Introducing the GREEN-Z Consortium

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A free WPUI Members-only Opportunity with
Dr. Giri Venkataramanan and Team
of WPUI Member Organization University of Wisconsin-Madison

Thursday January 23, 2025

12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Online Event

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Dr. Giri Venkataramanan is the Keith and Jane Morgan Nosbusch Professor in Engineering Education in the Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

With the goal of establishing an engineering research center to meet the needs of the electric utility industry in preparing for the energy transition in the coming decades, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is leading the formation of the Grid Resilience, Climate and Energy Equity for Net-Zero or GREEN-Z Consortium. The Consortium brings together a diverse group of researchers from UW-Madison, North Carolina State University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Colorado Boulder, and University of Colorado Denver. The combined expertise encompasses electric power systems, energy economics, climate modeling, weather forecasting, and social sciences.

Join us for this WPUI Members-Only program to learn about the Consortium and the approach being taken. Dr. Venkataramanan and colleagues are interested in connecting with a diverse range of experts and gaining perspectives and suggestions from the WPUI membership as the Consortium is established and plans develop.

Upcoming Programs

October 26, 2026
Members-only Event: Overview of the Nuclear Industry - Online 
Grid Under Pressure Series: Understanding the Data Center Surge
November 18, 2026
Members-only Event: Wastewater Surveillance - Online
April 12-16, 2027
Regional Transmission Organization Fundamentals & RTO Advanced - Hybrid
October 18-22, 2027
Energy Utility Basics - Hybrid
April 3-7, 2028
Regional Transmission Organization Fundamentals & RTO Advanced - Hybrid
September 25-29, 2028
Energy Utility Basics - Hybrid