FacultyResearch October 14, 2020 · 4 min read Focus on new faculty: Michael Wagner, optimizing energy technologies to empower renewables The plummeting cost of renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic solar and wind has, not surprisingly, prompted more individuals and businesses to rely on them. However, this growing use of renewables poses challenges for the…
FacultyResearch March 15, 2024 · 6 min read Energy Reservoirs We’re capturing the potential in a portfolio of new, more sustainable storage technologies. Every year, renewable resources like wind and solar become a larger slice of the energy mix in…
FacultyResearch January 19, 2023 · 4 min read Combining nuclear and solar tech could make a powerful pair In energy policy debates, nuclear energy and renewable energy technologies are sometimes viewed as competitors. In reality, they could be better, together. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ben Lindley, an…
FacultyResearch December 4, 2025 · 2 min read For concentrating solar power plants, new model means smarter control strategy and more skilled operators Concentrating solar power plants use a large array of mirrors to focus the sun’s rays and capture their heat, which boils water for steam turbines to produce electricity. The technology and systems in these massive…