The Iowa Biogas Assessment Model was created in 2014 to support the growth of Iowa's biogas industry. IBAM was built with inspiration from several sources. The documentation includes a full listing of data references. The primary references include:
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Cost of Renewable Energy Spreadsheet Tool (CREST)
  • Environmental Protection Agency's AgSTAR program
  • MapServer (mapserver.org)
  • JQuery and Bootstrap
IBAM features a rich set of mapping information regarding Iowa biogas resources. In addition to the dynamic maps, you may download static maps from the links below.
Credits:
  • IBAM Development: Mark Mba Wright and Boyan Li - Bioeconomy Institute & Mechanical Engineering Department at Iowa State University
  • Geographic Information Systems: Shannon Thol - EcoEngineers
  • Program Manager: Shashi Menon - EcoEngineers

The IBAM tools are sponsored by grant funding through the Iowa Economic Development Authority, Energy Office, and are free and available for public use.