Welcome to the Sustainable Energy Initiative
The Faculty of Environmental Studies Sustainable Energy Initiative has been established to build and strengthen the teaching, research and partnerships needed to create new green energy economies in Canada and around the world. Focused on energy efficiency and conservation, renewable energy sources and combined heat and power, the Initiative is designed to:
* Advance sustainable energy solutions through research;
* Educate and train the new cohort of sustainable energy practitioners needed to respond to the demand created by the Ontario Green Energy Act and similar initiatives in other jurisdictions;
* Build sustainable energy partnerships among educational institutions, government agencies, business and industry, and non-governmental organizations; and
* Enhance learning opportunities for professionals working in the sustainable energy industry.
SEI Seminar Series Recap: Combined Heat and Power and District Heating Strategies On December 12, 2011, the Sustainable Energy Initiative held its last breakfast seminar of ...
More Information...SEI Seminar Series: Combined Heat and Power and District Heating Strategies Discussion Panel and Site Visit Monday, December 12th, 9-11AM Markham Convergence Centre 7271 Warden Ave, Markham Followed ...
More Information...SEI “Train the Trainers” Sol Metric Solar Session On November 18th 2011 from 9:30am-12noon, York University’s Faculty of Environmental Studies/Sustainable Energy Initiative ...
More Information...SEI Seminar Series Recap: Education and Training On November 15, 2011, the Sustainable Energy Initiative held the third seminar event of ...
More Information...SEI Seminar Series Recap: Combined Heat and Power and District Heating Strategies
On December 12, 2011, the Sustainable Energy Initiative held its last breakfast seminar of the year, “Combined Heat and Power and District Heating Strategies”. This event took place at Markham Convergence Centre from 9am-11am and involved a tour of Markham District Energy and the Town of Markham’s solar PV rooftop installation & sustainable energy initiatives. ...
SEI Seminar Series: Combined Heat and Power and District Heating Strategies
Discussion Panel and Site Visit Monday, December 12th, 9-11AM Markham Convergence Centre 7271 Warden Ave, Markham Followed by a tour with Graham Seaman (City of Markham) from 11AM-Noon Speakers: BRUCE ANDER, President, Markham District Energy Inc. ALEX WATERS, TRCA/Kortright STEN GRAHN, Consultant, AF Engineering, Sweden Using local and international projects as examples, speakers will discuss ...
SEI “Train the Trainers” Sol Metric Solar Session
On November 18th 2011 from 9:30am-12noon, York University’s Faculty of Environmental Studies/Sustainable Energy Initiative hosted a “train the trainers” Sol Metric site assessment training session, with host Jose Etcheverry (FES Faculty, SEI Co-Chair). About 15 undergraduate and graduate students took part in a site assessment for solar development potential at the parking lot situated ...
SEI Seminar Series Recap: Education and Training
On November 15, 2011, the Sustainable Energy Initiative held the third seminar event of a series, “Education and Training for the New Green Energy Economy”, at the Community Power Conference with the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association. This event took place from 9am-12noon, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and provided an overview of international renewable ...
SEI Partners
Tyler Hamilton’s Blog
- The smarter the grid, the less you should notice it
- Enbridge, Hydrogenics partner for utility-scale energy storage for renewables
- Sub-metering in condos, apartment units can lead to big reductions in electricity consumption
- A new, more efficient transmission technology for everything from HVAC equipment to wind turbines
- REPOST: Visit the Green Living Show this weekend and check out the Ontario Green Innovation Exhibition
- Canada’s Chalk River Lab could contribute to solving world’s nuclear waste problems
- See Ontario cleantech startups and university projects at Green Living Show’s inaugural innovation exhibition
- Three years later, ZENN finally negotiates to get disclosure from EEStor… does it matter?
- MaRS Cleantech Fund finally launches with goal to secure $30 million — good news for early-stage startups in Ontario (and potentially beyond)
- My quick review of Ontario’s much anticipated FIT Review
Mark Winfield’s Blog
- Understanding the Harper Government’s Assault on Canada’s Environment and its Consequences
- The 2012 Federal and Ontario Budgets and the Environment
- The Drummond Report and Ontario’s Future
- The Drummond Report and the Environment, Energy, Natural Resources and Public Safety in Ontario.
- There’s No Green in Harperland: The Northern Gateway, the “Radical Groups,” and what it means for the future of Canada’s Environment, Economy and Politics.
- Hitting Bottom – Canada’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol – Published in the Toronto Star December 16, 2011
- Letter to the Editor – Globe and Mail – December 11, 2011 – Green Energy Act and Auditor General’s Report
- Ontario Throne Speech and Economic Statement: Good News for Green Energy; Bad News for the Environment
- What does Ontario’s new Cabinet mean for Environment and Energy issues?
- Ontario Election Outcome: Is a Return to the Status Quo Ante the Best Thing for Ontario’s Environment?
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