Japanese Expert Update from Fukushima Executive Director of Japan’s Institute for Sustainable Energy Policy, Tetsu lida will provide, in this exclusive event in Toronto, an update of the current status of renewable energy in Japan and what is happening today in Fukushima. Date: Thursday June 6, 2013 Location: The Robertson Building 215 Spadina Avenue on […]
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The Rise of Modern Wind Energy: An SEI-OSEA Event
York University’s Sustainable Energy Initiative & The Ontario Sustainable Energy Association present: The Rise of Modern Wind Energy During his only talk in North America Prof. Maegaard will provide our Toronto audience with an exclusive overview of this comprehensive new book plus he will answer questions from the media and invited guests. Date: Thursday May […]
Gas plant fiasco is just the beginning
By Mark Winfield, in Ottawa Citizen "Ontario’s Liberal government stands to waste a lot more money if it doesn’t change its approach to energy policy, writes Mark Winfield. The unfolding saga of the Liberal government’s decision to cancel, at an apparent cost approaching $600 million, two natural gas-fired power plants in Mississauga and Oakville is […]
IRENA Renewable Energy Learning Partnership celebrates first anniversary
This year’s fourth Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), in New Delhi, India, marks the one-year anniversary of the flagship education and training portal of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The IRENA Renewable Energy Learning Partnership (IRELP), launched on 25 April 2012, during the third CEM, in London, UK, has gained global recognition as the one-stop-shop for renewable […]
SEI presents a new report on Electricity Conservation Policy in Ontario from the Studies in Ontario Electricity Policy series
Electricity Conservation Policy in Ontario by Rebecca Mallinson with SEI Co-Chair Mark Winfield The Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI) presents a new report on Electricity Conservation Policy in Ontario from the Studies in Ontario Electricity Policy series, featuring MES Graduate Student Rebecca Mallinson with FES Associate Professor and SEI Co-Chair Mark Winfield
SEI Seminar Series - Energy Efficiency: The California Experience
March 6th: SEI Seminar Series Event: Energy Efficiency: The California Experience Presentation and Q & A session with California's Alan Meier (Energy Efficiency Center University of California, Davis), about the leadership role California has taken over the past 20 years with regards to energy efficiency including policy, behaviour, cars and the disclosure of energy. Wednesday March […]
The JD/Master in Environmental Studies Seminar Series : From Northern Gateway to Line 9: The New Law and Politics of Energy Pipelines in Canada
February 14th: The JD/Master in Environmental Studies Seminar Series and the Sustainable Energy Initiative Present: From Northern Gateway to Line 9: The New Law and Politics of Energy Pipelines in Canada Dean Lorne Sossin, Osgoode Hall Law School; Professor Dayna Nadine Scott, Osgoode and FES; Professor Mark Winfield, FES; and Dean Noël Sturgeon, FES (Chair) Thursday […]
SEI Seminar Series : Community Energy Planning Part Two
February 11th: Sustainable Energy Initiative Seminar Series Breakfast with Ryerson University's Centre for Urban Energy present: Community Energy Planning, part two: Operational Challenges Richard Laszlo (Quest) Jim Sanders (Enbridge Gas Distribution) Ed Seaward (UnionGas) Bruce Ander (Markham District Energy) Monday Feb. 11, 2013 9AM-11:30AM Heaslip House, Ryerson University 7th floor, 297 Victoria Street
New to SEI site: selection of working papers
These are works in progress towards more formal publications by SEI Faculty and Graduate Students on current issues in sustainable energy policy in Ontario and Canada. Comments and suggestions are welcomed by the authors. See Working Papers
SEI Seminar Series : Community Energy Planning
January 28th: SEI Seminar Series Community Energy Planning Monday, January 28th, 9-11:30am Ryerson University, Heaslip House, 7th floor, 297 Victoria Street, Panelists: FERNANDO R. CAROU (City of Toronto) ROBERT KERR (City of Guelph) BRIAN KELLY (Region of Durham) ALEX BOSTON (Golder Associates) The panel will be moderated by MARK WINFIELD (FES Faculty & SEI Co-Chair). Event is free, […]
