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Providing energy efficiency, renewable energy opportunities for Iowa’s small/mid-sized farming operations. National Center for Appropriate Technology. Farm Energy Working Group Statewide Network - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Providing energy efficiency, renewable energy opportunities for Iowa’s small/mid-sized farming operations
National Center for Appropriate Technology
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Farm Energy Working Group Statewide Network Helping Iowa farmers increase energy efficiency, decrease reliance on fossil fuels.
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Mission
Support research, education, and implementation of a variety of energy conservation, efficiency, and renewable energy practices from on-farm resources to meet the needs of Iowa's small and mid-sized farms.
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Farm Energy Accomplishments --What do we do?
• Learn from each other
• Invited speakers from other states, working group
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Learn from each other
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Mini-grant Program
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Sponsor Workshops
Helped sponsor 3
workshops for REAP
grant writing training
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Micro-Scale Biogas Workshop
Example of biomass used to produce biogas and reduce use of propane,
natural gas or electric usage.
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Field Trips - Energy from the Farm Farmers ElectricCooperative (FEC) Solar Array Program
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Field Trips
Leighton Yoder,Wellman, IA18 kW Jacobs wind turbine, 120’ tower$25,000
• Jacobs wind turbine
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Pheasant Ridge Farm
Eric & Ann Franzenburg, Van Horne, IACorn furnace for water-based heating
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Francis & Susan Thicke, Fairfield, IA
Solar PV to run pump
Radiance Dairy Farm
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PV panel near pond -- runs pump to use pond water to fill 4,000 gallon storage tank.
Water is gravity-fed to watering troughs around the dairy farm.
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2011-12 Projects
• Develop templates for 3 grant projects, help farmers write
• Develop business plan• Evaluate work
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www.ceee.uni.edu/farmenergy.aspx
• Carole Yates • Rich Dana• Kamyar Enshayan