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1 1 Section 1. HYDROGEN PRODUCTION STUDY – PILOT PROJECT.
1 2 1. The Iowa energy center at the Iowa state university of
1 3 science and technology shall conduct a study according to the
1 4 following:
1 5 a. Focusing on the feasibility of using a combination of
1 6 wind, electrolysis, and fuel cells to generate electricity,
1 7 but also to utilize the heat produced as a by-product of the
1 8 electric generation.
1 9 b. Determining capital costs, real costs, and rate payer
1 10 costs associated with implementation of such an energy source
1 11 on a larger scale.
1 12 2. a. The Iowa energy center shall conduct a small-scale
1 13 pilot project to demonstrate the feasibility of an energy
1 14 source as described in subsection 1. The Iowa energy center
1 15 shall set the parameters of the pilot project, including the
1 16 number of participants, the duration, and other pertinent
1 17 factors.
1 18 b. Funding for the pilot project may be composed from any
1 19 or all of the following sources:
1 20 (1) Moneys appropriated by the general assembly for the
1 21 pilot project.
1 22 (2) Moneys appropriated by the general assembly for the
1 23 activities of the Iowa energy center.
1 24 (3) Gift or grant moneys obtained by the Iowa energy
1 25 center or pilot project participants for the pilot project,
1 26 including but not limited to federal matching grants such as
1 27 those available from the United States department of
1 28 education, the United States environmental protection agency,
1 29 or the United States department of agriculture.
1 30 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or
1 31 earnings on moneys designated for use for the pilot project
1 32 shall be credited for use by the pilot project.
1 33 Notwithstanding section 8.33, the funds in the account of the
1 34 Iowa energy center designated for use for the pilot project
1 35 shall not revert at the end of any fiscal year.
2 1 c. The Iowa energy center shall produce a report for the
2 2 general assembly, due annually on January 15 until the pilot
2 3 project has concluded, summarizing the progress and the
2 4 findings of the pilot project.
2 5 EXPLANATION
2 6 This bill provides for a pilot project to be established by
2 7 the Iowa energy center to study and test the feasibility of an
2 8 energy source that combines the use of wind, electrolysis, and
2 9 fuel cells to generate electricity, but also to utilize the
2 10 heat produced as a by-product of the electric generation. The
2 11 center is directed to prepare an annual report for the general
2 12 assembly on the progress of the pilot project. Funding for
2 13 the project may come from internal funds of the Iowa energy
2 14 center, from the general assembly, or from gift or grant
2 15 moneys.
2 16 LSB 2889HH 80
2 17 jj/pj/5
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