| Krista Eastman

Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are currently considering lifting a 1983 moratorium on creating new nuclear power plants in the state.

Electricity Systems, Nuclear, Energy & Society, Policy & Regulation

| Terry Devitt

The world's first dedicated source of synchrotron radiation, an electron storage ring named Tantalus, has been designated a historic site by the American Physical Society.

| Mark E. Griffin & Silke Schmidt

In 2015, University of Wisconsin–Madison students had not one, but two opportunities to develop creative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing energy and environmental issues.

Energy & Society, Environmental Studies, Education & Outreach

| Krista Eastman

A shared passion for renewable energy technology has brought together two professors with two very different areas of expertise.

Electricity Systems, Solar, Storage

| Leslie Shown

The Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI) held its third annual Energy Summit on October 13th, 2015. This year’s Summit focused on "Air & Energy: The Path Ahead for the U.S. States" and attracted an enthusiastic crowd of 285 attendees.

Energy & Society, Environmental Studies, Policy & Regulation, Education & Outreach, Industry

| Sam Million-Weaver

Cities across the nation draw energy from interlinked transmission lines—and coordinating where to send resources at any given moment requires thousands of split-second calculations based upon massive amounts of data.  

Transportation & Fuels, Biofuels & Bioproducts, Electricity Systems, Energy & Society