Posts Tagged: sustainability
Five U of T Engineering researchers are among U of T recipients of Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) Strategic Project Grants (SPG) programs announced February 8, 2013. Professors Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE), Ömer Gülder (UTIAS), Nazir Kherani (ECE,…
Toronto – and other cities around the world – can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by implementing aggressive but practical policy changes, says a new study by Professor Chris Kennedy (CivE) and World Bank climate change specialist Lorraine Sugar…
[vimeo 55252822 w=760 h=428] Three U of T Engineering graduates have invented the world’s most energy-efficient light bulb, the NanoLight. According to Gimmy Chu (ElecE 0T6), Tom Rodinger (IBBME PhD 0T7) and Christian Yan (ElecE 0T6), it’s a breakthrough in…
Toronto’s electrical system is a little smarter now, thanks in part to a U of T team led by Professor Reza Iravani (ECE). Toronto Hydro has installed a 250-kW, 48-module battery storage unit at the Roding Arena and Community Centre in…
Chemical Engineering Professor Yu-Ling Cheng, Director of U of T’s Centre for Global Engineering, has been named one of the Toronto Star’s 12 ‘People to Watch’ in 2013. Professor Cheng was singled out by The Star for her work leading…
Researchers at U of T Engineering and Ryerson University are working to change the way we keep ourselves warm in the winter. Currently, space heating is the largest contributor to residential energy consumption in Canada at 60 per cent of…
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