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The College of Engineering & Applied Science is among 10 colleges and universities across the U.S. funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to launch a Building Training and Assessment Center (BTAC)<\/a>, in which technical college students will learn to identify ways to reduce carbon emissions and conserve energy in industrial facilities and commercial buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Led by Ryo Amano, professor and Richard and Joanne Grigg Faculty Fellow in mechanical engineering, 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s BTAC will work with five Wisconsin technical colleges and state agencies to facilitate the energy assessments. These will help mainly disadvantaged communities save money and energy while training students for clean energy careers that don\u2019t require a four-year degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s funding, $900,000, comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through the DOE. An additional $75,000 was given by Focus on Energy<\/a>, a consortium of utilities in Wisconsin that educates the public about energy conservation and renewables.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BTAC funding also expands the existing network of DOE-supported Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) from 37 to 54. IACs operate at four-year colleges and universities, using students to conduct free evaluations of manufacturers and utilities to help them save money and energy and reduce their carbon footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

51ÁÔÆæ has operated the only DOE Industrial Assessment Center in Wisconsin<\/a> for the last 28 years. Because the assessments are carried out by 51ÁÔÆæ students, the IAC trains the next generation of energy-engineering professionals. 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s IAC completes about 20 assessments a year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new BTAC sites will extend the services to build a clean energy workforce at technical colleges and provide assessments that serve disadvantaged communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were selected because the college has a long and successful history as a DOE Industrial Assessment Center, where many talented students become well-qualified to conduct energy assessments at a nearly professional level,\u201d said Amano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He will oversee training at five junior or technical colleges in Wisconsin \u2013 Milwaukee Area Technical College, Madison College, Southwest Technical College, Northeast Technical College, and Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University, a tribal college in Hayward. He also will work with a long list of state and regional partners to identify commercial and institutional buildings that could benefit from energy assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis center will collaborate with energy offices in state government, non-profit organizations, and energy stakeholders throughout Wisconsin and other neighboring states to work on greenhouse gas reduction,\u201d Amano said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other partners include Wisconsin Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy, American Indian Chamber of Commerce-Wisconsin, Leidos, Wisconsin Association of Energy Engineers and Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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