Energy
In a world that thrives on growth, energy research is a key priority throughout the UW System. Faculty and students are working to improve energy efficiency and conservation, as well as discover and harness new sources of energy.
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A greener business model: How the private sector can lead where government hasn’t
December 20, 2021
Countries have debated how to combat climate change since the early 1990s. And yet little progress has been made as governments grapple with how to set and enforce emissions-reduction commitments. That’s what motivated Melissa Scanlan to investigate how action by the private sector might spur business to do what governments have not: prioritize environmentally sustainable […]
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“The implications are enormous”: UW-Madison graduate student’s innovative climate research could change building design
December 14, 2021
When she was young, Gesangyangji would stare at the peaks on the mountains surrounding Lhasa, her birthplace in the Tibetan Plateau. They were covered in snow. But as she grew up she noticed the snow disappearing, the white lines chased up the mountain by gray and green rock. “I was wondering,” she said, “Why is […]
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UW-Milwaukee cybersecurity expert teaches students how to hack for good
August 23, 2021
Learning how to secure websites and computer systems from hackers requires someone to figure out how such virtual crimes occur in the first place. Khaled Sabha wants to teach students how to test a computer network for vulnerabilities so that they can fix them before a real hacker finds and exploits them. It’s called “ethical […]
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Top-notch presenter: UW-La Crosse senior aces WiSys research competition
July 29, 2021
Jason Martin’s presentation was the best of the bunch. The UW-La Crosse senior studying chemistry and biochemistry took first place in the second of three Student Research & Innovation Showcases at the WiSys SPARK Symposium on June 9. The symposium, held virtually this year due to COVID-19, included presentations by student researchers from across the UW System. […]
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UW-Platteville to build largest state-owned solar array
February 24, 2021
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville received state approval Thursday to construct a 2.4 megawatt solar array in Memorial Park. This will be the largest solar array owned by a Wisconsin state agency and will make the university the sixth-highest on-site producer of renewable energy among higher education institutions in the nation, setting UW-Platteville apart as a […]
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UW-La Crosse professor begins new podcast to spread knowledge about nuclear science
January 29, 2021
UW-La Crosse Physics Professor Shelly Lesher loves to talk about nuclear science. So much, in fact, that her unique approaches were noticed when she was awarded a prestigious Yale Presidential Fellowship at Yale University in 2019-20. Now she’s taking that interest online. The past five years Lesher has taught a “Navigating Global Nuclear Issues” course at UWL to […]
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UW System schools collaborate on green-energy study
August 18, 2020
Three University of Wisconsin System schools collaborated on a study to identify ways for state manufacturers to develop more products for green-energy technologies. A report released last month, “Advancing Wisconsin’s Green Manufacturing Economy,” is the result of a yearlong study undertaken by faculty, staff members and undergraduate researchers at UW-Eau Claire, UW Oshkosh and UW-Milwaukee. […]
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UW-Milwaukee signs pledge to reduce emissions, plan for climate adaptation
August 10, 2017
On a hot summer morning, the thermostats “know” to air-condition the buildings when the first researchers arrive. Occupancy-sensitive digital temperature controls are just one cost-effective strategy that UW-Milwaukee uses to reduce energy usage. When the state of Wisconsin challenged all UW schools to cut energy consumption by 20% from 2005 levels, the university’s Office of […]
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UW-Milwaukee joins research center aimed at producing safer, more sustainable energy
May 30, 2017
UW-Milwaukee (UWM) has joined a federally funded partnership of universities and companies working to make the U.S. electrical grid more reliable, greener and less expensive. The university on Thursday announced its membership in a National Science Foundation-backed research center called “Grid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems,” or GRAPES. The center partners with industry to develop new […]
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UW-Stout Student Power: Solar panels to provide energy for first time on campus building
April 6, 2017
Menomonie, Wis. — Driven by students’ perseverance to build on campus sustainability, University of Wisconsin–Stout will tap the sun to partially power a campus building. A proposal to install 36 solar panels on top of Merle M. Price Commons recently was approved by the Stout Student Association, the university’s student government council. Since receiving state […]