COLLEGE RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDS TO HELP
WITH WIND ENERGY AND BIOMASS PROGRAMS

Iowa Lakes Community College is the recipient of nearly $250,000 in federal money to help provide equipment for two college programs.

The funds came from H.R. 2764 which was signed by President Bush Dec. 26. The law included the Iowa Lakes project. Training and Laboratory equipment for both the Wind Energy and Biomass Energy programs at Iowa Lakes Community College is the primary focus of the project.

“These federal funds are critical components of Iowa Lakes Community College’s ability to provide state-of-the-art training and educational equipment for our wind energy and biorenewable fuels programs,” said Dr. Harold Prior, President of Iowa Lakes. “This benefits Iowa and supports a whole new set of industry technicians.”

It helps as the college moves forward in these arenas.

“This is just another important installment in an ongoing effort to maintain our leadership position in the business of training tomorrow’s workforce to help make Iowa the leader in sustainable/renewable energy as part of Gov. Culver’s goals of making Iowa the first state to be energy independent,” Pres. Prior said.

The Wind Energy and Turbine Technology program started in 2004 at the Estherville campus. The Biomass Energy Processing program (Biorenewable Fuels) began in 2005 and is based at the Emmetsburg campus.