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On the Radio: Energy efficiency under the Clean Power Plan

Compact fluorescent lamps are known for using energy more efficiently than traditional bulbs. (Adam/Flickr) This week’s On the Radio segment looks at how energy efficiency and renewable energy will...

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University of Michigan wins 2014 American Solar Challenge, Iowa State...

Nick Fetty | July 29, 2014 The University of Michigan took first place at the 2014 American Solar Challenge.Photo by Ali Eminov; Flickr For the fifth-straight year, the University of Michigan took...

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Iowa’s largest solar farm opens in Kalona

Nick Fetty | July 31, 2014 The largest solar array in Iowa will host its grand opening today in rural Kalona, approximately 25 miles southwest of Iowa City. The array will feature 2,900 solar grids...

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Iowa farmer uses the sun to power irrigation system

A solar array. (h080/Flickr) A farmer near Sioux City has turned to solar energy to power his irrigation system, according to a report from the Sioux City Journal. Dolf Ivener recently designed a...

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Solar power use in Iowa expected to grow

Nick Fetty | August 18, 2014 Solar farm in Spain. (Wikipedia) Solar energy use in the Iowa is expected to rise in coming years and much of it can be attributed to decreased installation and equipment...

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Michigan State University researchers have developed transparent solar...

Nick Fetty | August 20, 2014 A transparent luminescent solar concentrator module. (Photo by Yimu Zhao) A team of researchers at Michigan State University have developed the technology to harvest the...

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Eastern Iowa cooperative named national leader in solar energy

A map of solar power concentration across the United States. (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Nick Fetty | November 6, 2014 Iowa has been known as a national leader in wind energy and the Hawkeye...

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Bill aims to give excess solar energy to low income families

Rep. Mary Mascher (D-Iowa City) is serving her 11th term in the Iowa House of Representatives. (Iowa House Democrats) Nick Fetty | February 24, 2015 A bill introduced by Iowa State Representative Mary...

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Environmental group recognizes Iowa’s renewable energy efforts

While Iowa is a national leader in wind energy production, there is still room for growth in the solar sector. (Source: Environmental Law & Policy Center) Nick Fetty | March 6, 2015 The...

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UNI event focuses on solar energy

Nick Fetty | June 4, 2015 An upcoming event at the University of Northern Iowa aims to educate the public about solar energy, its economic feasibility, and other related topics. The Solar Energy Fair...

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New Iowa solar bill looks to benefit municipal utilities, rural electric...

The sun sets over a field in Mount Vernon. (Rich Herrmann/Flickr) Nick Fetty | July 1, 2015 Last week Iowa governor Terry Branstad signed a bill that will likely create more opportunities for solar...

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Iowa legislators to consider solar incentives in 2016 session

The Iowa state capitol in Des Moines. (Ashton B Crew/Wikimedia Commons) Nick Fetty | January 12, 2016 Policymakers returned to the statehouse this week to kick off the legislative session for the 86th...

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Iowa’s Luther College studies options for solar energy storage

A 552.96 kW solar array on a field near the Luther College Campus (Center for Sustainable Communities/Luther College) Nick Fetty | May 31, 2016 A small liberal arts college in Northeast Iowa is...

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Iowa solar advocate Tim Dwight featured in Sports Illustrated

Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association president Tim Dwight, right, during a CGRER 25th anniversary event presented by WorldCanvass at FilmScene in Iowa City on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. (KC...

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Iowa State’s solar car team prepares for 1,800-mile trek across Midwest

Members of Team PrISUm — from left, Charlotte Brandenburg, Garret Coleman, Philip Gates, Arun Sondhi and Matt Goode — are preparing their solar racing car for this summer’s two races. (Christopher...

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Iowa’s Rep. Loebsack encourages Hillary Clinton to focus on renewable energy

Rep. Dave Loebsack proposed legislation that would establish a national flood center, possibly at the University of Iowa, during an press conference in Iowa City on June 6, 2016. (Nick Fetty/CGRER)...

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Reflections on my two years at CGRER

The Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories, left, houses the University of Iowa’s Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research. (Optical Science and Technology Center/University of Iowa) Nick...

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Linn County solar energy group buy far exceeds expectations

Solar installations will be provided by Moxie Solar, founded in 2008 and based in North Liberty, Iowa. (growsolar.org) Jenna Ladd | October 19, 2017 Homeowners in Linn County were encouraged to combine...

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Iowa’s largest solar project announced for 2019

The project might look something like this solar farm in Germany (flickr).  Julia Poska| December 20, 2018 The new year will be a big one for solar power in Iowa. The Central Iowa Power Cooperative...

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The Iowa Environmental Council Strives for 100% Renewable Energy in Iowa by 2050

Photo by Bill Devlin, Flickr Nicole Welle | April 23rd, 2020 The Iowa Environmental Council released Tuesday a report called “Iowa’s Road to 100% Renewable“. The report lays out the steps necessary...

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