The U.S. Department of Energy chose 20 teams to advance to the next stage in the American-Made Solar Prize, a $3 million competition to revitalize U.S. solar manufacturing. Each team will receive a $50,000 cash prize …
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La Crosse 100% Renewables by Unanimous Vote
The City of La Crosse unanimously passed a resolution to reach 100 percent clean, renewable energy and carbon neutrality by 2050 community-wide, to do their part to limit the impacts of climate change. Representatives from the city planning department, the …
Madison First to Go All-Electric BCycle Fleet
Trek, the organizer of BCycle bike share program, transitioned Madison’s entire BCycle fleet to electric bikes in June. Although, Trek has begun this process in other U.S. cities, Madison is the first to reach 100 percent …
Imagen Energy Finalist in DOE Solar Prize Set! Contest
Imagen Energy LLC of Milwaukee was selected as one of ten finalists in the American Made Challenges Solar Prize Set! Contest. Imagen team’s SiC Based Multi-Port System will be awarded an $100,000 cash prize from US DOE’s Office …
Wisconsin Focus on Energy Delivers
Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy programs delivered $3.66 in direct economic benefits per dollar spent as a result of working with more than 6,000 businesses and 130,000 households in 2018, as analyzed by the Cadmus Group. During the …
UW Research: Energy Efficiency Saves Lives
Energy efficiency not only provides savings on energy bills, but saves lives and costs through improved public health, according to a paper by UW researchers Air Quality-Related Health Benefits of Energy Efficiency in the United States, in American …
Wisconsin Schools Compete for Gold in Solar Olympics
UW-Oshkosh and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) hosted the Solar Olympics, an annual, one-day renewable energy competition that engaged nearly 150 students from 17 Wisconsin participating SolarWise schools from Ashwaubenon and Rhinelander to Chilton and Wausau. The Olympics includes activities that combine solar with …
MREA’s 30th Energy Fair June 21 – 23
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) will host the 30th Energy Fair from June 21 – 23, 2019 in Custer, Wisconsin, featuring activities and workshops in 14 genres related to sustainability. Of the more than …
Beaver Dam Adds More Municipal Solar
North Wind Renewable Energy Cooperative is beginning to install a 105 kW solar array on the City of Beaver Dam’s police department/municipal court building roof. The array will save the City $800,000 over the next …
MGE Ups the Ante to 100% Net Zero Carbon by 2050
MGE announced a goal of net zero carbon by 2050 at its May shareholder meeting, increasing its previous goal of an 80 percent carbon reduction by 2050. It will work with scientists at UW-Madison’s Nelson …