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WISER: Women in Sustainable Energy Research
Written by Energy Council of Canada Energy Policy Fellows Bronwyn Lazowski and Stephanie Whitney
As two women scholars in the early stages of our academic careers, we were thrilled to take part in a Research Communication Workshop on February 26, 2018. This full-day workshop included a half-day of training on op-ed writing and a half-day of training on media interviews. The event was organized by the Women In Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) group, using funds from an NSERC Connection Grant, and run by Informed Opinions.
Energy, behavior, decisions: these are just 3 of dozens of…
Stephanie Whitney at the tenth annual Behaviour Energy and Climate Change (BECC) Conference, in Sacramento, California
Energy Council of Canada Energy Policy Fellow Stephanie Whitney
I had the pleasure of attending the tenth annual Behaviour Energy and Climate Change (BECC) Conference, in Sacramento, California, from Oct 15-18, 2017. This premier conference, convened by American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the Berkeley Energy and Climate Institute (BECI), and the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC), Stanford University, attracted over 700 participants including policy makers, academics, consultants, and key decision-makers from the energy sector,…
Reflections on Attending The 1st International Conference on Energy Research and Social Science
Energy Council of Canada Fellow Bronwyn Lazowski
At the beginning of April 2017, I had the great opportunity to represent the University of Waterloo and the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy at the 1st International Conference on Energy Research and Social Science. Hosted in Sitges, Spain, this conference brought together an engaging group of academics, policy makers and professionals in the sphere of energy research and social science. Affiliated with the Energy Research & Social ScienceJournal, the theme for the…
Addressing the importance of behaviour in energy research at BECC’s 10th Annual conference
Energy Council of Canada Fellow Bronwyn Lazowski
This year I had the incredible opportunity to attend and present my research at the 10th Annual Behaviour Energy and Climate Change (BECC) conference as a WISE ECC Energy Policy Research fellow.
Individuals and organizations passionate about energy demand management through shifting behaviours attended this conference. Attendees held a variety of positions, including: academics, utility providers, program developers, graduate students, consultants, and public policy…
On November 30th, WISE Members and Energy Council of Canada Fellows - Gord Stephen, Yonatan Strauch, and Stephanie Whitney - participated in the Newtonian Shift event organized by the MaRS Advanced Energy Centre, and hosted by the Waterloo Global Science Initiative (WGSI), at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, in Waterloo. Gord, Yonatan and Stephanie are members of the Sustainable Energy Policy Group led by Professor Ian Rowlands who is currently representing UW at COP21 in Paris. They were joined in attendance by executive leadership from local utilities, representatives from MaRS and their corporate sponsors, Siemens, Capgemini, the Ministry of Energy and the developers and commissioner of Newtonian shift. Together they were asked to 'experience the energy transition to 2030 in one day', an experience that
Energy Council of Canada Fellow Stephanie Whitney at The GridSmartCity 2015 Round Table
On Tuesday November 24th, I had the pleasure of attending the GridSmartCity 2015 Round Table, as a student member of WISE. GridSmartCity is a cooperative of utilities, Smart Grid innovators, industry regulators, government, academia and other electricity industry stakeholders. The partner organizations are committed to work collectively towards productivity and efficiency improvements, advancements in self-healing grids, conservation program implementation, the emergence of renewable energy and community energy planning. The following is a brief summary of the keynote speaker presentations, followed by my main takeaway.
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