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.