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The Council for Clean & Reliable Energy (CCRE) in partnership with the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) hosted its third annual Technology Innovation and Policy Forum on Wednesday November 7, 2018. This important event brought together policy makers, technology innovators, leading researchers and entrepreneurs, to address the alignment of energy policies with the need to foster innovations for a low carbon economy.

Event title: Unlocking Energy Innovation for a ‘Low Cost-Low Carbon’ Economy

• Panel 1: The Promise and Perils of Technology Disruption
• Panel 2: Financing Energy Businesses: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Buildings constitute a major component of end-use energy. Next generation technologies embedded in “smart” buildings will remain key to a low carbon energy future. This event was a ‘meet-up’ of academic, industry & government experts who came together to share insights & new ideas for our energy future.

The Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Canadian Plastics Industry Association co-hosted this 2-day event (June 21 & 22, 2018)

This conference intended to bring together international experts, policy makers, researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs to explore how the advancements in resource recovery technologies and the pursuit of a sustainable economy are changing the way we interact with our world.

The Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) hosted the Annual Conference for the Tesla Owners Club – Ontario association at the University of Waterloo on May 1st, 2018.

WISE Energy Day 2018 featured three panel sessions that aimed to discuss current and emerging themes in the sustainable energy sector and beyond. Professor Linda Nazar delivered a distinguished Keynote on the topic of '21st Century Promise of Battery Science for a Resilient Future'. 

• Panel 1: Access to Clean Energy for All: Is Innovation the Problem? 
• Panel 2: Getting to a Low Carbon World: Capture or Utilize?
• Panel 3: Block chain in the Energy Sector: Bust or Bonanza?