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Dr. Shivam Saxena | What Next on V2X in Ontario: Lessons Learned from Pilots. | 2023-11-22 | CACOR Zoom #172
November 22, 2023 @ 16:00 - 18:00 EST
Speaker: Dr. Shivam Saxena
Topic: What Next on V2X in Ontario: Lessons Learned from Pilots.
Time: Nov 22, 2023
Summary:
Bidirectional electric vehicles (EVs) can be a vital tool in helping Canada reach its sustainability goals by mitigating emissions caused by the transportation and the electricity generation sectors. However, the lack of real-world demonstration for this technology, as well as an assessment for its socio-economic preferences from EV owners prevent its uptake. This talk delves into bidirectional EVs from a techno-socio-economic lens and discusses results from residential and commercial pilots in Ontario (first of their kind) to unlock this technology’s value and recommend solutions for its adoption.
Biography:
Shivam has over a decade of experience in building software-based systems to improve the sustainability and resiliency of energy systems. Shivam has delivered over 33 smart energy projects in his career, contributing to over 55 MWh of energy savings, and has built first of their kind demonstrations for bidirectional electric vehicle charging, as well as blockchain-based energy trading. Shivam has authored over 12 peer reviewed articles during his masters and doctoral degrees, where his Masters thesis was awarded the Best Departmental Thesis award at York University in 2015. Shivam founded a clean-tech company, Hero Energy and Engineering, in 2015, and also serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Brunswick.