Tag: Iowa

Iowa approves 126 E15, E85, and biodiesel infrastructure projects

Iowa approves 126 E15, E85, and biodiesel infrastructure projects

October 10, 2024 |

In Iowa, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) Board recently approved 126 project applications from Iowa gas stations for new and expanded E15, E85, and biodiesel infrastructure projects. Totaling nearly $6.35 million, the projects are located across 61 Iowa counties and will allow drivers to save […]

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Iowa state Supreme Court hears arguments for eminent domain pipeline survey case

Iowa state Supreme Court hears arguments for eminent domain pipeline survey case

October 10, 2024 |

In Iowa, Iowa Public Radio reports the state’s Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments regarding eminent domain relating to Summit Carbon Solutions’ planned carbon dioxide pipeline that would run through the state. The case is brought by a private landowner who refused to give the company access to survey his land and then the company […]

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W2Fuels’ 10MGY biodiesel plant to be auctioned off

W2Fuels’ 10MGY biodiesel plant to be auctioned off

October 1, 2024 |

In Iowa, Maas Companies Inc of Rochester, MN will auction W2Fuels’ 10 Million Gallon per year biodiesel plant. Maas Companies specializes in the liquidation of specialized and renewable assets for private companies, courts, banks and lenders nationwide. The surplus assets will be sold via an online auction; the deadline for bidding is Thursday, November 14, […]

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Summit Next Gen secures site for major ethanol-to-jet fuel facility

Summit Next Gen secures site for major ethanol-to-jet fuel facility

September 17, 2024 |

In Iowa, Summit Next Gen, said it has acquired a 60-acre site on the Houston Ship Channel for its ethanol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel project. Positioned near key logistics infrastructure, the site ensures cost-effective sourcing and distribution of SAF to global markets. With an additional 40-acre expansion option, the company is gearing up to meet rising […]

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Iowa Utilities Commission gives Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline construction permit

Iowa Utilities Commission gives Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline construction permit

August 29, 2024 |

In Iowa, the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) has found that Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC (Summit Carbon), has substantially complied with the requirements of the IUC’s June 25, 2024, order regarding the company’s application for a hazardous liquid pipeline permit and has issued the permit under Iowa Code chapter 479B to Summit Carbon in Docket No. […]

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Summit Carbon Solutions buys out several Iowa Navigator CO2 land easement agreements

Summit Carbon Solutions buys out several Iowa Navigator CO2 land easement agreements

August 26, 2024 |

In Iowa, the Charles City Press newspaper reports Summit Carbon Solutions has bought out many land easement agreements from Navigator CO2 following that company’s decision to no longer pursue a CO2 pipeline project. Doing so helps to save time and money, although it requires rerouting its plans in the state. Summit received approval for the […]

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Iowa researchers spend six years studying perennial grasses in corn and soybean fields

Iowa researchers spend six years studying perennial grasses in corn and soybean fields

August 21, 2024 |

In Iowa, strategically planting perennial grass throughout corn and soybean fields helps address the unintended environmental consequences of growing the dominant row crops, including soil erosion, fertilizer runoff and greenhouse gas emissions. But converting portions of farmland back to prairie has to make financial sense for farmers, which is why a research team led by […]

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Verbio launches ethanol production at its biorefinery plant in Iowa

Verbio launches ethanol production at its biorefinery plant in Iowa

August 2, 2024 |

In Iowa, Verbio said it has commenced the commercial production of corn-based ethanol at its biorefinery facility in Nevada, Iowa.  The plant, a subsidiary of European biofuels and bioenergy producer Verbio SE, underwent a thorough commissioning process over the past six months resulting in the successful start of bioethanol production, the firm said. Verbio has […]

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ISU studies explore potential of grass-powered energy production

ISU studies explore potential of grass-powered energy production

August 2, 2024 |

In Iowa, Iowa State University reported that a research team led by Iowa State University landscape ecologist Lisa Schulte Moore has spent the past six years studying how to efficiently turn harvested grass into lucrative renewable natural gas. “We’re looking at existing markets where there is already a demand, use existing infrastructure to reduce costs […]

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Verbio kicks off commercial corn-based ethanol production at Nevada, Iowa biorefinery

Verbio kicks off commercial corn-based ethanol production at Nevada, Iowa biorefinery

August 1, 2024 |

In Iowa, Verbio has commenced the commercial production of corn-based ethanol at its biorefinery facility in Nevada, Iowa. The plant underwent a thorough commissioning process over the past six months resulting in the successful start of bioethanol production. The completion of this second phase of the Nevada plant`s strategy in the US market is the […]

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