Year: 2021

Illuminating Science podcast: Dr. Wagner talks CSP, energy storage, and the grid

Dr. Wagner was recently a guest on the Illuminating Science podcast, where he and host John Binkley talked in depth about concentrating solar power and the work ongoing at the ESOLab. The full episode is also available on the ESOLab Resources page. Episode description: Dr. Mike Wagner is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at …

Welcoming two new graduate researchers!

We’re excited to welcome two graduate researchers to the ESOLab team starting Spring 2021! Brian White (left) graduated with his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UW–Madison in Fall 2020. His research involves design and performance modeling of a new integrated energy system concept that pairs a nuclear lead-fast reactor (LFR) with dispatchable renewables in a …