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.
The workshop brings together an executive forum intended to encourage the exchange of ideas that will help create a roadmap to guide the future of green hydrogen and energy storage research in Canada
Ambika Opal presented at the Pembina Institute’s Renewables in Remote Communities conference in April 2022. The topic of her presentation was Global Community Energy Stories. She used examples of communities in the AE4H initiative and compared energy access challenges to those in remote communities in Canada.
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.
Ambika Opal, Manager of Global Programs and Initiatives at WISE participated in a side event at COP26 run by Indigenous Clean Energy, titled “Indigenous Renewable Energy Microgrids for Energy Transition ‘Just Climate Energy’”. Ambika shared highlights of how remote, islanded, coastal, and Indigenous communities are using renewable microgrids as a solution for community energy needs.
Ambika Opal conducted a presentation at the World Forum on Climate Justice along with other regional co-leaders of the Worldwide Teach-in on Climate Justice. Ambika shared how energy access is an intrinsic part of climate justice, and how AE4H members are working towards climate justice.
In September 2021, Dr. Jatin Nathwani and Ambika Opal facilitated an Innovation Lab for approximately 40 participants of the S-@ccess conference. This Innovation Lab saw experts working together across disciplines to design solutions to real global challenges regarding energy access.