2027 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit: Powering the Possible

The theme is affordability through energy efficiency and demand-side solutions, including near-term consumer cost savings, grid reliability, peak-demand management, equitable access, and community resilience. The program covers passive-house design and construction; energy-efficiency and demand-side program design; grid resilience using distributed energy resources and the ENDURE tool; Iowa's Technical Reference Manual and savings calculations; residential energy assessments and upgrades; the gap between modeled and actual building performance; and data-driven planning for an affordable, accessible EV-charging network. A plenary panel examines three Iowa housing projects—the Ralston Eco Home, Goldfinch Lofts, and CyBear Lair—and how high-performance design, reduced energy waste and peak demand, project financing, and workforce development relate to affordability and reliability. Other sessions address Home Energy Rebates, utility programs and funding strategies; building controls for industrial and commercial energy savings; and agricultural irrigation demand response. The keynote is Abigail Corso, Chief Strategy Officer for Elevate Energy. The program also lists building tours and an IAEE annual meeting.

The discussion examines market opportunities, infrastructure requirements, technology pathways, and practical challenges for lower-carbon marine fuels, including differences in commercial readiness, cost, emissions performance, vessel compatibility, and infrastructure needs. Topics include maritime decarbonization and fuel demand; ethanol, biodiesel, renewable natural gas, bio-LNG, hydrogen, and ammonia; Great Lakes and Mississippi River supply chains; port demand; and actionable opportunities for Minnesota agriculture and renewable energy. The keynote addresses agricultural supply, slowing food demand, pressure on traditional ethanol markets, and the potential for new fuel markets to support farm profitability. A pathways panel compares ethanol, biodiesel, and bio-LNG, covering supply infrastructure, engine and vessel compatibility, carbon accounting, costs, deployment at commercial scale, pipeline access, and coastal liquefaction. A logistics panel examines Midwest-to-vessel supply chains, Great Lakes opportunities, vessel-size limits, and fuel requirements at major ports. An interactive session considers bio-methanol and green ammonia, hydrogen investment and availability, CO₂ sourcing, fuel handling and combustion, and tradeoffs among fertilizer, transportation fuel, and other hydrogen uses. The closing discussion focuses on Minnesota’s next steps.

Technical conference focused on improving plant-wide performance in the refining and petrochemical industries.

The meeting brings together executives, decision-makers, and technical experts from refining businesses, technology providers, contracting and consulting firms, and equipment manufacturers. Sessions address policies, regulations, geopolitics, and disruptions affecting downstream businesses. The agenda includes general sessions, concurrent breakout sessions, and a Government Relations Breakfast.

Government, industry and market perspectives address domestic fuel supply security; uranium markets; conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication and supply-chain capacity; government policy and regulatory developments; advanced reactor fuel requirements; investment, contracting and trade; nuclear fuel transportation; and long-term fuel demand. The general session focuses on domestic and global market developments, emerging challenges, future fuel supply and legislative initiatives. The forum is closed to media.

The conference brings together policymakers, experts, and corporate leaders across the clean energy value chain. Topics include wind, solar, storage, transmission, and dealmaking.

The conference covers public power accounting and finance, human resources, rates and pricing, and risk management. Attendees may also attend concurrent summit sessions focused on public power cybersecurity and technology, including current practices, AI tools, utility resources, trends, and threats. The 2027 agenda is expected in early 2027.

The program covers electricity demand from data onshoring and options for expanding grid generation and infrastructure; agrivoltaics combining cattle grazing with solar; and collaborative, technology-neutral ways to meet Tennessee’s demand for reliable, affordable power. A panel on the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus focuses on research, industry collaboration, technology development, and resource recovery across the nuclear lifecycle. Power Moves discussions highlight advanced-energy projects, technologies, and investments, including work by Centrus Energy, Kairos Power, and Type One Energy. Power Pitches are grouped around the future of energy, nuclear materials, advanced materials, and manufacturing. The event also presents the Thomas B. Ballard Advanced Energy Leadership Award and includes a featured address on energy innovation and U.S. energy security.

The symposium focuses on accelerating deployment of transformative clean-energy technologies and policies for the public good, forging cross-sector alliances, and renewing leadership commitment to clean-energy innovation. The agenda includes a fireside chat; sessions on battery innovation and battery research; an emerging leaders panel; “Learning from Hundreds of Millions of Experiments in a Single Afternoon”; “Life Science Lessons”; and “High-Throughput Materials Science for Solar.” An innovation ecosystems panel and closing address round out the program.