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Research Grants as a PI or Co-PI

  • 2020 – 2022: Innovate UK, Development of a prototype hybrid minigrid system: integrating innovative biomass, PV, decentralised lithium battery storage and cloud-based AI monitoring platform to provide 24-hour off-grid, clean electricity – $414,517
  • 2019: IRPG, Building a partnership to advance sustainable energy transitions, enabling business models of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies, $20,000 granted and $40,940 secured – Total Funding: $60,940
  • 2018 – 2021: Queen Elizabeth Scholarships Program, Fellowships for Undergraduate Internships on Affordable Energy for Humanity Initiative – $300,000
  • 2017 – 2020: Changfeng Energy, MOU and Contract: Low Carbon Regional Developments – $300,000. The funds are leveraged through NSERC CRD program and an additional $168,462 is secured. The total funding resulted in $468,462. The project with NSERC was:
  1. Component level analysis and system optimization for a net positive energy infrastructure (2020 – 2021) – NSERC - CRD (Collaborative Research and Development) Tri-Council
  • 2017 – 2018: Colas Canada Inc., Contract ISO 9001 – $20,000
  • 2017 – 2018: Colas Canada Inc., Contract OSHAS 18001 – $30,000
  • 2017 – 2018: Colas Canada Inc., Contract: QM and Control Webinars – $18,000
  • 2017: IRPG, Affordable energy for humanity innovation lab, $20,000 granted and $28,000 secured – Total Funding: $48,000
  • 2017: NSERC Connect, Annual Technology Innovation and Policy Forum 2017 – $9,750
  • 2017: NSERC Connect, Resource Recovery Partnership Workshop 2017 – $5,646
  • 2017: UW – ADF, Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Initiative on Campus of University of Waterloo – Engineering Departments – $35,000
  • 2017: UW – ADF, Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Initiative on Campus of University of Waterloo – Engineering Departments (George Dixon) – $55,000
  • 2016 – 2019: NSERC - CRD (Collaborative Research and Development) Tri-Council, Compressed air Energy Systems in Salt Caverns (NSERC project # 071931, $1,370,417 granted and $800,000 secured – Total Funding: $2,170,417
  • 2016 – 2017: IRPG, Accelerating energy access solutions: field-based knowledge, fundamental research and the role of incubation platforms, $20,000 granted and $45,659 secured – Total Funding: $65,659
  • 2016: Mitacs Inc., Travel Subsidy Program – in support of student Mr. Kourosh Malek – $6,000
  • 2016: MITACS Inc. Contract, Adapting methods for assessing the impacts of innovation support programs for application to Canada’s clean energy innovation ecosystem Intern: Yonatan Strauch, $7,500 granted and $7,500 secured – Total Funding: $15,000
  • 2016: NSERC Connect, Annual Technology Innovation and Policy Forum 2016 – $3,350
  • 2015: Mitacs Partner Contribution Industry, A Technology Management Analysis Platform; Intern: Kourosh Malek (PhD); Partner Company: Blueprime Technology Management, $15,000 granted and $15,000 secured – Total Funding: $30,000
  • 2013 – 2019: Energy Council of Canada, Graduate Fellowships for Energy Research - $300,000
  • 2010 – 2013: NSERC Strategic Projects – Group, Operation, communications and information management for smart electricity grids, Total Funding (including leveraging) – $807,394
  • 2010 – 2013: NSERC, Decision Engineering Under the Constraint of Limited Societal Resources – $133,452
  • 2010: Roxul, Investigation of basement insulation technologies – $20,000
  • 2010: Union Gas, Smart Energy Network: The Future of Energy Networks – Policy Transformation Through Leadership Forum, White Papers and Communication, Contract – $100,000
  • 2009: International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTP) ISTP Canada, Indo-Canada workshop on electricity generation using renewable energy, grant – $16,741
  • 2009 – 2013: Hydro One, MOU for Research, and for Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships – $1,500,000. In addition, $1,000,000 were acquired to create a UW Endowed Chair position in Power Systems. The funding leveraged for Hydro One Projects (Listing of All Research projects undertaken within scope of the MOU developed and implemented with PI responsibility) equals $12,897,028. The total funding resulted in $15,397,028. The breakdown of the projects can be seen below:
  1. UW1: S. Keshav, Peer-to-peer communication for distributed energy generation and storage, Hydro One funding $7,500.
  2. UW3: G. Cascante, Nondestructive condition assessment of wood poles using ultrasonic waves, Hydro One funding $50,000, NSERC leverage $128,708, OCE leverage $149,979 – Total project value of $328,687.
  3. UW4: M. Salama, Increasing Renewable Generation Connectivity in the Transmission System of Ontario through use of Innovative DG Controls, Hydro One funding $50,000, OCE leverage $257,445, Other industry $18,000 – Total project value of $325,445.
  4. UW5: S. Jayaram, Voltage Waveforms Effects on Power System Insulation under High Frequency and Fast Transients, Hydro One funding $36,000.
  5. UW6: P. Parker, Energy Education in the North: Literature Review, Design Features and Unit Plans, Hydro One funding $7,000.
  6. UW7: M. Salama, Dynamic Interactions in Active Distribution Systems: Modeling, Analysis and Suppression via Control Design, Hydro One funding $150,000, NSERC leverage $124,500 – Total project value of $274,500.
  7. UW8: C. Cañizares, Using Smart Grid Technologies to Reduce Production Costs and Increase Access to Renewable Energy In Power Systems, Hydro One funding $110,000, NSERC leverage $124,500 – Total project value of $234,500.
  8. UW9: E. El-Saadany, Distributed Generation Multiagent Voltage and Reactive Power Control under Smart Grid Applications, Hydro One funding $50,000, NSERC $159,950, OCE $100,000 – Total project value of $309,950.
  9. UW10: E. El-Saadany, Developing a Stabilizing Control for Microgrid Systems, Hydro One funding $50,000.
  10. UW11: K. Bhattacharya & 4 others, Operation, Communications and Information Management of Smart Electricity Grids (Hydro One – IBM – ABB), Hydro One funding $90,000, NSERC leverage $627,394 – Total project value of $717,394.
  11. UW12: C. Rosenberg, Probabilistic Planning and Billing Management, Hydro One funding $180,000, NSERC leverage $376,155, Other industry $60,000 – Total project value of $616,155.
  12. UW13: C. Cañizares & 3 others, The Energy Hub Management System II: Empowering LDCs to Enable the Smart Grid (Energent-Hydro One-Milton Hydro), Hydro One funding $75,000, OCE leverage $624,086 – Total project value of $699,086.
  13. UW14: C. Cañizares, R&D of Control Platform for Integration of Renewable Energy in Remote Communities, Hydro One funding $60,000, Other Industry $294,000, Other funding agency $2,508,000 – Total project value of $2,862,000.
  14. UW15: M. Salama, Operation-time DG Connection Impact Assessment, Hydro One funding $150,000, NSERC $210,000, Other funding agency $90,000 – Total project value of $450,000.
  15. UW21: E. El-Saadany, Distributed Generation Seamless Integration in Existing Distribution, Hydro One funding $46,154.
  16. UW23: R. Varma (UWO) and M. Salama & 14 others, Large-Scale Photovoltaic Solar Power Integration in Transmission and Distribution Networks (Hydro One – Opti Solar-London Hydro-Bluewater Power), Hydro One funding (to UWO) $400,000, OCE leverage $3,125,000, Other $1,078,400 – Total project value of $4,603,400.
  17. UW18: R. Varma (UWO) and M. Salama, Zonal Energy Management and Optimization System, Hydro One funding $75,000 (embedded in UW7), Total non-HONI contributions $375,000 – Total project value of $450,000.
  18. UW19: R. Varma (UWO) and M. Salama, Smart Management and Control of SC Currents to Increase Connectivity of Renewable Resources, Hydro One funding $150,000 (embedded in UW4), Total non-HONI contributions $798,000 – Total project value of $948,000.
  19. UW20: R. Varma (UWO) and M. Salama, Asset Management for Power System Equipment, Hydro One funding $75,000 (embedded in UW7), total non-HONI contribution $336,000 – Total project value of $411,000.
  20. UW22: I. Rowlands, C. Cañizares & 2 others, Energy Hub Management System I, Hydro One funding $300,000 (non-MOU), OCE leverage $1,075,000 – Total project value of $1,375,000.
  21. C. Cañizares & 3 others, Hatch-NRCAN ecoEneryII project: Development of a Utility Grade Controller for Remote Microgrids with High Penetration of Renewable Generation, Hydro One funding $60,000, Total non-HONI contributions $645,224– Total project value of $705,224.
  22. C. Cañizares, J. Nathwani & 6 others, Development of Advanced Smart Grid Systems for Integration of PHEVs (OCE-OPG-Hydro One-OPA-NRCAN), Hydro One funding $6,750, Total non-HONI contributions $54,000 – Total project value of $60,750.
  23. K. Bhattacharya (as part of Theme 2 led by G. Joss(McGill), NSERC Smart Microgrid SN subproject: Demand Response Technologies and Strategies - Energy Management and Metering, Hydro One funding $150,000 (non-MOU), Total non-HONI contributions $3,697,500 – Total project value of $3,847,500. *UW11
  24. C. Cañizares , Support for grad students from MEng Power Eng. Program, (Nov. 2008 – Present) Hydro One funding $43,200
  • 2007: University of Waterloo, Start-up Funds - $40,000
  • 2007 – 2020: Council of Ontario Universities Chair of Sustainable Energy Policy, Endowed Chair – $3,000,000

 

Research Grants Secured for WISE Faculty Members

  • 2018 – 2019: TargetGHG Collaborative Technology Development Program, NRStor – Hydrostor Goderich CAES Demonstration Project, main applicant was NRStor and main UW PIs were Prof. Maurice Dusseault, Prof. Roydon Fraser, and Prof. Giovanni Cascante, $2,691,928 granted and $4,408,072 secured – Total Funding: $7,100,000
  • 2017 – 2019: NSERC - CRD (Collaborative Research and Development) Tri-Council, Optimal microstructures and thermomechanical properties of ceramic heat carrier balls for waste to energy conversion, $182,546 granted and $118,654 secured – Total Funding: $301,200
  • 2016: NSERC Engage, Non-destructive testing of utility wood poles, PI is Prof. Giovani Cascante – $25,000
  • 2012 – 2017: Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Research Chair Agreement for Higher Education, PI is Prof. Srinivasan Keshav – $1,000,000. The funds are leveraged through NSERC CRD program and an additional $544,540 is secured. The total funding resulted in $1,544,540. The project with NSERC was:
  1. Management and control of energy use in homes and buildings (2013 – 2017) – NSERC - CRD (Collaborative Research and Development) Tri-Council
  • 2009 – 2013: H1, Experimental/Testing of wood poles for developing an asset management model, PI is Prof. Mahesh Pandey – $400,000
  • 2008 – 2012: H1+OCE+NSERC, Developing NDT tool for testing wood poles, PI is Prof. Mahesh Pandey – $360,000
  • 2006 – Present: NSERC/UNENE Industrial Research Chair (Civil & Environmental Engineering), Risk-Based Life Cycle Management of Engineering Systems, PI is Prof. Mahesh Pandey – $6,000,000