The Iowa Energy Center has awarded Johna Leddy an Iowa Energy Center Grant for $417,137 for the project titled, "Electrical Energy from Ethanol." 

This grant award will be administered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. The Iowa Energy Center Grant program is funded by gas and electric utilities across the state of Iowa and is administered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. This competitive grant program provides grants to eligible applicants for projects that provide a benefit to Iowa ratepayers. A ratepayer is defined as a customer who pays for an electric or natural gas utility service in the state of Iowa.  Projects must also aid in the implementation of one of the key focus areas of the Iowa Energy Plan:

• Technology-based Energy Research and Development
• Energy Workforce Development
• Support for Rural and Underserved Areas
• Biomass Conversion
• Natural Gas Expansion in Underserved Areas
• Electric Grid Modernization
• Alternative Fuel Vehicles
• Carbon Management