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May 25, 2012
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at TPI Composites wind turbine blade facility in Newton, Iowa. | Photo Courtesy of the White House.
President Obama Talks Clean Energy in Iowa

President Obama recently traveled to Newton, Iowa to push for the renewal of a tax credit for companies that produce clean energy.

May 24, 2012
Lab Breakthrough: Lead-free Solder

Iver Anderson, Ames National Laboratory materials scientist, discusses the impact of a lead-free solder he invented 15 years ago, the road to commercialization and the lab resources that made it possible.

March 13, 2012
Energy Innovator Drops Costs for Titanium Metalwork

Gas atomization technology developed at Ames National Lab and licensed to a startup company can cheaply and efficiently provide a main component in producing intricate aircraft, marine and biomedical parts.

February 27, 2012
Andrew Heidloff, representing start-up company Iowa Powder Atomization Technologies, is one of America's Next Top Innovators. Secretary Chu announced the winners of the competition today at the 2012 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. | Photo courtesy of ARPA-e contractor Dave Meyer.
Secretary Chu Recognizes America's Next Top Energy Innovators

Secretary Chu recognizes the America's Next Top Energy Innovators who were chosen out of 14 participating companies based on a public online vote and an expert review.

December 21, 2011
Disappearing Pens Cross Out Petroleum

How a new bioplastic is not only reducing waste, it also playing a valuable role in offsetting our need for foreign oil.

November 3, 2011
This 1930s grocery store is currently under renovation by the Green & Main initiative. When complete in Spring 2012, the previously abandoned building will be LEED Platinum certified and feature a green roof and 54 original windows retrofitted to achieve high energy efficiency standards. | Photo courtesy of Green & Main.
A Touch of Green for Des Moines’ Sherman Hill

Des Moines' Green & Main intends to intends to renovate an abandoned 1930s grocery store into a mixed-use facility with LEED Platinum certification – a prestigious badge of energy efficiency and sustainable building practices.

September 29, 2011
CX-006869: Categorical Exclusion Determination

National Agriculture Based Lubricants Center
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Date: 09/29/2011
Location(s): Waterloo, Iowa
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office

September 29, 2011
CX-006868: Categorical Exclusion Determination

National Agriculture Based Lubricants Center
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Date: 09/29/2011
Location(s): Iowa
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office

September 28, 2011
American farmers harvest 80 million acres of corn each autumn. The corn stover usually left on a hewn field can be processed into a renewable transportation fuel called bioethanol. | Image courtesy of POET
Commercial Ethanol Turns Dross to Dollars for Rural Iowans

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu Sept. 23 announced the Department finalized a $105 million loan guarantee to support the development of one of the nation's first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plants.

September 28, 2011
CX-006934: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Alternative High-Performance Motors with Non-Rare Earth Materials
CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 09/28/2011
Location(s): Colorado, Iowa, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy