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From the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship: Mines and Minerals Bureau.

A U.S. Department of Energy laboratory operated by Iowa State University.

Preserves and restores antique airplanes.

Provides links to the Iowa energy related materials from the USDOE.

From Iowa Public Television.

From Iowa Public Television.

Report published in 2003.

Report published in 2000.

Written by Mary R. Howes of the Iowa Geological Survey Bureau. This page provides a history of coal mining in Iowa. Reprinted from Iowa Geology, 1992, no. 17.

From the Iowa Utilities Board

A research, demonstration and educational organization dedicated to increasing Iowa's energy efficiency and use of renewable fuels.

A section of the National Society of Professional Engineers.

This is a database of U.S. patents that were granted to Iowa residents from 1843-1974. It covers a WIDE variety of inventions. It can be searched by last name of inventor, city, title of patent, year, or patent number.

Helps small businesses comply with federal and state environmental regulations.

Based out of ISU, the center leads a national effort in developing foods and food-processing technologies that enhance space missions and advance commercial food products.

This is a combination of information from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the American Nuclear Society. Clickable map - pick a state and find power plants.

Provides information about National Priorities List sites in Iowa, including site location by county, name that links to the site Fact Sheet, CERCLIS ID that links to the site narrative, and dates of listing actions that link to Federal Register notices.

Excellent collection of information on Iowa wind energy compiled by the Iowa Renewable Energy Association.

Provides links to Iowa Wind Maps, Iowa Ground Cover Map, a wind assessment and calculator, and information on how a wind farm works.

This site lists all the currently existing wind farms, year online, power capacity, developer, owner, power purchaser, and turbine manufacturer.