Jan–Mar, 2004

  We are an energy-hungry society. From appliances and automobiles to cellular phones and home computers, it takes power to run our lives. Since our culture’s pace is not likely…

  Louisville, Kentucky – AURI client Joshua Zeithamer of Alexandria, Minn. has been named the American Star in Agribusiness by the National FFA Organization. Zeithamer, age 22, operates the natural…

AURI, poised to be a national leader in renewable energy, is launching the Center for Producer-Owned Energy. With a $1 million federal grant and matching funds, the Energy Center will…

AURI’s proposal to the USDA, to launch the Center of Producer-Owned Energy, included more than 50 letters of support from agricultural and rural development organizations. Many also offered cash or…

Several producer-owned and private companies, involved in renewable energy production and distribution, supported AURI’s bid for federal funding of the Center for Producer Owned Energy. They include: CHS Formerly known…

Ethanol:   In 1992, the State of Minnesota set a goal of replacing 10 percent of the state’s gasoline with domestically-produced ethanol. The state built demand for oxygenated fuels by…

Editors note: The following is based on a story by the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association. Faribault, Minn. – A young farm boy in 1964, Jerry Groskreutz was disappointed when his…

  Brewster, Minn. – Steam billowed into the cool December air as the Minnesota Soybean Processors cooperative fired up its newly-constructed soybean crushing plant. More than 2,300 farmers have invested…

  Medina, Minn. – Residents of Minnesota’s most populous county may soon notice something missing – the unpleasant smell of diesel exhaust. Hennepin County is one of the first local…

  When John Goodman opens his laptop at meetings, he never looks for an electric outlet or worries about his battery going dead in the middle of a presentation.Goodman’s laptop…

How do fuel cells work? Fuel cells create energy, not by burning, but by an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen, oxygen, and a catalyst. Like a battery, every fuel cell has…

Minnesota has no coal or oil deposits, but someday the state could produce plenty of homegrown hydrogen from its abundant agricultural products. Renewable hydrogen offers the promise of efficient, pollution-free…

Minnesota could become a major player in the rapidly emerging fuel cell industry. The sector is so young that the state does not yet collect employment or sales statistics on…

Is it economical for Minnesota communities to turn waste into power? AURI now has a tool to help find the answer. Anaerobic digesters that break down agricultural and food processing…

Renewable energy is one of the hottest discussion topics around AURI, especially since the Institute was selected as one of 10 national sites to host a federally-funded energy center. We…

Editors note: As a service to our readers, we provide news about the work of others in the ag utilization arena. Often, research done elsewhere complements AURI’s work. Please note…

Waseca, Minn. – Skinny sticks with sporadic tufts of brown and gold leaves, five-foot willow shrubs stretch skyward, soaking up the last rays of the evening sun. In a few…