A University of Waterloo student  team has been selected as one of 16 in North America  to take part in the  'EcoCAR3' Advanced Vehicle Technologies Competition (AVTC) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors (GM).

Waterloo's EcoCar3 team will spend the next four years converting a donated GM car into a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) that can deliver optimal performance to Canadian drivers in cold weather. New research in battery thermal modeling will be…

The Green Energy Graduate Diploma, offered by the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Engineering in partnership with Waterloo's extensive network of private sector partners, utilities, government and the non-profit sector, is now accepting application for Fall 2014. This online graduate program is useful to enhance engineering professionals already working in the energy field.

Learn more about the program and the Faculty of Engineering at UW by visiting this link or see attached for a…

No energy source is free, and we must inform ourselves of the environmental impact of all our energy sources before we rush into untenable or excessively costly options. An energy sources debate is swirling through the society, and it is vital that this debate be informed by science, rather than by ideology, political expediency, or populist tactics.

Professors Maurice Dusseault and Steve Evans of Earth and Environmental Sciences will focus on the environmental impacts of various energy…

Dear WISE Members,

A joint workshop between the University of Waterloo and the University of Bordeaux will take place at Room 1501, Quantum Nano Centre (QNC) from May 19th to 21st, 2014. A session on energy will be hosted by WISE and Waterloo International on 20th and 21st (see below or attached for a program leaflet). Topic areas include a global low-carbon energy system, smart urbanization and growth of cities, and off-grid energy access. Attendance is free and registration is required.

If…

Midnight Sun, the UW undergraduate team behind the Solar Rayce Car, has created an Indiegogo campaign called "Fundin' the Sun". The goal of this crowdfunding project is to help finance their next-generation solar car, MS XI, which would be driven on a tour of Ontario in 2015 as part of a campaign to raise awareness in solar initiatives in Canada.

To donate and learn more visit the Indiegogo page.