Leading scientists from organizations worldwide, including the University of Waterloo, launched a new report on February 19 that offers real-world strategies for addressing the world’s energy challenges. The Equinox Blueprint: Energy 2030 resulted from a gathering on energy organized by the Waterloo Global Science Initiative that took place in Waterloo in June 2011. Feridun Hamdullahpur, president & vice-chancellor at Waterloo and board vice-chair of the WGSI, introduced the report at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting in Vancouver, one of the largest general science gatherings in the world. Waterloo Engineering civil and envionmental professor Jatin Nathwani, who is executive director of the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy and an Ontario Research Chair, was part of a panel presenting the recommendations of the Equinox Blueprint. Among the recommendations is to include energy storage technologies to enable renewable electricity generation.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012