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Iowa Energy Center Board Agenda - September 2020

Details

Location: Telephonic
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2020 - 1:00 p.m.

Attendees

Board Members Stuart Anderson, Nathan Young, Debi Durham, Geri Huser, Jennifer Johnson, Valerie Newhouse, Dan Nickey, Rick Olesen, Joel Schmidt, Timothy Whipple, Gul Kremer-Okuden, Jenae Jenison

Agenda

  1. Welcome & Introductions

    Timothy Whipple
    1. Roll Call

      Betty Hessing
    2. Approval of August 6, 2020 Meeting Minutes

      Action
  2. Public Comment Period
    A public comment period will be held at this time and is limited to 10 minutes. If you are interested in offering a comment, please email the board administrator at Betty.Hessing@IowaEDA.com in advance of the meeting and provide your name and the topic of your comment. 

  3. Fiscal Update

    Terry Roberson
    Information
  4. Alternate Energy Revolving Loan Program (AERLP)

    Stephanie Weisenbach
    1. Loan Program Update

      Information
    2. Keaton Martin - 80 kW Solar Project

      Roll Call
  5. Grant Program

    Amber Buckingham
    1. Committee Recommendations for Grant Award Approval

      Roll Call
      1. University of Northern Iowa - Iowa Rural Energy Planning

      2. Iowa State University - Paired Electrolyzer for Conversion of Crude Glycerin and Waste CO2

      3. University of Northern Iowa - Developing an Iowa Energy Curriculum for Secondary Classrooms

      4. Iowa State University - Low-Cost Biobased Composite Material for Ultradurable and Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades

      5. Iowa State University - An Origami Structural Design for Natural Gas Pipeline Rehabilitation

      6. The Energy Group - Iowa Rural Healthcare Micro-Grid Feasibility Analysis

      7. Energy Association of Iowa Schools - Grow Energy Workforce Development Program for Rural Iowa Communities

      8. Iowa State University - Storing Excess Solar/Wind Electricity as Bio-renewable Fuels by Electrocatalytic Biomass Conversion

      9. Iowa State University - Predicting Battery Lifetime with Early-Life Data for Grid Applications

      10. Iowa State University - Improve Battery Energy Efficiency via Structural Design and 3D Printing for Electric Vehicles

      11. Building Enclosure Council of Iowa - Building Enclosure Council of Iowa Education Program

    2. Committee Recommendations for Grant Award Denial

      Amber Buckingham
      Roll Call
      1. Frontline Bioenergy - Bio-Based Asphalt from Corn Stover

      2. Iowa State University - A Cost-Effective Approach to Synthesize Graphene from Biomass for Cross-Industry Reuse

      3. University of Iowa - Electrochemical Energy from Ethanol

      4. Iowa State University - Leveraging a Digital Twin to Improve the Resilience of Underground Electric and Gas Infrastructure

      5. Frontline Bioenergy - Renewable Hydrogen from Biomass

      6. Iowa State University - Cyber Security Essentials Training Center

      7. Iowa State University - Portable Modular Composite Panel Technology for Blast and EMP Proofing of Energy Utilities

      8. Iowa State University - Understanding the Role of Market Aggregators and Flexibility Services to the Modern Grid

      9. Iowa State University - Production of Biobased Epoxy Resins from Corn Stover

      10. Visium, LLC - Visium Bio-oil Hydrothermal Refraction

      11. EcoEngineers - Treat Digestate from Municipal Anaerobic Digester to Reduce Energy Consumption and Carbon Intensity

  6. Appointments to Committees and Election of Chair/Vice-Chair

    Lisa Connell
    1. Appointments to Grant Committee

      Roll Call
    2. Appointments to Loan Committee

      Roll Call
    3. Election of Chair & Vice-Chair

      Roll Call
  7. Other Business

    Timothy Whipple
    1. Volkswagen Settlement Update

      Stuart Anderson
    2. Energy Office Updates

      Brian Selinger
    3. Next Quarterly Meeting is October 29, 2020

  8. Adjournment

    Timothy Whipple

The Iowa Energy Center Board may go into closed session pursuant to Iowa Code §21.5(1)a, §15.118, §22.7.3, §22.7.6 and §22.7.8 to review and discuss records IEDA is required to treat as confidential under Iowa law. This includes confidential business and financial information about applicants and industrial prospects with which the Authority is currently negotiating.

Please Note: The meeting will convene no earlier than stated above, but may begin later. Agenda items may be considered out of order at the discretion of the Chair for each meeting. If you require accommodations to participate in this public meeting, call 515-348-6197 to make your request. Please notify us at least 48 hours in advance.

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