UW Energy Hub

Presented by The WI Sustainable Business Council and the
University of Wisconsin Business, Environment and Social Responsibility Program.

When: December 3, 2009, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (lunch provided)
Where: Discovery World, 500 N Harbor Dr, Milwaukee WI

The WI Sustainable Business Council Conference is the only conference in Wisconsin that brings together businesses from around the state who are interested in, or working towards, sustainability. This conference will give businesses from all sectors, sizes and locations valuable tools to implement sustainability in their business practices. Moreover, attendees will become part of a growing network of businesses active in sustainability, and connect with businesses at the forefront of the green movement.

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Contact: John Kenney, Engineers Without Borders, jrkenney@wisc.edu

This information is forwarded by friend of Energy Hub,
Niels Ole Holck, who works with WISPIRG, www.wispirgstudents.org:

The Madison March for Green Solutions will take place Friday, November 13th from Library Mall to the Capitol Building.  Meet at Library Mall at 3:00pm.

We are marching because energy consumption, depletion of natural resources, local pollution, and green house gas emissions all are rising. This is a completely unsustainable path and cannot be continued!

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Members of REthink Wisconsin storm Camp Randall Stadium after every UW home football game to collect discarded plastic bottles and other recyclables.  They’ve collected over 1,200 lbs. of recyclables at a single game! (see image above)  This is an important service to the UW Athletics community – help divert tons of non-trash from the landfill!

Energy Hub members can help out by volunteering with REthink during and after UW football games – it’s fun, eco-friendly, and easy!  Contact Maggie Galloway mgalloway@wisc.edu to sign up to volunteer, or show up at Gate A just after the game ends and look for the other volunteers wearing blue shirts (the shirts are provided for volunteers).  With 30+ pairs of hands, sweeping the stadium only takes an hour or so.

REthink still needs volunteers for the upcoming football game, Saturday, November 14.
Where: Gate A, Camp Randall Stadium
When: 2pm, or just after the game ends
What to bring: just yourself – collection bags and protective gloves are provided!

Our kickoff meeting was a success, with lots of new students coming to hear what they can do to get involved in our energy future.  To get involved with Energy Hub, email info@uwehub.org with “Join eHub” as the subject line.

The event was also covered in the Badger Herald. Click here for the full story.

Many thanks to our guest speakers, Lauren Azar of the Public Service Commission and Professor Dane Morgan of the Materials Science and Engineering Department at UW-Madison. They gave excellent talks about the enormity and uncertainty of the challenges surrounding energy but also the opportunities we have to make a difference.

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Energy Hub is kicking off the new school year with a bang! Come join us for free pizza at our kickoff meeting and learn how you can get connected to energy issues on campus.

When: September 10, 6-8 pm.
Where: Tong Auditorium, Engineering Centers Building (map)

Event highlights:

• Free pizza
• Hear more about Energy Hub and our mission
• Find out about projects and events we’re working on this semester
• Learn how you can help out and take part in our energy future
• Guest speakers:
  Commissioner Lauren Azar of the Public Service Commission
  Professor Dane Morgan of Materials Science and Engineering at UW-Madison

Post-Event News: The SMART COOKOUT was a big success with over 1,200 students in attendance in just over 6 hours.  Read more post-event details here.

Energy Hub is teaming up with WE CONSERVE, Engineers without Borders and REthink Wisconsin to bring you a fun and educational event on Library Mall. Come enjoy some FREE local grilled sweet corn, in-season apples, and learn more about renewable energy, smart recycling, and conservation!

Volunteers: Contact eHub Program Director Nathan Pinney with any questions, npinney@wisc.edu.  No more volunteers are needed for the event, thanks for your interest.

What: SMART Cookout
When: Sept. 8, 10 am – 3 pm
Where: Library Mall

Contact: Nathan Pinney, UW Energy Hub Program Coordinator, npinney@wisc.edu, (608)262-6798

Event highlights include:

• Free local grilled sweet corn and in-season apples for students
• Madison Gas & Electric Solar Trailer—a portable PV array with inverters, regulators in demonstration format
• Midwest Renewable Energy Association will bring a Prius and a demonstration-scale wind turbine
• Info about WE CONSERVE, Engineers without Borders, Energy Hub, and REthink Wisconsin.

The Big Green Bus (thebiggreenbus.org), a student-run, veggie-oil fueled, pro-sustainability roadtrip is coming to Madison Wednesday, August 5th.  This motivated group of Dartmouth College students wants to showcase their green-engineering marvel, the Big Green Bus, on the UW-Madison campus, and promote their mission to help create a future that sustains people, the environment, and the economy.  

Tour the Bus/Meet the Crew:
Where: Library Mall/Langdon Street, UW-Madison Campus
When: 12:00-2:00pm

Learn more about the Big Green Bus mission (short presentation):
Where: Engineering Hall, Rm 3024
When: 3:30pm

It’s time to see megawatts of wind up close and personal.

UW Energy Hub and friends are invited to tour 3 wind turbines near Montfort on July 25th. Plans are to leave Madison at 9am with an arrival of 10:15am. Carol Anderson will give us a lot of facts about the windmills on her property and wind energy in general.

Confirm your tour spot by joining the UW Energy Hub Facebook event