Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy

06/02/2025

Join us at the University of Waterloo for a 1.5-day hybrid workshop:
"Geothermal Energy: Advances, Opportunities, and Challenges" 🌍🔥

📅 Date: June 16 and 17
📍 Location: Federation Hall, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
💻 Format: In-person & Online

This event brings together researchers, policymakers, industry experts, and community stakeholders from across Canada and beyond to explore the latest developments in geothermal energy. We'll discuss the potential of geothermal technologies to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy solutions for the future.

Whether you're an expert, advocate, student, or simply curious about sustainable energy, this is a valuable opportunity to connect and learn!

✅ Register here: https://shorturl.at/m5vgB

Join us for the Geothermal Workshop focuses on the development and use of geothermal technologies in Canada to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy

05/22/2025

🌍✈️ WISE Public Lecture – Hybrid Event

WISE is pleased to invite you to an exciting hybrid public lecture featuring Dr. Osvaldo Arenas,
Senior Research Officer and Facility Team Leader at the Propulsion and Power Laboratory (PROPEL), Aerospace Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada (NRC).

📢 Topic: Electrified Propulsion in the Framework of Low Emission Aviation
Explore the global context for sustainable aviation, learn about the NRC Aerospace Low Emission Aviation Program, and dive into the technological challenges, research, and projects on electrified propulsion at NRC and across Canada.

📅 Date: Wednesday, May 29
🕝 Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM (EST)
📍 Location: William G. Davis Computer Research Centre (DC), Room 1302
💻 Or join us virtually via Zoom

🔗 https://shorturl.at/PMCHM

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in the conversation about the future of clean aviation technology in Canada and beyond!

05/06/2025

🌍 Upcoming Public Lecture – All Are Welcome! 🌍

Join us on May 20 for a compelling public lecture by Dr. Niall Conroy, Public Health Physician, communicable disease outbreak expert, and Adjunct Professor at University College Cork.

🗣️ Topic: The Role of Sustainable Power in a Special Care Baby Unit in Sierra Leone
📅 Date: Monday, May 20
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM ET
💻 Location: Zoom

Dr. Conroy will share insights from his work on how reliable, sustainable energy solutions have transformed neonatal care in resource-limited settings.

📌 Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from a global health leader working at the intersection of medicine, infrastructure, and sustainability.

🔗 Register today! https://shorturl.at/6DSjI

04/16/2025

📣 WISE Public Lecture – You’re Invited!

Join us for an insightful talk on Six Nations participation in the energy transition with Matt Jamieson, CEO of Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC).

🗓️ Date: April 25
🕜 Time: 1:30 PM (EST)
📍 Location: Room 1304, William G. Davis Computer Research Centre (DC), University of Waterloo

Discover how Indigenous leadership is shaping the future of clean energy in Canada. Don’t miss this important conversation!

03/24/2025

WISE is thrilled to host a virtual public lecture featuring Abhishek Gaur, Associate Research Officer and Team Lead of the Building and Climate Interface Team at the Construction Research Centre, NRC. 🏛️ on the topic of "Climate data to support the design of climate-resilient, low-carbon buildings integrated with nature-based solutions in Canada."

Get ready to explore cutting-edge insights on building and climate intersections. 🌱🏗️

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WISE is pleased to announce a virtual public lecture by Abhishek Gaur, Associate Research Officer, and Team lead of the Building and Climate Interface team at the Construction Research Centre of the National Research Council Canada (NRC).

01/21/2025

Join us Monday, Jan 27th, for a talk by Matt Jamieson, CEO of Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC), on "Six Nations participation in the energy transition."

Register today: http://bit.ly/3PotyXl

01/08/2025

Join us for the WISE public lecture of Dr. Shahriyar Nasirov, Associate Professor, at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI), Chile.

Register today!
https://bit.ly/3PotyXl

10/30/2024

WISE is pleased to announce a hybrid WISE Public Lecture with Jean Roy, Kruger Energy's Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Register today!

WISE is pleased to announce a hybrid public lecture with Jean Roy, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Kruger.

08/29/2024

WISE is pleased to announce a hybrid WISE Public Lecture with Patricia Romero-Lankao. Please join us for a discussion on energy transition and climate change.

Register today!
https://rb.gy/x32jpn

08/06/2024

WISE is pleased to announce a hybrid WISE Public Lecture with John Avdoulos. Please join us in person or on Zoom for a discussion on building a clean, affordable, and reliable electricity system. With the decarbonization efforts and growth in economic development, increased electrification is forecasted to double in the next 20 years. The problem has been defined as costing $500 billion in electricity infrastructure needs, but it can be accelerated through innovation and technology. Data, AI, modeling and distributed energy resources are key components to solving the problem. The Essex Power PowerShare DSO initiative is moving the industry forward to deploy technologies to enable DERs at a faster pace.

Register today and secure your spot!
https://rb.gy/2bb4po

04/05/2024

WISE is pleased to announce the public lecture by Amir Miragha, Global Senior Principal Architect, at Schneider Electric. Join us in-person or online on April 22, at CPH room no. 4335.

01/19/2024

Klaus Dohring, President of Green Sun Rising Inc., will be delivering a WISE Public lecture on "Diesel reduction with solar PV in the Far North". Join us on Feb 7, EIT- 3142 at 2:30 p.m. (EST).
Register today!