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The Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program board authorised 35 mission functions totaling greater than $1.6 million throughout its quarterly board assembly on July 20. The awards help each ethanol and biodiesel initiatives.
Seven of the initiatives are for ethanol infrastructure, one is for a biodiesel terminal, and 27 are for biodiesel infrastructure.
The RFIP helps gasoline retailers present larger blends of decrease value Iowa grown biofuels to customers by incentivizing the set up, substitute and conversion of ethanol and biodiesel shelling out and storage infrastructure. Incentives to improve biodiesel terminal and storage amenities are additionally accessible. Whereas the Iowa Division of Agriculture and Land Stewardship manages this system, a board appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Iowa Senate determines grant allocations on a quarterly foundation.
“When customers can entry larger blends of ethanol and biodiesel for his or her automobile, they lower your expenses,” stated Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig. “As extra retailers improve their infrastructure, Iowa drivers will frequently discover extra choices to assist them lower your expenses by way of the usage of cleaner burning and extra inexpensive homegrown biofuels.”
Counties with places receiving a number of of the mission grants embrace the next: Van Buren, Crawford, Ida, Washington, Benton, Jackson, Muscatine, Taylor, Linn, Story, Jasper, Calhoun, Carroll, Iowa, Polk, Woodbury, Johnson, Pottawattamie, Marion, Winneshiek, Black Hawk, Dubuque and Madison. The whole listing of places might be discovered right here.
The Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Board will take into account further RFIP grant functions throughout its subsequent quarterly assembly in October. The RFIP grant software is out there on the Iowa Division of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s web site.
Over the historical past of this system, the state has invested roughly $75 million whereas non-public trade has invested over $225 million. To study extra concerning the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program, go to the program’s webpage on the Iowa Division of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s web site.