon transportation fuels production, will be a shipper on Summit’s pipeline, as part of the largest proposed carbon capture and storage project in the world. This collaboration underscores a commitment to reliable energy, growing markets for Midwest […]

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Chevron-REG mothballs indefinitely two biodiesel plants

Chevron-REG mothballs indefinitely two biodiesel plants

March 4, 2024 |

In Iowa, the Des Moines Register newspaper reports Chevron Renewable Energy Group is mothballing indefinitely its biodiesel production facilities in Western Iowa and Wisconsin, saying that the Biden Administration’s policies have created market conditions that keep the plants from being viable. The Environmental Protection Agency set the biodiesel blending mandates about 1 billion gallons below […]

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Vespene Energy invited by DOE to apply for Part II of loan guarantee program

Vespene Energy invited by DOE to apply for Part II of loan guarantee program

February 7, 2024 |

In Iowa, Vespene Energy has been invited by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to submit a Part II application for a loan guarantee through the Loan Programs Office’s (LPO) Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program for $420 million to support the development of distributed biogas to electricity plants at 50 municipal landfills in 21 […]

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Iowa biodiesel production kept steady at 350M gallons in 2023

Iowa biodiesel production kept steady at 350M gallons in 2023

February 5, 2024 |

In Iowa, biodiesel production in 2023 kept steady at 350 million gallons, nearly the same as the 349 million gallons produced in 2022. Even in a changing biofuels space with increased soybean crush and renewable diesel production and talk of sustainable aviation fuel, Iowa biodiesel producers were able to maintain their production. Reflecting the expansion […]

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POET and Summit Carbon Solutions announce carbon capture partnership

POET and Summit Carbon Solutions announce carbon capture partnership

February 3, 2024 |

In Iowa, POET and Summit Carbon Solutions signed a partnership to strategically expand the carbon opportunity across the Midwest by incorporating POET’s 12 facilities in Iowa and five facilities in South Dakota into the Summit project. This addition will facilitate the capture, transportation, and permanent storage of 4.7 million metric tons of CO2 annually from […]

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POET signs on to Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project

POET signs on to Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project

January 29, 2024 |

In Iowa, POET and Summit Carbon Solutions (Summit) announced a partnership connecting the world’s largest biofuel producer with the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project. This collaboration brings together two entities—both founded upon creating new agricultural markets and supporting rural communities—to capture the value of the biogenic CO2 from the bioethanol production process. The […]

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Verbio’s Nevada expansion possibilities brighten after land annexation

Verbio’s Nevada expansion possibilities brighten after land annexation

January 22, 2024 |

In Iowa, the Ames Tribune newspaper reports that Verbio’s plans to expand its Nevada, Iowa facility will move forward following the Iowa City Development Board’s decision to annex into the city the 74 acres the company previously purchased for the project. Beyond storage, the company hasn’t announced concrete plans for the new land that could […]

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The Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol NASCAR race to showcase the performance of ethanol

The Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol NASCAR race to showcase the performance of ethanol

January 2, 2024 |

In Iowa, Agrinews reported that the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol NASCAR race will showcase the performance of ethanol. “I am pleased to share with the NASCAR family, why choosing higher blends of ethanol benefits everyone,” said Stan Nelson, a farmer from Middletown and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board president. “We can make a […]

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