Some day, in the not too distant future, a cheap supply of solar energy could free society from its addiction to fossil fuels and when that happens, it could be due, in part, to work being done at the University of Waterloo. Doors opened at a new world class Energy Research Centre in the fall of 2010. Since then, scientists have been working together to unlock the secrets of nature and move solar energy from a highly subsidized form of energy to a low-cost fuel that will compete with…

Interview with Catherine Rosenberg and S. Keshav, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy

Electricity powers all of the computers, smartphones, and tablets that are part of everyday life, but few people would imagine there is much of a connection between the electrical grid that supports the devices and the internet, which turns them into powerful tools. Srinivasan Keshav and Catherine Rosenberg are researchers who do see the connection. Both are professors at the University of Waterloo.…

Canada's aging electricity infrastructure will need billions of dollars in investments to ensure its generation stations, transmission and distribution lines do not collapse under an exploding...

Byline: Mike De Souza, Source: Canwest News Service
Page: B8
Published Tue, Jul 22, 2008
The Leader-Post (Regina)

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Canada's aging electricity infrastructure will need billions of dollars in investments to ensure its generation stations, transmission and distribution lines do not collapse under an exploding demand, industry experts said on Monday.

By The Leader-Post (Regina) July 22, 2008