We are excited to share that David Sinton, CPE Academic Lead and professor at U of T's faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, is among eleven faculty from across the university who have been appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada – a recognition...
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CPE Member working with U.S. start-up to turn trains into giant carbon capture machines
This article originally appeared on U of T Chemistry News. What if rail systems around the world could be harnessed to help mitigate climate change and clean our air of CO2? It’s a question that the founders of a US-based startup, CO2Rail, have been pondering for a...
CPE Wraps Up Research Day 2022
On Wednesday, August 17, Climate Positive Energy hosted its inaugural Research Day project showcase and student awards event. We were pleased to welcome more than 120 students, faculty, staff, and experts from partner organizations to Myhal Auditorium and online for...
Climate Positive Energy Knowledge Mobilization Grant
Climate Positive Energy is pleased to announce applications for its Knowledge Mobilization Grant. The grant provides funding to support proposals aimed at activities such as data collection, knowledge mobilization, knowledge translation, community engagement, surveys,...
Climate Positive Energy Technology Commercialization Grant
Climate Positive Energy is pleased to announce applications for its Technology Commercialization Grant. The grant provides one time seed funding to support testing, technology validation, prototyping, scale up and market connection for projects at TRL 2 and above as...
CPE Research on “Active” Colour-Changing, Energy-Saving Windows Published in Scientific Journal
Image: Pierre Chatel via Unsplash A research team led by CPE member Dr. Benjamin Higgins has developed a groundbreaking material that uses oil and coloured water to change its opacity in a matter of minutes, which could change how buildings heat and cool themselves to...
Climate Positive Energy Research Day
Join us for our first in-person event! Our inaugural Research Day project showcase and students awards ceremony is August 17, 11am to 2:30pm. We are excited to welcome Graham Takata, Director of Climate Change, Responsible Investment, BMO Global Asset Management, to...
CPE Member’s Start-up Raises $10M to Develop Emission-Free, Low-Cost Hydrogen
As the world looks to quickly decarbonize transportation and industry, hydrogen demand is expected to increase dramatically, from $130B today to $2.5T in 2025, according to the Hydrogen Council. There is an urgent need to develop new low-cost and low-carbon...
Watch Now: Stories, Science and Stuff with Dr. Soren Brothers
On Thursday, July 28, Climate Positive Energy was thrilled to welcome Dr. Soren Brothers, Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change at the Royal Ontario Museum, for a talk on strategies for Climate Engagement at the ROM, and the role of storytelling and...
Call for Applications: Graduate Multidisciplinary Urban Project
Graduate students from across U of T’s three campuses are encouraged to apply for the Graduate Multidisciplinary Urban Project. Participants will work in multidisciplinary teams, using their learned perspectives to review problems and find innovative solutions....