All Energy Resources Center

March 6, 2024

UIC-led effort to protect the monarch butterfly surpasses 50 industry partners

Approximately 915,000 acres will be managed as monarch habitats across 41 states

A monarch butterfly released from the UIC Heritage Garden

December 7, 2020

UIC receives $1.8M from DOE to study effects of pollinator habitats at solar energy facilities

UIC’s Energy Resources Center, UIC-ERC, will receive $1.8 million over a 3 year period, beginning in 2021.

November 11, 2020

Virtual Monarch Summit connects stakeholders, citizens to further protections for pollinators

UIC partners with energy companies, transportation agencies to protect monarch butterfly

butterfly

April 8, 2020

UIC leads largest nationwide effort to protect the monarch butterfly

Partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service establishes conservation agreement

LED Lightbulb

February 2, 2018

UIC to provide energy-saving ‘kits’ with $3.1M in funding from ComEd

Supports state’s goal of reducing energy consumption by 2 percent in 2018

Megawatt CHP combustion turbines

December 8, 2017

US Dept. of Energy grant to advance combined heat and power systems in the Midwest

Taking a load off utilities to improve resiliency