Smart Futures

link: DSEA Smart Futures

Robert Stasko: Speaker

SmartFutures:  Connecting Energy, Technology & Communities

November 2 & 3, 2011

The Durham Strategic Energy Alliance is hosting our Signature Conference Event in November.  This year’s theme is: SmartFutures: Connecting Energy, Technology & Communities, covering topics related to the smart energy ecosystem.  A successful energy ecosystem must consist of a truly integrated network of systems and capabilities.  This year’s conference will focus on the collaboration and intersection of three key segments of the smart energy market – energy, including renewable energy and energy storage; technology or enabling applications, including issues around privacy and security; and communities; including case studies of community adoption of smart energy practices.

In an effort to bring together professionals from various industries and disciplines topics covered will provide local examples of smart energy applications and projects underway; best practices from leading jurisdictions on the adoption of various technologies and discussions around the relationships and collaborative efforts that have enabled energy ecosystem successes around the world.

Fourth Annual Colloquium on Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies

Building on the success of the last four years, the Queen’s-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre (FCRC), Kingston and

the National Research Council Canada (NRC), Ottawa announces the Fifth Annual Colloquium on Fuel Cell and

Hydrogen Technologies.

This year’s colloquium features the following invited speakers:

• Dr. Shawn Litster, Carnegie Mellon University

• Dr. Warren Mabee, Queen’s School of Policy Studies

• Dr. Joshua Pearce, Queen’s University

• Mr. Robert (Bob) Stasko, Ontario Centres of Excellence

COLLOQUIUM OBJECTIVE

The objective of the colloquium is to provide a forum for presenters and attendees to learn and exchange

valuable experiences concerning the following topics:

– PEMFC and SOFC Modelling

– PEMFC and SOFC Materials and Manufacturing

– Fuel Cell Applications and the Hydrogen

Economy (portable, stationary, transportation)

– Alternative transportation fuels

OSEA Community Power 2010: Electric vehicle and grid integration

link: OSEA Community Power 2011

OSEA sees Community Power being defined as:  a class of sustainable energy projects that are owned, developed and controlled in full or in part (50 per cent or more) by residents of the community in which the project is located.

Topic: Electric vehicle and grid integration

Sandy Di Felice, Director, External Affairs, Toyota Canada

Dr. Jatin Nathwani, Waterloo University and co-author of the PEV Gap Analysis
T

om Odell, Manager of the Electric Vehicles Project, Toronto Hydro

Bob Oliver, Director Transportation Projects, Pollution Probe
Joint

 Moderators: Cara Clairman, VP of Susutainability, OPG; Robert Stasko, Director Business Development OCE

International Green Energy Conference – University of Waterloo

Opening Session:

Dr. Xianguo Li and Dr. Jatin Nathwani Dr. Feridun Hamdullahpur, VP Academics and Provost, University of Waterloo

Dr. Kamiel Gabriel, Assistant Deputy Minister and Science Advisor, Ministry of Research and Innovation, Government of Ontario

Mr. Jonathan Norman, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Government of Ontario

Mayor Brenda Halloran, City of Waterloo

Robert Stasko, Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE)

Evolution of the Electricity Grid – McMaster Institute for Energy Studies

Workshop on The Evolution of the Electricity Grid: Cognitive Energy Systems

March 19th, 2010

Mr. Bob Stasko, Director, Business Development, OCE
“How Innovative Technologies and New Thinking Can Shape the Evolution of the Electric Grid” »

Smart Metering & Advanced Metering Infrastructure Conference & Exhibit

 

Hydrail Conference

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL HYDRAIL CONFERENCE

Dates:  Thu, 06/11/2009 – Fri, 06/12/2009

Location:  Charlotte, NC USA

The Focus: The Fifth International Hydrail Conference agenda departs somewhat from the first four IHCs in that it focuses on three featured subjects: (1) mass carbon-free hydrogen production technologies to fuel hydrail trains and other vehicles; (2) the economic importance of avoiding commitment to new externally powered rail lines – especially for streetcars; and (3) hydrogen fuel cell streetcars: the hydrolley and its revolutionary significance for urban transportation planning.

