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The Iowa Energy Center conducted a survey earlier this year in order to identify the latest training needs of Iowa building professionals. From February 6 until March 8, the Energy Center offered an online survey for professional groups and associations in order to gather enough information to assist these groups in organizing more effective training [...] Read More
On Thursday, May 23, the Iowa Energy Center will be leading phase two of the Iowa Benchmarking Program via live Webinar. Participation in the Iowa Benchmarking Program for qualified public facilities is available at no cost for up to 800 selected buildings. Join us to learn more about this program! The itinerary is as follows: [...] Read More
On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Terry Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds commended twelve elementary students for their early interest in energy topics and for being selected as winners of the 2012-2013 Iowa Energy Poster Contest. “We’re glad that these young people are already really interested in energy and renewable resources,” Governor Branstad said. “We hope that [...] Read More
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced last week it will invest $4.2 million in Ames-based Frontline BioEnergy LLC to support the development of advanced drop-in biofuels for military applications. With the award, Frontline BioEnergy will scale-up its current lab-scale TarFreeGas ® reactor into a pilot-scale biorefinery by integrating its gasification technology with an existing [...] Read More
From supporting young energy researchers to co-sponsoring the event, the following video shows why the Iowa Energy Center is proud to be involved with the annual State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa. Read More
Annually, the Iowa Energy Center is proud to award high school students with the Youth and Energy Scholarships during the State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa (SSTFI). But this year, in addition to the student scholarships, the Energy Center chose to recognize Kevin Brasser as an outstanding science educator. Mr. Brasser, a ninth grade biology teacher [...] Read More
