Iowa Energy Center Renewable Energy
 Renewable EnergyThe Iowa Energy Center leads the state in providing accurate, usable information on renewable energy such as wind, solar and biomass energy. The renewable energy data the Energy Center has gathered is used by the full spectrum of Iowans including utilities, farmers, manufacturers, municipalities, school districts and even neighboring states and the national energy laboratories. The Energy Center's record of delivering valuable research and base-line information on Iowa's renewable energy resulted in the Iowa State Legislature choosing the Energy Center to manage the its Alternate Energy Revolving Loan Program. Approximately 33% of the Energy Center's program funds is spent on renewable energy research and demonstration projects. Almost 22% of the Energy Center's renewable research funds is matched by in-kind services, direct dollar-for-dollar matches or material contributions. The Energy Center has established some groundbreaking work in the renewable energy arena, including wind and solar resource maps for the entire state of Iowa, and the establishment of the Biomass Energy Conversion (BECON) facility in Nevada. |