US Carmakers Crush It On Q1 EV Sales (Except You-Know-Who)
Ford and GM celebrated strong Q1 EV sales results on April 1, while Tesla CEO Elon Musk spent his Q1 energy failing to sell voters on his pick for Wisconsin State Supreme Court.
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Giant Solar Power Project To Highlight Water Conservation, Grassland Restoration
A massive new 1.3 gigawatt solar power plant will feature thousands of acres of restored native grasslands while conserving water and reducing agricultural chemicals near a wildlife preserve.
Big Solar And Transmission News In Oregon, Wisconsin, & The Midwest
Two large solar power plants have been approved this week, along with a new plan for more HVDC transmission lines.
Wisconsin School Project Gives Kids A Solar Plus Storage Microgrid Learning Environment
A Wisconsin school is getting a solar plus storage microgrid project that will save the district significant money on energy. Intelligent power management company Eaton will provide the solar plus storage microgrid to support affordable, resilient, and sustainable power in the Wisconsin school district. The system will be the largest … [continued]
Madison, Wisconsin’s Transit Goes Electric Again After 100 Years
In the 1920s, Madison had a fully functioning overhead electric pantograph steel rail streetcar system. See a Madison Wingra Line Streetcar in the upper panel of the photo below. Below we see a map made by Jake Berman in 2020 depicting Madison’s complete streetcar system 100 years ago with 3 … [continued]
Dark Sky Dreams Dashed By The Overly Bright Side Of LED Lighting
A recent story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tells the sad story of a dark sky park that almost was. But dreams of establishing a new refuge away from the lights of the city were dashed by an unlikely culprit: efficient LED lighting technology. In this article, I want to … [continued]
Environmental Groups Urge Microsoft to Skip Gas in Favor of Solar & Wind to Power…
A coalition of environmental and health groups has called on Microsoft to rely on clean energy generation instead of a proposed expansion of methane-fueled power for its planned Racine County data center — projected to become Wisconsin Electric’s “largest electric load.” In an open letter to Microsoft, the groups charge … [continued]
Batteries Plus & Green Bay Packers Partner To Launch Battery Recycling Initiative
By leveraging the attention of Cheeseheads everywhere, a partnership between the Green Bay Packers and Batteries Plus may supply a big boost for the launch of a new battery recycling initiative backed by $7 million in DOE funding. The Green Bay Packers, with the winningest record in NFL history, has … [continued]
Giant Bubble Of CO2 To Store Renewable Energy For At Least 10 Hours
The Italian firm Energy Dome’s “CO2 Batteries” deploy carbon dioxide to cut the cost of long duration energy storage systems for wind farms and solar arrays.
Proposal For World’s Tallest Mass Timber Building Moves Forward In Milwaukee
The world’s tallest mass timber building is coming to Milwaukee, thanks to the industry-leading efforts of Michael Green Architecture.
