Fuel’s Paradise

A Conversation on Nuclear and Renewable Energy Technologies


Date: October 19, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Lecture Hall (227 State Street)
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In the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil leak—arguably America’s worst environmental disaster—does nuclear power look any more appealing than it did in 1979 after Three Mile Island, or are wind- and solar-power America’s safest energy alternatives? Michael Corradini, chair of Engineering Physics and the Wisconsin Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics at UW-Madison, and Jane Davidson, chair in Renewable Energy and director of the Solar Energy Laboratory at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, discuss how the science surrounding these technologies developed over the last several decades, and what science tells us about the pros and cons of these energy systems.
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10/18/10

Emerging Nuclear Powers

from UW Energy Institute

Emerging Nuclear Powers

Impacts on the Global Nuclear Technology Marketplace

Sponsored by the WAGE Governing Global Energy Collaborative, the UW Energy Institute, CIBER (Center for International Business Education and Research), Center for South Asia, Dept. of Latin American Caribbean and Iberian Studies, The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations

September 22, 2010, 4:15-6:00pm
Room 1106, Mechanical Engineering (map)

Refreshments served at 3:45 pm in the lobby.
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09/20/10

A Century of Challenges

A Century of Challenges:

Building Local Resilience in an
Era of Economic Turmoil & Resource Depletion

A Presentation By

Nicole M. Foss

(a.k.a. “Stoneleigh”)

Energy Industry Consultant and Financial Analyst at
www.TheAutomaticEarth.blogspot.com

Wednesday, September 22nd, 7:00 PM
Room 180 Science Hall, 550 North Park St.

Post-lecture note: Thanks to all the many attendees at the Century of Challenges talk last night (9/22/10).  We also thank our speaker, Nicole Foss, for her considerable patience and generosity as she stayed for Q&A for nearly two hours after the conclusion of the lecture.

The UW-Madison “Century of Challenges” lecture was not recorded, at the request of the speaker.  An audio version of a previous “Century of Challenges” lecture is available free here. A DVD version is in production and will be made available soon. 

UPDATE Nov. 2010: Nicole Foss’  “Century of Challenges” presentation is now available as streaming video.  You must purchase a license to view/stream the video here.

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Peak Oil and the implosion of high-leverage finance schemes around the world are converging into a “perfect storm” that may threaten prosperity and social cohesion.  The consequences are frightening: “hallucinated wealth” is vanishing, real unemployment is rising, and social unrest is growing amid global tensions over energy resources, water and land. Families and communities should prepare for the challenging times ahead.
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08/30/10

David Blume: Alcohol Can Be a Gas!

A Discussion with David Blume
Friday, April 30, 2010
7:00pm, Room 180 Science Hall


Co-Sponsored by: Energy Hub
and our friends at Town and Country RC&D

Join us afterward for discussion
on the Memorial Union Terrace!

Students attend free. $10/carload donation suggested for non-UW community.
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04/23/10

Powered Green Earth Day Scavenger Hunt

Energy Hub’s friends at Powered Green have placed 40 Powered Green stickers* around UW-Madison campus.

Snap a photo of a sticker and upload it to Powered Green’s Facebook page and win cool Earth Day eco-friendly gear!

*editor’s note: Energy Hub does not endorse vandalism :)

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04/20/10

UW, state should follow Austin’s lead on energy

As part of the Daily Cardinal’s ongoing “Green Room” series, UW graduate students Stephen Collins and Danny Spitzberg propose that Madison follow the example of Austin, Texas and implement a new cooperative effort to “promote conservation and clean energy, such as smart grid technology and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.” This effort would combine the resources of major stakeholders in Madison, such as city government, the University of Wisconsin-Madison (including the Energy Institute and Wisconsin Public Utility Institute) and Madison Gas and Electric.

Read the full article here.

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04/16/10

eHub Exclusive Brown Bag Lunch on Climate Change

Gavin SchmidtOn March 25 and March 26, UW-Madison will host Dr. Gavin Schmidt, a high-profile NASA climate scientist and co-founder of the RealClimate.org blog, which has become a major voice for science in climate debates.

Energy Hub members have an exclusive opportunity to have an informal lunch talk with Dr. Schmidt on Thursday, March 25. The brownbag lunch talk will take place from 12:30-2 pm at 2180 Mechanical Engineering. Please register by clicking this link.

Dr. Schmidt will also be giving a public lecture at 4 pm in 1106 Mechanical Engineering entitled “Communicating Climate Science: Tiptoeing through the Minefield.”

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03/17/10

What’s Driving My Car? 2050 Biofuels and Other Sustainable Energy Sources

Speaker: TIM DONOHUE

March 16, 2010,
7:00-8:30 pm

MMoCA Lecture Hall


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03/15/10

Saul Griffith speaks at UW – Presented by Holtz Center

THE FUTURE OF ENERGY SERIES

Thursday, March 11, 2010 – KEYNOTE LECTURE

“Power to Choose: How the Energy Choices
People Make Will Change Their Lives”
by Saul Griffith
7:00pm in the Pyle Center
(702 Langdon St – at Lake St)

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03/10/10

eHub Tour: MG&E West Campus CoGen Plant

Madison Gas and Electric has arranged to give Energy Hub members a tour of the West Campus Cogeneration Facility on Friday, March 19, 2010.  Tour starts at 3:00pm.

The Co-Gen facility is a state-of-the-art natural gas-fired generation station, completed in 2005.  Learn more about how the CoGen plant works online, or by visiting the plant and seeing for yourself on the March 19 tour.

Sign up for the tour is CLOSED.


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02/25/10
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