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Speaker: Dr. Sheldon Williamson Topic: Electrification 2.0: Current Status and Future Trends. Time: Feb 1, 2023 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: This presentation will highlight the current status and future opportunities in transportation electrification and other modes of autonomous e-mobility. The main themes of this presentation will include: Introduction to key issues and […]
Speaker: Max Wilbert Topic: The Thacker Pass Lithium Mine—Case Study in the Failure of Green Growth Summary: With the rapid growth in the energy storage and electric vehicle industries, demand for raw materials like lithium is rising. This is creating new frontiers of resource extraction as land that was previously uncommodified is now worth billions on […]
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, […]
You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Speaker: Raymond Leury Topic: GHG Trends and Reasons for Hope and Rapid Progress on the Climate Front. Time: Jan 3, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83369454368?pwd=VDBCek01SGdibitxVVRuRTcwUnArQT09 Meeting ID: 833 6945 4368 Passcode: 921830 Summary: Climate change is an existential threat. Temperature records […]
Speaker: Raymond Leury Subject: Part 2: GHG Trends and Reasons for Hope and Rapid Progress on the Climate Front. Time: Feb 7, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Subject: Climate change is an existential threat. Temperature records keep falling, climate emergencies are declared, yet we don’t seem to be making much progress in addressing […]
Speaker: Paul Martin Topic: Hydrogen, Hopium, and Scale. Time: Jun 26, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: EV vs hydrogen trucks and the materials and primary energy fallacy myths. Biography: Paul Martin is a Toronto based chemical engineer with extensive experience in consulting engineering. He has about three decades worth of experience with a […]
