The Green Schools Summit will be held October 22 and 23, 2010 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.  This event is hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, Peter Kiewit Institute, Nebraska State Senator Ken Haar, and the U.S. Green Building Council, Flatwater Chapter.  The Green Schools Summit will provide information and resources anyone can use to build timelines and action plans for creating more energy efficient, innovative and healthy schools. Green Schools Summit Hand-Out

After an extensive restoration, the Whittier Research Center has opened its doors and welcomes the public to an open house and dedication from 5-7 p.m., Sept. 28. The former Whittier Junior High School at 19th and Vine streets is now home to several UNL research teams as well as the University Children’s Center. Continue reading →

The Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research is located in the Whittier Research Center at 2200 Vine Street in Lincoln, Nebraska.  The former Whittier Junior High School is now a newly renovated research facility which has ground source heating and cooling, makes use of LED lighting in corridors and stairways, and has an energy consumption monitor near the front entrance so visitors can see just how much or little they are consuming.  In addition to the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, Whittier is home to the Nebraska Transportation Center, the National Bridge Research Organization, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, and future home for the Global Institute for Water and Food.

UNL – NCESR Map to Whittier 09-15-2010

Chancellor Harvey Perlman invites you and a guest to attend the Community Open House and Dedication of Whittier Research Center

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Front Steps of Whittier

22nd and Vine Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska

Dedication ceremony begins at 5:15 p.m.  Public Tour follow the Ceremony.

Please contact Annette Wetzel with questions at 402-472-8524 or awetzel1@unl.edu

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) created the interdisciplinary minor in energy sciences through an energy education seed grant awarded in 2007 by the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, which is a collaboration between the Nebraska Public Power District and UNL. The first classes were offered in the fall of 2008. For information about the Energy Sciences Minor, click on http://energysciences.unl.edu/ or contact Dr. Adam Liska at aliska2@unl.edu or 402-472-8744.

The proposal deadline was August 30, 2010.  Selections are expected to be made in November 2010.

“DOE’s Building Technologies Program Launches Quarterly Newsletter: Building E2 News was announced by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Building Technologies Program to keep those involved with residential and commercial buildings current with the latest research and news about energy-efficient buildings. The announcement was made on May 12, 2010. The first edition of the Building E2 News can be viewed at http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_e2_news/.

Plugging additional energy from alternative sources, such as wind and solar, into the current electrical system will require a smarter, more efficient power grid. Wei Qiao, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln assistant professor of electrical engineering, is working on the technologies needed for that smarter, next-generation power system.
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The Extension Ethanol and Biodiesel Workgroup started with the help of an energy education grant from the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research. Go to http://bioenergy.unl.edu/ for information on agriculturally-based, sustainable energy sources including biofuels, ethanol co-product feeding, economics, economic development, cropping systems, water and biodiesel as these topics relate to the bioenergy industry. Go to http://bioenergy.unl.edu/forums.shtml for information on the monthly Biofuels Forum, which is presented over the internet. Previous forums are also archived at this site.