| Jason Daley

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office, part of the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, is funding a new $10 million Multi-University Center on Chemical Upcycling of Waste Plastics (CUWP) under the direction of Richard L.

Energy & Society

| Jason Daley

Depending on who you are, there are many contenders for the most important building on a university campus—the football stadium, the chancellor’s office or the coffee shop.

Electricity Distribution, Energy & Society

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Media coverage of WEI this month focused on exploring the lower cost of solar, effective science communication, and employing more sustainable uses for dairy waste.

Solar, Energy & Society, Economics, Science Communication, Sustainable Agriculture, Industry

| Mark E. Griffin

Fatty acids, the compounds that give a diet rich in leafy greens and fish its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits, are now also heralded for their versatility as raw materials in bioenergy production.

Transportation & Fuels, Biofuels & Bioproducts, Conversion

| Eric Hamilton

Chemists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and their collaborators have created a highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery, a way to generate, store and redeliver renewable electricity from the sun in one device.

Electricity Distribution, Solar, Storage

| Regina Murphy

On July 5, 2020, Professor Jennifer Reed passed away after a long illness. Jennie joined the chemical and biological engineering faculty at UW-Madison in 2007, jumpstarting the de

| Jill Sakai

Grasslands are a vital but shrinking ecosystem in the U.S., and conversion to cropland is a leading driver of this change.

Energy & Society, Environmental Studies, Policy & Regulation