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Thomas and DeVonna Zeug of Walnut Grove were named the 2016 Redwood County Farm Family and are among 81 Minnesota families being honored by the University of Minnesota Extension Service. “The farm families receiving this year’s honors exemplify what makes Minnesota agriculture strong. They bring innovation, science and hard work to farming. They care greatly about the land and animals and delivering quality products to consumers worldwide,” said Bev Durgan, dean of the University of Minnesota Extension Service. “The Univ-ersity of Minnesota takes pride in honoring these families.” “We were stunned to be nominated,” said Tom and DeVonna...

By Troy Krause Editor Posted Aug. 27, 2014 @ 12:01 am     Since its inception, High-water Ethanol in rural Lamberton has continued to look for new and innovative ways to improve what it offers to the region in terms of economic development and to improve the return for its investors. “That is why we are here today,”?said David Moldan, Highwater Ethanol board chair Wednesday afternoon during a ceremony to celebrate the latest project that has been accomplished at the facility. Through a partnership with Butamax™ Advanced Biofuels, which is a joint venture of DuPont and...

Submitted by Lindsay Wimmer, 5/14/14 The Youth Energy Summit (YES!) Team Westbrook-Walnut Grove Public Schools entered building and utility data into the B3 Energy Benchmarking System for ten buildings in the City of Westbrook to learn about energy use, as well as help the city better track energy use and utility costs in public buildings. The YES! Team is a group of nine motivated students that are interested in creating community environmental and economic vitality through hands on projects, so B3 Energy Benchmark data entry was the perfect project.The B3 Energy Benchmarking System is...

Incentive amounts set for Made in Minnesota Solar Incentive Program Payments will defray system costs, boost solar energy generation SAINT PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Department of Commerce announced on Nov. 22 the 2014 incentive amounts for its 10-year, $15-million-a-year Made in Minnesota Solar Incentive Program that will officially launch January 1, 2014. The announcement of the incentive amounts means that for the Minnesota residents and businesses who apply and receive the incentive, the cost to install a solar electric system will be much more affordable, boosting Minnesota’s solar energy generation. “Made in Minnesota solar incentives are...

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by Joshua Dixon Staff Writer Posted Oct. 23, 2013 @ 12:01 am The city of Redwood Falls has been generating electricity from the Redwood River for the past 111 years. For much of that, the exact same equipment was used to do it, too. The turbine was originally installed by the Redwood Falls Light and Power Company, formed in 1897 by August Burmeister as part of the Redwood Falls Roller Mill. Originally, the company only provided electricity to the streetlights and downtown businesses. When the original Redwood Lake dam was built in 1902, the power...

By Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC | October 02, 2013 - Biomass Magazine Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a biobutanol technology company, and Highwater Ethanol LLC, a producer of first-generation ethanol, have begun to retrofit Highwater's ethanol plant in Lamberton, Minn., for the production of biobutanol. Butamax's cutting edge technology package will include the installation of novel corn oil separation technology. Butamax and Highwater have entered into definitive agreements for license of Butamax's patented corn oil separation technology, which is an integral part of a full retrofit to biobutanol production and can also be installed independently as a first phase...

Article by: DAVID SHAFFER , Star Tribune Updated: October 2, 2013 - 9:00 AM Highwater Ethanol in Lamberton says it will install Butamax corn oil separation technology in what could be the first stage of a broader retrofit. A Lamberton, Minn., ethanol plant is installing technology that could be the first step toward shifting production from ethanol to another biofuel called isobutanol. Highwater Ethanol, which owns the plant, and Butamax Advanced Biofuels, a Wilmington, Del.-based company that developed the technology, announced the deal Wednesday and said they were negotiating a second-stage agreement to...

Monday, September 9 at 6:30pm Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association will be welcoming community members and interested Minnesotans to the dedication of their first Solar Community project. It will be at WH’s headquarter facilities at 6800 Electric Drive, Rockford, MN. You can click here for more about the event. We followed up with Wright-Hennepin to learn a little more about the project. Read the interview below! Joel Haskard: Why did Wright-Hennepin pursue a community solar project? Wright-Hennepin: WH was interested in starting a community solar project to bring renewable energy options to members. WH took a unique approach...