A partnership between Milwaukee-based utility We Energies and paper mill owner Domtar Corporation has resulted in the successful operation of a biomass power plant in Rothschild in north-central Wisconsin. The renewable energy project burns wood, …
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Dane County’s Second Biodigester Comes Online
A new 3-million-gallon digester in the town of Springfield, WI is scheduled to start generating electricity this December. In partnership with Gundersen Lutheran System of La Crosse, WI, and U.S. Biogas, the new Dane County …
Sheboygan Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Closes in on Energy Independence
The Sheboygan Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) produces 75-80% of its energy needs on site from renewable energy, reports Sharon Thieszen, Plant Superintendent. The plant utilizes the biogas produced from its anaerobic digestion of municipal …
Cheese Power: Wisconsin Company Finds a New ‘Whey’ to Produce Energy
GreenWhey Energy has opened up a $30 million facility to create energy from cheese waste. Located in Turtle Lake, WI, home of several cheese manufacturers, the facility uses two anaerobic digesters to create a biogas …
State Receives Federal Grant to Drive Energy Savings
The US Energy Department awarded nearly $4 million to 13 states to increase statewide energy savings and boost the energy efficiency of public institutions, local governments and industrial sectors. The Wisconsin State Energy Office received …
New Video on Energy Programs of Brown County & The Oneida Tribe
See for yourself how two Wisconsin local governments are moving toward energy independence in the new short video, Power Through Partnerships. The video explores Brown County and the Oneida Tribe’s visions, planning, funding and evaluation of energy …
MKE Better Buildings Challenge
U.S. Department of Energy recognized the city of Milwaukee on November 6 for its leadership in the Department’s Better Buildings Challenge (BBC)–helping the city save on energy costs and cut greenhouse gas emissions. Director of …
Promega’s Green Bio-Manufacturing Building Creates Jobs
Promega Corp. added a new $120 million, green bio-manufacturing facility to its campus in Fitchburg, WI in October. The 262,000 square-foot Feynman Center features a multi-story atrium for its staff and clients called the Crossroads with …
Solar Innovation Creates Jobs
The US Energy Department awarded nearly $60million through the SunShot Initiative at the end of October to support innovative solar research and development to help lower the cost of solar electricity, advance seamless grid integration, …
Potawatomi Food Waste to Energy Project
The Forest County Potawatomi’s food waste-to-energy project began generating electricity in Menomonee River Valley of Milwaukee in October. The $20 million project produces biogas in two 1.3 million-gallon tanks from food waste turned into liquid organic …