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The Energy Council of Canada Energy Policy Research Fellowship will provide $500,000 over 10 years to graduate students engaged in energy policy research. Annual fellowships valued at $15,000 for Master's students and $25,000 for Doctoral students will be awarded to eligible full-time graduate students registered at the University of Waterloo. Students must demonstrate interest in energy policy research defined annually by the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) in conjunction with…
Authors:
Hassan Shavandia, Department of Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran,
Mehrdad Pirnia, WISE Member/Department of Management Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
J. David Fuller, Department of Management Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
Abstract:
This paper finds near equilibrium prices for electricity markets with non-convexities due to binary variables, in order to reduce the market participants’ opportunity costs, such as…
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Apr 10, 2019, 06:30 ET
TORONTO, April 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ITC Holdings Corp. ("ITC"), a Fortis company, today issued its support of the Independent Electricity System Operator's ("IESO") recently announced planned changes to the structure of its electricity auctions.
ITC's proposed Lake Erie Connector ("LEC") project will complement the IESO's efforts to save Ontarians billions of dollars in energy costs by creating a new corridor…
Science of The Total Environment
Available online 24 March 2019
In Press, Accepted Manuscript
Abstract
The emerging threat to the coastal urban ecosystems from increased intensity and frequency of weather events is a compelling reason for improving our understanding of the integrity of the existing ecosystem. Resilience of an ecosystem is a critical property that aids recovery and adaptation when subject to intense stress. Quantifying the resilience of an ecological system requires a detailed…
Roydon Fraser, Michael Fowler, Satyam Panchal, Manoj Mathew, Ibrahim Dincer, Martin Agelin-Chaab
An electric vehicle (EV) is only as good as the battery that powers it. Battery performance drives vehicle performance and reliability — and ultimately the willingness of consumers to trade their conventional car for an electric version.
Various numerical models have been developed to predict the behaviour of batteries. But to be useful to EV designers, they have to reflect real-world conditions as accurately as possible. That’s where WISE researchers come in.
A team headed up by mechanical…
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Your climate impact
We know it's confusing trying to envision what climate impact means to each of us. When you estimate your climate impact (or carbon "footprint") with Project Neutral, you'll learn how many tonnes of climate pollution come from your household activity. But what does that really mean in terms of your impact on climate change?
The big (and by that we mean global!) picture
We know that our daily choices are having a greater impact on the planet. Individuals…
Turbines don’t increase the temperature, but they redistribute heat that is already in the air
CBC Radio · Posted: Mar 16, 2019 12:00 PM ET | Last Updated: March 15
View of a windmill farm in La Ventosa, Juchitan community, Oaxaca State, Mexico. (PATRICIA CASTELLANOS/AFP/Getty Images)
This weeks question comes from David Burtt in North Gower, Ottawa. David asks:
I am curious to know the effects on climate that may be caused by the very large wind turbine farms. The turbines are obviously absorbing energy from the wind, so is there an effect "downstream", from the farm?
We went to David Johnson, a [WISE Member and] Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the…
Canada and The World is produced and edited by Matthew Markudis
What does Canada need to do to move toward a more green economy? In this episode, guest-hosted by Patricia Goff, three experts provide their wish list and weigh options already on the table for a more green future, ranging from a national carbon tax and decarbonization to supplying the world with more natural gas to completely phase out coal and better accountability around personal carbon footprints. Is there a future that includes oil and gas? Is climate change an emergency or a manageable…
The Climate Change and Energy Futures workshop was held at the Nexus Centre, Memorial University, on October 10-11, 2018. The workshop was co-organized by Mark CJ Stoddart (Memorial University), John McLevey (University of Waterloo), John Sandlos…
WISE Energy Day 2019 is on September 26 in Federation Hall
We are seeking interested students at all levels of their academic career to present a poster featuring their research/work in sustainable energy! Academics from all faculties and institutions are welcome to present their work to members from government, industry, NPOs, professors and others at the WISE Energy Day 2019 event on September 26 in Fed Hall!
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