{"id":16862,"date":"2023-08-14T08:35:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T13:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=16862"},"modified":"2023-09-14T15:29:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T20:29:55","slug":"two-u-s-senators-get-first-hand-look-as-uwms-research-in-renewable-energy-and-energy-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/two-u-s-senators-get-first-hand-look-as-uwms-research-in-renewable-energy-and-energy-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"Two U.S. senators get first-hand look at 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s research in renewable energy and energy storage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two U.S. senators recently received an up-close look at the federally funded, collaborative research being done between 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s College of Engineering & Applied Science and Badger Technology Group.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona toured Badger Technology in Port Washington in early August for an update on federal investments, made to Wisconsin, in renewable energy and avionics systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s College of Engineering & Applied Science is partnering with Badger Technology on research for the U.S. Air Force Research Lab<\/a> to produce, integrate and test a hybrid energy storage system at the Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. The project, called HESS (Hybrid Energy Storage System) supports the Department of Defense\u2019s focus on energy resilience through the increased use of renewable energy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the tour, Baldwin\u2019s office posted on Facebook:<\/a> \u201cGot to see how our skilled engineers at Badger Technology Group and 51ÁÔÆæ College of Engineering are using federal investments to lead the way in aerospace innovation, keep our country safe, and move Wisconsin\u2019s renewable energy economy forward!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

51ÁÔÆæ engineering faculty members and students will test the prototype<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the senators\u2019 tour, Mike Andrew, director of corporate relations for the College of Engineering & Applied Science, highlighted the capabilities and talents of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Center for Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems (CSEES), which supports Badger Technology on the HESS project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers at CSEES are developing methods to make electric power systems more sustainable, cost effective and secure through research on energy storage, microgrid systems and renewable energy sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The center is led by Rob Cuzner, Richard and Joanne Grigg Associate Professor, electrical engineering and computer science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rob Cuzner is developing some of the methodologies all power electronic industries will use as they develop technologies for a new electric grid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cuzner is the principal investigator of the HESS project, leading the 51ÁÔÆæ researchers who will  conduct microgrid tests of the system developed by Badger Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is supported by the following team, which includes three students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n