Meet the 2020–21 Bunn Fellowship Recipient: Ciaran Gallagher

Congratulations to Ciaran Gallagher for being awarded the 2020-21 George Bunn Distinguished Graduate Fellowship! This award is made possible through an endowment from UW–Madison law professor George Bunn (1925–2013), who helped found EAP in 1980. Every few years, the Bunn Fellowship allows outstanding EAP students to receive an academic year of financial support towards their education …

Message to the EAP Community

Dear EAP community, As a program of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, the Energy Analysis and Policy (EAP) Certificate leadership adds its voice to Dean Robbins’ condemnation of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, David McAttee, and many more Black and Brown people at the hands of law enforcement. We believe that Black …

Nemet receives Kohl Research Competition funding

Courtesy of Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs Professor Greg Nemet received a Kohl Public Service Research Competition award to support his work on climate change analysis and policy. As a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 6th Assessment Report, Nemet is conducting new research, synthesizing the past six years of …

Student Scholarship Renewed for Fall 2020

Ankie and Wes Foell have generously chosen to continue their successful student scholarship through 2020. This year’s award competition is open to any incoming or enrolled UW–Madison graduate student, from any department, who is eligible and chooses to add EAP to their graduate studies. In previous years, Wes and Ankie Foell provided scholarships specifically to …

EAP Curriculum Changes to Grow & Strengthen EAP

We are excited to announce changes to the Energy Analysis and Policy curriculum starting Fall 2020, including the creation of an official EAP doctoral minor! These changes were instituted to broaden the EAP community and put a greater emphasis on professional skills and networking. Adding the minor option also allows PhD students to officially use …

Dan York (’87) Interviewed by Utility Dive

Slowed pay-off from billions in AMI investment puts the technology’s future in doubt Regulators have approved billions for utilities to roll out advanced metering infrastructure but they expected new customer and system benefits, not just lower utility operation costs. By Herman K. Trabish | Feb 20, 2020 “AMI is a whole new world for utilities, …

Dan York (’87) Cited on Clean Energy in City Resilience Plans

Few Cities Include Robust Clean Energy Policies In Resilience Plans While many cities are taking steps to increase energy efficiency and renewable power, only one-fifth include such initiatives in their resilience plans, finds a global survey by ACEEE. February 3, 2020 Cities around the world are preparing for the challenges of the 21st century, including …

Paul Denholm (’04) Interviewed About Energy Storage

Declining renewable costs drive focus on energy storage By Wayne Hicks | January 3, 2020 An oft-repeated refrain—the sun doesn’t always shine, and the wind doesn’t always blow—is sometimes seen as an impediment to renewable energy. But it’s also an impetus toward discovering the best ways to store that energy until it’s needed.

David Abel (’18) Explains Impacts of A/C

Using A/C Outside Is Terrible for the Climate By Thor Benson | November 4, 2019 “The solution is two-fold: Get more efficient air conditioners and then power them with cleaner sources,” Abel says.

New York Times Features Alex Karambelas (’16)

See How the World’s Most Polluted Air Compares With Your City’s We visualized the damaging, tiny particles that wreak havoc on human health. From the Bay Area to New Delhi, see how the world’s worst pollution compares with your local air. By Nadja Popovich, Blacki Migliozzi, Karthik Patanjali, Anjali Singhvi and Jon Huang  |  Dec. 2, 2019 Before governments can decide …