Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Current Competitive Grant

Iowa Farm Energy Working Group

Project ID: XP2011-03

This 2-year grant for $85,995 was awarded in 2011.

Location: Statewide

This project supports a statewide Farm Energy Working Group that will encourage implementation of a variety of energy conservation, efficiency and renewable energy practices for small and midsize farms in Iowa. The group meets quarterly and offers mini-grants for research, education and on-farm case studies.

Carole Yates

Carole Yates Carole Yates has more than 25 years of experience in communications and grant writing. She coordinates the UNI Student Energy! Project that works with students in residence halls to understand why and how to reduce their energy use. Yates coordinated the 2008 Iowa Renewable Energy Association's Energy & Sustainability EXPO. She is a member of the UNI Energy Conservation Committee and helps engage university departments in efforts to reduce energy use. Kamyar Enshayan manages UNI's Center for Energy and Environmental Education and directs several community-wide projects including Buy Fresh Buy Local and the Yard for Kids community health education program. He also works with UNI's Energywi$e, a program to reduce energy waste on campus. He is an agricultural engineer and teaches environmental studies as an adjunct faculty at UNI.

Co-Investigator(s):

Kamyar Enshayan, UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Education


This competitive grant project is part of the Leopold Center's Cross-Cutting Initiative.

Topics: Bioeconomy and energy