The purpose of this paper is to identify regulatory and market barriers to energy storage as a model for the adoption of future sustainable energy technologies in Ontario. This paper examines current barriers and makes recommendations for increased sustainable energy technologies, such as storage, in Canadian markets.
Sustainable Energy Initiative
The Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change's Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI) 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 SEI 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.
Contact the SEI
Please contact the SEI via:
Jose Etcheverry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor &
Mark Winfield, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
4700 Keele Street,
Toronto, ON, Canada, M3J 1P3
Tel. 1.416.736.5252
Fax 1.416.736.5679
Keele, Glendon and Markham Campus
Contact
(416) 736-2100
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