Stories indexed under: Energy

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• International Law Symposium to examine renewable energies March 15, 2012 The opportunities and challenges encountered in the development of renewable energies will be discussed at the Wisconsin International Law Journal 2012 Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Friday, March 23, at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
• 59 businesses show an interest in providing biomass for Charter Street Heating Plant May 24, 2010
• Engineering students win Climate Challenge at UW-Madison April 22, 2010 A device that would help provide electricity efficiently and at low cost in rural areas of developing countries took the top prize - $50,000 - this week in a student competition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for innovative ideas to counteract climate change.
• TIP/Energy policy expert Jan. 29, 2010 Jan. 29, 2010
• Survey shows high interest in biofuels April 1, 2009 Most Americans want to know more about biofuels, according to a new survey fielded by researchers in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Wind-energy leader Vestas forges partnership with College of Engineering April 1, 2009 Vestas, the world's leading producer of wind power technology, has entered into a long-term partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering that promises to propel wind-energy research, provide student learning opportunities and give the company a long-term presence in Madison.
• We Conserve accomplishments marked in a campuswide celebration Sept. 25, 2008 We Conserve - the campuswide program aimed at slashing energy consumption by 20 percent by 2010 and building an environmental ethic - will celebrate its achievements in a series of events beginning with a concert on Friday, Sept. 26.
• Curiosities: What will be the most likely fuel to replace gasoline? July 31, 2008
• UW-Madison part of DOE-funded ‘microgrid’ collaboration April 23, 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers will collaborate with industrial and government partners on a $14 million project to implement a microgrid power backup system at the nation's fifth-largest incarceration facility-the Santa Rita Jail.
• We Conserve energy conservation initiative yields results April 22, 2008 An energy-saving campaign launched at the University of Wisconsin-Madison two years ago has identified annual energy savings of $3.7 million and reductions of carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 28,000 tons a year.
• New nanoparticle catalyst brings fuel-cell cars closer to showroom March 19, 2008 A University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Maryland (UM) team has developed a new nanotechnology-driven chemical catalyst that paves the way for more efficient hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.
• UW-Madison employee shines light on solar power, energy conservation June 22, 2007 A UW-Madison employee has demonstrated his commitment to the environment by switching to solar power for most of his energy needs.