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The documents below are listed in reverse chronological order (most recent documents are at the top). Click on the document name to open the file.

• Final Technical Report. September 2009.
• Appendix Part 1.
• Appendix Part 2.
• Long Term Test Burn of Switchgrass Co-Fired with Coal at OGS. Corrosion and Deposit Tests. May 2007.
• Appendix 1.
• Appendix 2.
• Testing Program for the Evaluation of Co-combustion Fly Ash Produced at Ottumwa Generating Station; Phase 2 (Second Trial Burn) (TASK 6.1.1 CHARITON VALLEY BIOMASS PROJECT). June 2005.
• Estimating the Economic Impact of Substituting Switchgrass for Coal for Electric Generation in Iowa. March 2005.
• Chariton Valley Biomass Project Task 5.10.0 – Site-specific Management for Biomass Production. May 2005.
• 2004 Final Report – Soil Carbon and Quality in Seymour and Clarinda Soil Map Units, Chariton Valley, Iowa. March 2005.
• Chariton Valley Biomass Project Task 5.9.0 – Assessment of the Biomass Potential of Cool-Season Grasslands in Southern Iowa. August 2004.
• Development of switchgrass as a viable agricultural commodity for farmers in southern Iowa. 2004.
• Management Guide for the Production of Switchgrass for Biomass Fuel in Southern Iowa. May 2003.
• Switchgrass Seeding Recommendations for the Production of Biomass Fuel in Southern Iowa. May 2003.
• Biobased Products and Bioenergy Vision and Roadmap for Iowa. October 2002.
• Chariton Valley Biomass Project Draft Fuel Supply Plan. September 2002.
• Switchgrass Production in Iowa: Economic analysis, soil suitability, and varietal performance. September 2002.
• Chariton Valley Biomass Project Design Package. July 2002.
• Chariton Valley Biomass Project Environmental Permits Report. June 2002.
• Alliant Energy’s Environmental Permitting Plan for the Chariton Valley Biomass Project. May 2002.
• IDNR Letter of Cooperation. May 2002.
• Fire Protection Letter. April 2002.
• Chariton Valley Biomass Project Draft Sales Contract Report. April 2002.
• Chariton Valley Biomass Project Environmental Strategies Plan. April 2002.
• Avian response to harvesting switchgrass for biomass in southern Iowa. 2002.
• Cropping Systems Research for Biomass Energy Production. April 2002.
• Summary of Chariton Valley Switchgrass Co-Fire Testing at the Ottumwa Generating Station in Chillicothe, Iowa. February 2002.
• Soil Organic Carbon in fields of switchgrass and row crops as well as woodlots and pastures across the Chariton Valley, Iowa. January 2002.
• Development of switchgrass as a viable agricultural commodity for farmers in southern Iowa. 2002.
• Farmers’ motivations for adoption of switchgrass. 2002.
• Development of analytical techniques and scrubbing options for contaminants in gasifier streams intended for use in fuel cells. September 2001.
• Switchgrass Production in Iowa: Economic Analysis, Soil Suitability, and Varietal Performance. August 2001.
• Costs of Producing Switchgrass for Biomass in Southern Iowa. April 2001.
• Switchgrass Production in Iowa: Economic analysis, soil suitability, and varietal performance. August 2000.
• Modeling Switchgrass Production Effects on Runoff Water Quality.
• Rainfall simulations begin as part of biomass project.
• An Assessment of Potential Agricultural Nonpoint Sources of Water Quality Impairment in the Rathbun Lake Watershed.
• Evaluation of an Integrated Biomass Gasification/Fuel Cell Power Plant.
• Experience with Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Gasification of Switchgrass.
• Indirectly Heated Fluidized Bed Biomass Gasification Using a Latent Heat Ballast. 1998.
• Switchgrass for Energy in Southern Iowa: Developing and Maintaining Producer Involvement.
• Overview of the Chariton Valley Switchgrass Project: A Part of the Biomass Power for Rural Development Initiative. 1998.