Meetings 2015
January 16
April 17
July 17
October 16
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October 16 - 9:30 am-1:00 pm at at the Seventh Wave (formerly the Energy Center of Wisconsin) in Madison, WI.
Meeting AgendaPresentations
Joel Shoemaker gave a presentation on the Wisconsin Solar Academy taught at Madison College. The Wisconsin Solar Academy received a donation from WIDRC.
John McWilliams, the Guest Speaker, described the Dairyland Power Cooperative Solar Community Projects RFP.
Eric Callisto, an attorney at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, was the Lunch Speaker.
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July 17 - 9:30 am-1:00 pm at at the Seventh Wave (formerly the Energy Center of Wisconsin) in Madison, WI.
Meeting AgendaPresentation
Jeffrey E. Anthony, Mid-West Energy Research Consortium (M-WERC) Business Development and Energy Innovation Center (EIC) Director. Jeff's biographical information and a description of his talk are included in the meeting agenda.
His presentation "M-WERC Presentation to WIDRC" is available to download. -
April 17 - 9:30 am-1:00 pm at at the Wisconsin Energy Institute, and featured a tour of the WEI facilities after lunch.
Meeting AgendaPresentations
Focus on Energy gave an update regarding RECIP, Loan and Prescriptive RE Incentives.
The meeting presentations were by speakers from the WI Energy Institute. See updated meeting agenda for more details.
Wisconsin Energy Institute/Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) Overview: by Tina Nielsen, Associate Director GLBRC
Santa Rita Jail CERTS Microgrid by Prof. Bob Lasseter, University of Wisconsin – Madison -
January 16 - 9:30 am-1:00 pm at ECW (749 University Row, Suite 320 in Madison, WI)
Meeting AgendaPresentations
Professor Tom Jahns, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Background Reading- July 2014 "Report:
Presentation: "Transforming the Grid from the Distribution System Out"
Transforming the Grid from the Distribution System Out
Part of a continuing series on energy systems development by the Wisconsin Energy Institute
Authors---
Bruce Beihoff, Technical Director of Industry Relations, Wisconsin Energy Institute
Tom Jahns, Grainger Professor of Power Electronics and Electrical Machines, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Robert Lasseter, Emeritus Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Gary Radloff, Director of Midwest Energy Policy Analysis, Wisconsin Energy InstituteLunch Guest
Mike Cocking, MicroCogen Partners LLC
"Introduction to Micro Combined Heat & Power (mCHP) Technology and Marketability (i.e. does it have a future?)"Mike graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in June of 1969. Upon graduation, he served in the Marine Corps for six years and after separation worked in the sound and vibration field with Bruel & Kjaer Instruments as an application engineer. Moving into the contract machining business in the early eighties, he spent the next twenty years in that endeavor. In 2002, the company he worked for purchased a specialized engine from Briggs & Stratton and a new company was formed --- Marathon Engine Systems. Mike joined that entity and remained there until 2012 and retired as General Manager. In 2012 he retired from MES and started his consulting company, MicroCogen Partners LLC and is currently active in supporting all aspects of microcogeneration for the expanding North American markets.