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

If you’d like to join the Energy Hub team, organize energy/environment events, or help make a more energy-conscious community at UW, come to our weekly meeting. All are welcome to learn more and share their ideas.

Come by Wednesday @ 4:30-6:00pm
Room 3161 in the Student Activity Center, 333 East Campus Mall

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You’ve surely heard about Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle’s call for 25% renewable electricity in Wisconsin by 2025. Learn how we’ll get there at Energy Hub’s Spring Forum!

Meeting the Challenge of 25 by ‘25

Time: Thursday, April 23, 4:00-6:00pm
Location: Morgridge Auditorium, Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave

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Mr Hagen’s lecture will focus on the economic concept of discount rates applied in an ecological context – including the physiological reasons (evolutionary and otherwise) that cause humans to consume resources as fast as (or faster than) the earth can proffer them. Nate Hagens is the editor of theoildrum.com (a very popular energy blog). Sponsored by Energy Hub, The Nelson Institute, and Madison Peak Oil Group. Contact:  Nathan Pinney, npinney@wisc.edu

Update: Watch the lecture on YouTube

Environmental speaker Jerome Ringo is one of the most influential conservationists in the United States today, and an outspoken supporter of increasing diversity in the conservation movement. The president of the Apollo Alliance, a coalition of diverse leaders fighting to free America from foreign energy dependence, he is a dedicated champion of environmental justice, an advocate for clean energy, and a strong proponent of green business. Free to students, faculty and staff. No tickets required. Sponsored by WUD DLS. Contact:  Eric Schmidt, eschmidt2@wisc.edu>

This final lecture in the Gaylord Nelson Lecture Series on Population and Resources features Robert Engelman, Vice President for Programs at Worldwatch Institute. Bob provides strategic direction for the Institute’s research and programs and is a specialist in issues of population, reproductive health, global public health, climate change, and food security. He is the author of the 2008 book More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want, and his writing has appeared in scholarly and news media including Nature, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.
Sponsor:  Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Contact:  Molly Schwebach, mayoung3@wisc.edu, 608-265-6712

This one-day conference will explore emerging federal and state energy policies; opportunities to develop more home-grown energy resources such as biomass, wind and solar; strategies to create jobs in a sustainable economy; and many other topics. Register now. We’re sponsoring 5 students to attend for FREE (a $25 offer) – apply for a free registration now.

Challenges in Integrating Renewable Sources into the Electric Power Grid: A Power Electronics Perspective

Bingsen Wang
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University

Time: April 7, 2009, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central Time
Location: Room 1721, Engineering Hall
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October 16, 2009
Monona Terrace, Madison, WI

Energy Hub’s 2009 Conference revolves around the themes of Energy, Economy and Environment, with emphasis on the opportunities and challenges of deploying renewables like wind, solar, and biomass on a national scale.

Our conference is FREE to UW students and Energy Hub members, and we thank our generous sponsors for making this happen.

Registration is free for students and faculty, the registration deadline is 11:59pm Monday, October 12. Registration for non-academics is $250 for the whole day (including lunch), $125 for just the morning or afternoon including lunch, and $100 for just the morning or afternoon without lunch. Please contact Corey Singletary (csingletary@wisc.edu) to register if you are not a UW student, faculty, or post-doc.

Twenty UW-Madison students have been chosen to showcase their original research posters at the conference.  We received a large number of excellent poster proposals this year, and unfortunately don’t have room to feature all of the posters that deserve to be shown at the conference!  Safe to say, we’re proud to have so much great research happening at UW-Madison.

Please visit Why Sponsor? if you are interested in helping to sponsor the conference or Energy Hub in general.
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Energy Hub is looking for some enthusiastic volunteers to help the Executive Team with planning, funding, and staffing Energy Hub events and projects for 2009.  Come to our “All Hands” meeting to learn more about our projects, and how you can help us make Energy Hub the premier student-run energy group in the Midwest!

Where: Chamberlin Hall, Rm 2104

Time: 6pm-7pm

Contact: Nathan Pinney, UW Energy Hub President, npinney@wisc.edu, 608-262-6798