Energy & Environment

The Mid-West Energy Research Consortium has received a $350,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. to create an immersive technology innovation program.

American Transmission Co. and We Energies on Wednesday activated two electricity transmission lines to improve system reliability in western Milwaukee County.

Several local sustainability leaders today will receive Earth Day Sustainable Business awards at a ceremony at Briggs & Stratton Corp. in Wauwatosa.

Menomonee Falls-based ZBB Energy Corp., a developer of energy management solutions for the commercial and industrial building and utility markets, recently signed a contract to provide an advanced energy management system for the largest "off-grid" renewable energy installation in the Cayman Islands.

Menomonee Falls-based ZBB Energy Corp. announced on Friday its intention to enter into a supply agreement with Solar Power Inc. for energy storage systems with total combined power output of 40 megawatts over a period of four years.

Leaders from the City of Milwaukee will share a bicycle-powered stage with leaders from Milwaukee-based nonprofit Rock the Green on Wednesday to tout the city’s green progress and celebrate Earth Day.

Pewaukee-based American Transmission Co. is seeking regulatory approval to rebuild an aging transmission line in southeastern Wisconsin.

U.S. Oil, an Appleton-based petroleum and renewable energy distribution division of U.S. Venture Inc., announced today it has acquired a Milwaukee oil terminal from Marathon Petroleum Corp.

Wisconsin's wrong-headed plan to sue the Obama Administration over pending regulations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions is another missed opportunity to achieve a high-end, cleaner energy economy – one that attracts clean energy jobs and investment and furthers our state's long tradition of environmental stewardship.

Menomonee Falls-based ZBB Energy Corp., a developer of energy management systems solutions serving the utility, commercial and industrial building markets, announced the introduction of a breakthrough ZnBr flow battery specifically designed for behind-the-meter energy storage applications in the commercial and industrial building market.