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Michael Fowler, Yueqi Wang, Dan Dan, Yangjun Zhang, Yuping Qian, Satyam Panchal, Weifeng Li, Manh-Kien Tran, Yi Xie
Flying cars are no longer reserved for sci-fi novels, with groups like Boeing, Toyota and NASA working to move electric vehicles into the skies. One of the key challenges is ensuring the power batteries in these airborne automobiles don’t overheat during takeoff and landing, when discharge rates peak.
Flat heat pipe (FHP) technology offers a promising solution. Thanks to its high heat conductivity and large surface area, it can effectively dissipate the heat from battery packs and ensure…
Prof. Claudio Cañizares (Executive Director, WISE) will be participating in an upcoming event as a panelist on December 14, 2022 at 11:00am (ET).
Driving into the Future brings together automotive experts to discuss what's new in the automotive industry.
- Are charging stations the final roadblock to an EV takeover?
- Can we build chargers fast enough to meet demands of rising EV sales?
Prof. Claudio Cañizares (Executive Director, WISE) will be sharing his thoughts on "Is changing infrastructure the last last roadblock for EV Domination?" as a speaker on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 @ 11 AM ET.
For registration, view the full page: http…
Prof. Shesha Jayaram, Mahdi Khanali and Anurag Devadiga
Transformers are a crucial — and expensive — part of wind farm infrastructure, boosting the low-voltage output from turbine generators to the higher voltage required by the grid. But too often, they fail prematurely.
That’s because standard transformers aren’t designed to handle spikes in high-frequency energy that are common in wind farms, where vacuum circuit breakers and switching devices often create transient voltages. As a result, they can break down the transformer’s insulation,…
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OPINION
Nuclear energy is key in solving our climate conundrum
By JATIN NATHWANI contributor
Wednesday., November 16, 2022
“Truth is the daughter of time,” Francis Bacon noted four centuries ago. Now, it seems the time has come for a commitment to advancing one compelling solution – nuclear energy – to resolve the near-existential threat posed by climate change to our collective well-being.
Recent decisions by the federal and Ontario governments to build a new reactor at…
Prof. Xiao-Yu Wu, Milind Jain, Rithu Muthalathu
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Today, new technologies are emerging that use electricity to produce low-carbon ammonia — a versatile commodity that can be sold locally as fertilizer, traded as an export good or used to temporarily store electricity when supply exceeds demand.
It’s an enticing idea for energy producers, who often sell their excess electricity to neighbouring markets at a significant loss. But do the numbers add up? To find out, WISE researcher XiaoYu Wu and his colleagues carried out…
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The Pickering nuclear power facility would be renovated and used by Ontario for many years to come. Professor at the University of Waterloo and founding executive director of the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, Jatin Nathwani, discusses if it's a good concept and what it would entail for the expanding need for power.
UW professor Jatin Nathwani on Ontario's plans to keep the Pickering nuclear plant operating longer than planned.
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A one-day workshop, organized by the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE), to discuss legal and regulatory regime for geological CO2 storage in Ontario. The discussion included:
- Clarification of subsurface property rights in geological formations.
- Integration with greenhouse gas mitigation requirements, including reporting and accounting requirements.
- Responsibilities for long-term liability for stored carbon dioxide.
- Identification of other regulatory obstacles and…
On September 19, the University of Waterloo launched the Sustainable Futures initiative; - a collaboration that brings together the Water institute, the Waterloo Climate Institute and the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy to accelerate holistic approaches to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on the interconnections between energy, climate and water.
The event was held at Federation Hall with more than 125 of Waterloo’s key collaborators,…
Prof. Mehrdad Kazerani and Marten Pape
As the number of offshore wind farms around the world grows, so do efforts to make them more cost-effective and efficient. One way to do that is to avoid oversizing the power electronic convertors that transform the variable-frequency electricity produced by the turbines into a fixed frequency suitable for the grid.
In series-connected, single-string DC transmission systems — the most efficient way to transmit the electricity from distant turbines — operation of each convertor is influenced…
IREP’2022 in Banff - the 11th Bulk Power Systems Dynamics and Control Symposium.
The Conference has organized by the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy of the University of Waterloo.
The Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) of the University of Waterloo has proudly organized the 11th Bulk Power Systems Dynamics and Control Symposium – IREP’2022 in Banff.
On behalf of the IREP International Steering Committee and the Local Organizing Committee, we cordially welcome you to the 11th Bulk Power Systems Dynamics and Control Symposium – IREP’2022 in Banff. The Conference is organized by the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy of the University of Waterloo, and…
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