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You are invited to a scheduled CACOR Zoom meeting. Speaker: Dr. Sailesh Rao Topic: Climate Healers: Food is Climate (Cow in the Room). Time: Apr 6, 2022 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87857274169?pwd=ZDYyMUlJWnZhWllERW91T09NZHBadz09 Meeting ID: 878 5727 4169 Passcode: 156408 Summary: This talk presents a systems engineering analysis of climate […]
Speaker: Raymond Leury Topic: Vehicle to Grid Integration--A Great Solution to Store Renewable Energy Time: Jun 29, 2022 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: As the number of EVs increases, they represent a unique challenge to integrate them into the grid in a way that avoids costly upgrades. Although wind and solar are the […]
Speaker: Phil Helwig Topic: Comparison of Renewables: Hydro, solar, and wind. Time: Jan 4, 2023 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: The objective of this presentation is to explain the attributes of hydro, wind and solar renewables, and to challenge the notion that hydro is not “sustainable.” This presentation has evolved from a lecture presented at […]
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 […]
Topic: Microgrids in the age of the Anthropocene. Time: Mar 15, 2023 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: Human impact on the planet has reached unprecedented levels of environmental degradation. Scientists are proposing to call this geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Electric power systems are a major contributor to the unsustainable human impact on the […]
Speaker: Marianne Armstrong Topic: Supporting Climate Change Adaptation of Canada’s Built Environment Time: Apr 19, 2023 13:30 Eastern Daylight Time (US and Canada) Summary: Since 2016, the National Research Council in collaboration with Infrastructure Canada has been working to integrate climate change considerations into codes, standards and guidance to ensure Canada’s buildings and infrastructure are resilient […]
