
The City of Ames is supporting the exploration of a process that converts corn stalks and garbage into "bio-oil." With the help of the city, Robert Brown, Iowa Farm Bureau Director of the Bioeconomy Institute, and Jim Cooper, coordinator of the Prairie Rivers of Iowa Resource Conservation and Development, will be studying the commercial feasibility of such a process to provide a renewable source of fuel for the Ames power plant. Click here to learn more about this initiative.
Renewable energy, quality of life top 'to do' list
Des Moines Register
January 14, 2007
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Generations of Iowans have considered the state's...
Iowa State University recently hosted academic and industry experts at the ’06 Call to Action Summit to encourage future bioindustry investment and expansion in Iowa.Over 400 stakeholders attended the summit where they met in...
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