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Climate Positive Energy hosts Consulate General of the Netherlands
Left to right: Kevin Rowley, Sjoerd Hbbing, Shatha Qaqish-Clavering, Laurenske van den Heuvel, Taake Manning, Juri Roerink, Andrew Dasselaar On Friday, September 15, Climate Positive Energy was pleased to host Laurenske van den Heuvel, Deputy Consul General and Head...
CPE Member Seungjae Lee leading industry partnership to leverage AI tech for building energy systems
Building energy costs, like heating, air conditioning, and ventilation, typically account for 30% of total building operating costs, and are usually the largest single expense. The adoption of modern artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber-physical technologies has...
Highlights from CPE Research Day 2023
On Thursday, August 10, Climate Positive Energy was pleased to welcome more than 200 students, faculty, partners, and industry members for our second annual Research Day event. As part of the event, we hosted The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment...
Minister Steven Guilbeault announces Clean Electricity Regulations at Climate Positive Energy Research Day
Left to right: Shatha Qaqish-Clavering, Minister Steven Guilbeault, Julie Dabrusin, David Sinton On Thursday, August 10, Canada’s Federal Environment Minister announced new draft Clean Electricity Regulations to help Canada achieve a net-zero grid. Speaking with...
CPE Member Shoshanna Saxe receives federal funding for project supporting sustainable buildings
Photo by Tyler Irving A project led by Climate Positive Energy Member Shoshanna Saxe and supported by CPE, has received $740,000 in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada. Under NSERC’s Alliance grant program, university...
CPE and Rotman combine expertise to launch Climate Finance Accelerator
Susan McGeachie. Image by Liz Beddall Photography. During CPE Research Day 2023, Susan McGeachie, Adjunct Professor, Graduate Studies, announced a new program designed to cover the general concepts of finance for the low carbon transition. A collaborative initiative...
Climate Positive Energy hosts United States Consul General
From left to right: Michael Benton, Shatha Qaqish-Clavering, Katherine Zhang, Grace Nosek, Consul General Susan Crystal, Christopher Lawson, David Sinton, Claudia Lizbeth Valladolid On Friday, July 14, Climate Positive Energy was pleased to host Susan Crystal, Consul...
CPE at Toronto’s Collision Conference – 2023
On Wednesday, June 28, Climate Positive Energy's Shatha Qaqish-Clavering served on a panel at Collision, North America's fastest-growing tech conference. Titled "Toronto is the place for cleantech innovation," the panel discussed how transitioning to a low-carbon...
Highlights from our Low-Carbon Renewable Energy Workshop
On Friday, June 16, Climate Positive Energy was pleased to partner with the Urban Climate Action Project, along with the SDGs @ U of T initiative and the City of Toronto to host an invite-only workshop focused on Solutions to Adopting More Low-Carbon and Renewable...