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Moving cost-effective retrofits forward in Minnesota
MN CARD awarded $1.6 million in grants to Slipstream's research on leaner, cleaner energy solutions. Read about the projects.

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Slipstream at 2026 ACEEE Summer Study
Staff from Research + Innovation shared insights ranging from emerging tech to better program design. Read the papers.

Five Great Lakes communities join ETIPP program
Slipstream will support remote and coastal communities to explore energy-resilience solutions. Read about the new cohort.

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Clean Energy Career Fair at Madison College 2026

Friday, November 6, 2026 | 9:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Sponsored by WPPI, the Clean Energy Career Fair will allow attendees to explore careers through a series of exciting hands-on demonstrations and stations.

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Alliant Energy November Breakfast Bites

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 | 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM

These engaging morning sessions will offer Alliant Energy commercial and industrial customers the opportunity to learn the latest in LEDs and lighting controls.

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Slipstream's 2026 CARD grants: Moving efficient, cost-effective retrofits forward in Minnesota

MN CARD awards $1.6 million in grants to Slipstream's research on leaner, cleaner energy solutions.

What we presented at 2026 ACEEE Summer Study

Members of our Research team presented papers and posters at the 2026 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings.

Improving comfort in manufactured homes

This research project aims to improve HVAC performance and sizing in existing manufactured homes to save energy, improve resident comfort, reduce noise, and lengthen the life of the equipment.

Partial displacement of commercial boiler space heating with air-to-water heat pumps

This study will explore cost-effective approaches for Minnesota optimize the displacement of annual heating load from gas boilers with electrified heating.

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