Graduate Certificate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
EAP alumnus Dan York has a longstanding interest in energy policy. “I was a student in high school during the 1970s energy crises,” he said. The crises “had a big impact on me…. The more I learned about different environmental problems of the day the more they pointed back toward energy.” Following high school, Dan …
May 30, 2018 | by KAI BRITO When we think about the health impacts of air pollution, it’s important to know which pollutants are in the air we breathe. Fortunately, the U.S. has a large network of air monitoring instruments designed to measure this “nose-level” pollution, from ozone to particulates. In fact, the U.S. has …
In three comprehensive studies, an international consortium of 20 researchers, including the La Follette School’s Greg Nemet and Sophia Rogers, found a major gap in climate change dialogue between science and policy. The journal Environmental Research Letters recently published results of the studies by researchers at La Follette, the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons …
Paul Denholm (EAP ’04), Principal Energy Analyst at the National Energy Renewable Laboratory, was recently interviewed by Vox about the origins of the “Duck Curve,” which demonstrates one of the major challenges of integrating large amounts of solar energy into the electric grid. Denholm told the EAP program, “I actually started generating net load curves with …
On a beautiful Thursday and Friday in March 2018, the Nelson Institute Energy Analysis and Policy Program (EAP) took our second annual trip to Chicago! We spent two days networking, learning, bonding, and having fun. It was such a great trip and we can’t wait until next year! We left Chicago on Friday afternoon tired, …
Less is More: Advancements in Energy Efficiency Policies, Programs and Technologies This was the 2nd annual EAP Alumni/Student forum – an opportunity for EAP alumni and students to socialize and share experiences with advancements in energy efficiency. We had a great turnout!
Biological systems engineering professor Robert Anex is part of a team recently awarded a $2.5M grant from USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The goal of the project is to examine and identify strategies to increase water and energy use efficiency in irrigated agriculture. The project team includes scientists, farmers and policymakers, and they …
Four students in the Nelson Institute’s Energy Analysis and Policy (EAP) graduate certificate program are the inaugural recipients of awards aimed at stimulating research and debate among students around important issues in the energy sector. The first annual SCB-Energy Analysis and Policy Awards, recognizing outstanding student research papers, were established by the SCB Group, a leading global …