Center for Renewable Energy at Illinois State

07/20/2023

I’m excited to restart this conference!

Save the date for the Illinois Renewable Energy Conference, September 21, 2023 in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.

Save your spot here: https://bit.ly/ILREC

03/28/2017

What is expected to be Illinois’ largest rooftop solar array is under construction in Joliet, but it isn’t the initiative of a utility or solar company. Instead, the system will be paid for and owned by Swedish retailer Ikea as the company boosts its overall renewable energy portfolio.

03/03/2017

By EMILIE PRATTICO, Manager, BSR Transformations in the U.S. energy sector toward renewable sources have led to increased employment, more efficient...

02/17/2017

The Renewable Energy Program at Illinois State University hosted a KidWind Teacher Workshop on Saturday, February 11.

02/15/2017

Smart Grid for Schools Construction Set visited the Mt. Zion Intermediate School, here is a link to a great article in the Herald & Review!

www.SmartGridForSchools.org

DECATUR – A hair dryer is a typical oft-used appliance in most homes, and probably most of us never give a second thought to how much energy it uses.

02/09/2017

BIG NEWS: Wind power is now the #1 source of renewable energy generation in America!

That’s according to a new report published today by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), which found that the U.S. wind industry has surpassed 82 gigawatts of installed capacity — enough to power more than 20 million homes — putting it just ahead of hydropower for the first time ever.

According to AWEA, Texas leads the nation in installed wind capacity by a sizeable margin with 20,321 megawatts, followed by Iowa with 6,917 megawatts. Oklahoma actually leapfrogged California in the new report, boasting 6,645 megawatts and 5,662 megawatts, respectively. Wind energy is also a rapidly growing source of jobs. More than 100,000 people were employed by the U.S. wind industry last year, an increase of 32 percent from 2015.

Learn about the Energy Department’s work to support wind energy deployment and lower costs across the nation: https://energy.gov/eere/wind/wind-energy-technologies-office

02/03/2017

The Consortium commends you all for your outstanding efforts in integrating Careers in Energy Week materials into your classroom lessons!

02/02/2017

ILLINOIS TEACHERS: The Smart Grid for Schools Construction Set includes two components: 1) Smart Grid and 2) Smart Home. Both components ship free to Illinoi...

01/03/2017

12/15/2016

The Illinois Science & Energy Innovation Foundation announced their latest grant awards. Illinois State University's grant supports teacher training for K-12 Smart Grid for Schools curriculum. Details on the grant awards at the link below, and information on the program at www.SmartGridForSchools.org.

Illinois State University's grant supports teacher training for a K-12 Smart Grid for Schools curriculum.

12/15/2016

Dedicated partnerships between the Energy Department’s national labs and private industry have played an important role in technology supporting approximately 88,000 American and 500 plants in 43 states. Learn how our national labs have helped shape domestic clean energy resources: http://go.usa.gov/x8FZz.