CACOR Live | Michael Wiggin | Canadian progress on Sector Coupling | 6 May 2026 13:30 EST

CACOR Members and Associates are invited to the following CACOR Live presentation:

Speaker: Michael Wiggin

Subject: Canadian progress on Sector Coupling

Time: 6 May 2026 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Summary:

Sector coupling, the integrated planning, design and operation of electricity and thermal energy systems, is increasingly recognized as a key to both more affordable and sustainable decarbonization. While a priority with the European Commission, there are signs of acceptance here in Canada. I will report on an OSPE led exploration in the Ontario context. This work is supported by the IEA District Heating and Cooling group.

Biography:

Michael Wiggin is a retired, but active, engineer who managed an energy systems research team at NRCan for many years and was an advisor to PWPSC in the modernization of their district heating system in Ottawa.  He is still Senior Advisor to the IEA District Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Party,  Deputy Chair of the OSPE (Ontario Society of Professional Engineers) Energy Task Force, and a Director of the Boltzmann Institute (bi-ib.ca).  The Boltzmann Institute has recently released a major “2 Pathways” report comparing the electrification of building heating with the use of thermal networks Boltzmann Institute website.  He is frequently consulted on the emerging opportunities for sector coupling.

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