Spotlighting Canada: Canada’s long-standing leadership role in hydrail introduction will be emphasized. The Canadian Consulate to North Carolina plays a major role in producing this year’s Hydrail Conference.

Conference Presentations

Thursday June 11, 2009

Prologue Speakers

• Robert Stasko, University of Ontario – Promising technologies for producing industrial scale hydrogen with low or zero carbon emissions

• Dr. Barry Burks, Charlotte Research Institute – Welcome Why CRI Is Hosting This Years IHC

• Jennifer Roberts, Mecklenburg County Commission Chair – Welcome

• Jason Hoyle, Appalachian State University – Brief History & Origin of the International Hydrail Conference

• Dr. Alistair Miller, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. – Why Rail is the Best use of H2 & The Environmental Urgency

Mass Production of Hydrogen Fuel for Hydrail

• Kevin Major, University of North Carolina at Charlotte – Nanocatalyst-based hydrogen production

• Dr. Bill Summers, Savannah River National Laboratory – High Temperature Thermochemical Water Splitting Using the Sulfur/Iodine Cycle

Innovative Technologies Enable Supply of Electric Fuel and Green Transportation

Download PowerPoint Presentation

 

This presentation was a part of the 2009 Plug’nDrive Ontario Meeting

ONTARIO’S A GREAT PLACE TO PLUG IN AND DRIVE

 

Ontario is ideally positioned to allow for a widespread adoption of Electric Vehicles (EV). Our energy system is clean and night-time charging allows drivers to take advantage of low time of use prices. Additionally, more than 85% of Ontario commuters travel less than 25km to get to work – making the switch to an EV even easier.

 

Plug’nDrive Ontario aims to make EVs a reality for everyone in Ontario through partnerships with government, electricity companies, car and infrastructure manufacturers, researchers, NGOs and other commercial partners. Plug’nDrive is dedicated to creating public awareness and promoting the environmental and economic benefits that EVs can bring to Ontario.

 

 

 

Transmission/Distribution System Futures? : Distributed Generation and the Future of Ontario’s Electric Grid

Session 4: Transmission/Distribution System Futures?

This session is devoted to alternate visions of the On- tario electricity grid. Will it (or should it) be the tradi- tional model of large scale generating plants located a long distance from load, or will it be more focused on the distributed generation model with genera- tion embedded within large load centres? While the latter model minimizes the need for new transmis- sion lines, it raises an entirely new set of issues with respect to meeting local reliability requirements.

Chair Bryne Purchase, Executive Director, Queen’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy

Speakers

Jan Carr, Corporate Director and fomer CEO of Ontario Power Authority

Don MacKinnon, President, Power Workers’ Union Steve Dorey, Vice President, External Relations,

Hydro One Networks Inc. Robert Stasko, Director Business Development,

Chair

George Todd, President, George Todd Consulting

and Policies, Ontario Power Authority

Ontario Centre of Excellence for Energy

Symposium on Alternate Energy and Global Synergy

Support from Funding agencies:

Chair: Dr. Richard Cheung, ELCE Dept, Ryerson U.

• Mr. Robert Stasko, Director, Business Development, Ontario Centres of Excel- lence, (OCE) Centre for Energy

• Mr Bharat Rudra, Country Manager International science and Technology Part- nerships (ISTP) Canada Inc

• Dr. William Dobson, Director, Ontario Region, Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)

Vision and Objectives

1. Brainstorm on viable / implementable technologies to be developed through R&D efforts on “Alternate Energy” in view of climate change, global warming, interna- tional commitments and depleting fossil fuels.

2. Identify technologies for local and global applications.

3. Identify the role of stake holders- Universities, Industry, Govt./Funding Agencies (National and international) and Utilities/ User Agencies- in this effort.

4. Identify possible teams comprising individuals and organizations for specific pro- jects.

5. Prepare a roadmap to implement the above ideas for follow up.

6. Discuss workable mechanism to carry out R&D efforts for the desired goal – de- velop transferable technologies leading to demonstration projects in the field.

7. Discuss mechanism of international cooperation in these efforts to effect ‘Global Synergy’.