Archive of: Energy

SciArt Software helps companies get rid of unwanted weight

There are a lot of cool things happening around Greater Madison — innovative local companies are breaking new ground every day — but few have as much potential to reshape a multitude of industries as SciArt Software.

By Jason Busch

Take Five: Phoenix rises in Fitchburg

Phoenix makes neutron and proton generators used in the health, defense, and energy fields. Company officials recently held a groundbreaking for a new 10,000-square-foot neutron-imaging center in Fitchburg and also will build a new 50,000-square-foot corporate headquarters on the same site.

By Joe Vanden Plas​

Epic powers up

As Epic Systems in Verona continues to grow, so will its projected energy usage. At peak demand, Epic uses about 15.5 megawatts of power currently and the medical software company says it could double its demand by 2028.

Air cleaner

There’s something to be said about walking into a manufacturing facility and immediately sensing that the air you’re breathing is cleaner inside than the air that you just left outside.

By Jan Wilson

Utility safety: Avoiding disaster requires much more

Underground utilities — electricity, gas, water, telephone, and high-speed internet — are critical assets, but they also are out of sight and often out of mind.

By Joe Vanden Plas

Alliant Energy vows no coal by 2050

In its 2018 Corporate Sustainability Report, Alliant Energy Corp. pledged to stop burning coal to generate electricity by 2050.

Favorite sun

Some might call Chad Sorenson a serial entrepreneur. He’s certainly no stranger to startups, having launched several and sold two.

By Jan Wilson

Keeping PACE with energy efficient loans

The average commercial building wastes 30% of the energy it consumes. With energy costs on the rise — and an increasing focus on sustainability — conserving energy and reducing operating expenses remain a priority for Dane County building owners.

By Jason Busch

Misuse, high costs doom compost program

A seven-year pilot program designed to collect organic materials and deliver them to the area’s only biodigester is ending due to high costs.

NovoMoto wins biz plan contest

Kudos to NovoMoto, a Madison startup that won the 2018 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest.