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WISE along with WCI, WISA, and Water Institute, hosted a day-long Net-Zero workshop to highlight key projects and research related to Net-Zero. University of Waterloo professors, researchers, and industry partners presented their projects and research in three panels:

• Panel 1: Renewable Energy Technologies
• Panel 2: Net-Zero Communities
• Panel 3: Sustainable Transportation

WISE organized a virtual Geothermal Meeting among some of the various industrial, government and academic groups just to establish contact and exchange information related to the use of geothermal energy and the potential for seasonal storage of low-grade heat.

NRCan and the University of Waterloo hosted a periodic workshop for heavy industry in Southern Ontario including the steel, cement, gas fired power, oil refining and petrochemical sectors. These are known as the hard-to-abate industries with respect to abatement of CO2 emissions.

The Sustainable Futures Initiative aims to make the University of Waterloo a global leader in sustainability research, education and innovation for the benefit of the environment, economy and society. The initiative would build on and elevate the research, education and innovation activities taking place within and across three of Waterloo’s research institutes: the Waterloo Climate Institute, the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Water Institute. The initiative would catalyze new collaborations that will unlock solutions for greater impact and provide a more holistic approach to achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals in Canada and elsewhere.

The Conference was organized by the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy of the University of Waterloo, and the University of Calgary. The International Institute of Research and Education in Power System Dynamics (IREP) International Steering Committee and the Local Organizing Committee cordially welcomed the power systems experts to the 11th Bulk Power Systems Dynamics and Control Symposium – IREP’2022 in Banff. The timely and relevant theme of the Banff Symposium was “A 100% Renewable Energy Source Bulk Power Grid: Opportunities and Challenges.” As with previous meetings and as part of IREP’s custom, there were many opportunities for distinctive social engagements and interactions amidst the exceptional and beautiful settings of the Canadian Rockies.

The 14th International Green Energy Conference (IGEC-XIV) was held virtually on July 4-8, 2022.

The IGEC is a multi–disciplinary conference on energy systems and technologies with no/reduced environmental, economic and social impact, and provides a forum for the exchange of technical information, for the dissemination of high-quality research results, and for the debate and shaping of future directions and priorities in energy sustainability and security.

On March 23 and 24, 2022, WISE conducted five panel discussions as part of the Worldwide Teach-in on Climate Justice, engaging more than 100 students from the University of Waterloo. WISE facilitated over 30 Teach-in events across Africa and South Asia through AE4H partners, that occurred between February and July 2022.