Research Results

Energy

The Leopold Center has operated a competitive grants program since 1988 for research, education and demonstration projects that now cover three initiatives: Marketing and Food Systems, Ecology, and Policy.

Below are printable summaries for all grant projects related to energy. These documents show major findings, impact and outreach from each project, condensed from the final project reports submitted by principal investigators.

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Project Name [PDF] Project ID
NEW! Grinnell Area Petroleum Replacement Initiative, Phase 2 One-page brief Full summary M2008-12
NEW! Mapping biomass markets in Iowa One-page brief Full summary M2008-04
Effects of biomass harvest on soil erosion One-page brief Full summary E2003-07
Southwest Iowa Entrepreneurial Center: An achievable product-to-market business model for niche ag producers   M13-2005
Development of switchgrass as a viable agricultural commodity   2002-26
Development of switchgrass as a viable agricultural commodity for farmers in southern Iowa   1998-14
Economic analysis of variable rate management for corn and soybean systems   1997-48
Biomass production and ethanol potential from sweet sorghum   1991-46
A wood-fired furnace and timber management research and demonstration system   1988-08
Selection of herbaceous energy crops for sustainable agriculture   1988-01
On-farm demonstration program to reduce energy consumption and environmental impacts from row crop production   1988-25
Nitrogen efficiency with no-till and conventional tillage cropping systems for energy conservation and water quality benefits   1988-20
Tillage and crop rotation system demonstration for energy and environmental efficiency   1988-10

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