Events
RESET: Engaging Wisconsin Communities in Renewable Energy
Join us on September 14 at 3:30 p.m. for this Sustainable Energy Seminar presentation by Jessy Bradish, Renewable Energy Specialist, UW-Madison Extension Community Economic Development Program
From HSX to Commercial Fusion
Join us on September 28 at 3:30 p.m. for this Sustainable Energy Seminar presentation by Benedikt Geiger, Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics.
AI in Energy Science - Forward in Energy Forum
Artificial Intelligence is changing the world in ways both promising and concerning. UW–Madison has launched both the RISE-AI Initiative and the new College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence to explore how this technology can be designed, developed, and used for the public good. Many researchers are already using AI tools to unlock new capabilities in their research, accelerating discoveries and gaining new insights from massive data sets.
KidWind Educator Workshop - Custer, WI
The Wisconsin Energy Institute and KEEP - Wisconsin's K12 Energy Education Program are excited to bring the KidWind Educator Workshop to Portage County! Join us at the Midwest Renewable Energy Association's headquarters and learn how to explore the power of wind and solar with your students!
Roadmap for the Next Generation of Biomass-Derived Products: Functional Replacement of Surfactants with Biosurfactants
Join us on October 12 at 3:30 p.m. for this Sustainable Energy Seminar presentation by Efraín Rodriguez-Ocasio, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at UW-Madison.
Wisconsin Weather Festival
The Wisconsin Weather Festival brings together meteorologists, climatologists, and scientists from across southern Wisconsin to share how we measure, forecast, and warn on the weather of Wisconsin.
Data Centers and the Grid - Forward in Energy Forum
The rapid expansion of data centers could create an unprecedented surge in energy demand, reshaping an electric grid built over the past 150 years. How does the addition of hyperscale data centers affect current grid reliability and future planning? What solutions are being explored to maintain reliability and affordability? Join the Wisconsin Energy Institute on October 27 at 4:30 CT to explore the impacts of data centers on power systems—both real-time operations and long-term build out of resources for the grid.
Energy Conversion Technologies for an Electric Grid Superhighway
Join us on November 9 at 3:30 p.m. for this Sustainable Energy Seminar presentation by Mahima Gupta, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UW-Madison.
Uncertain Global Terrestrial Carbon Cycles Complicate the Predictability of Global Energy Transition Pathways
Join us on November 23 at 3:30 p.m. for this Sustainable Energy Seminar presentation by Min Chen, Assistant Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at UW-Madison.
FEWscapes Scenarios: Aspirational Pathways for Food, Energy, Water, and Ecosystem Security in the Upper Mississippi River Basin to the Year 2050
Join us on December 7 at 3:30 p.m. for this Sustainable Energy Seminar presentation by Eric Booth and Kelsie Ferin, Scientists in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences at UW-Madison.
Past Events
Forward in Energy Forum
Upgrading the Grid to Meet Clean Energy Goals - Forward in Energy Forum
Sustainable Energy Seminar Series