{"id":22811,"date":"2017-12-14T10:16:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T15:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/?p=22811"},"modified":"2022-03-16T12:19:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T16:19:25","slug":"university-of-calgary-program-renewable-energy-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/university-of-calgary-program-renewable-energy-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Calgary Leads Program to Develop Innovative Renewable Energy Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Calgary in Canada is <\/span>leading<\/span><\/a> a new, collaborative program that would \u201cprepare students to lead a new kind of energy future.\u201d Two other universities in Canada — the University of Waterloo and the University of Alberta — are also involved in the pan-disciplinary research and training program. <\/span><\/p>\n

The program, which is made possible by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), is aimed at helping students develop innovative, market-ready energy solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

This NSERC CREATE program, short for <\/span>Collaborative Research and Training Experience<\/span><\/a>, was developed to help bridge a gap in Canadian education and encourage students to develop innovative energy conversion and storage techniques, since one of the biggest hurdles facing renewable energy is the lack of storage in energy networks. <\/span><\/p>\n

The CREATE program encourages collaborative research toward energy solutions that will benefit both the economy and environment by using technology, such as batteries, fuel cells, and CO2 conversions for use in cars and houses, and by industry. <\/span><\/p>\n

The program is being headed by <\/span>Dr. Edward (Ted) Roberts<\/span><\/a>, professor in the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary, who is <\/span>an internationally recognized expert and innovator in the field of electrochemical technology. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe students will all be working on clean energy research projects on these technologies,\u201d said Roberts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The training will include workshops where they will learn how to evaluate the environmental and economic potential of emerging technologies, and apply this to their own research.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In addition, students will also take part in workshops on techno-economics and technology transfer, where they will learn how to evaluate the relationship between technical and economic performance, intellectual property, funding and commercialization of clean energy technology. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOften in university research the focus is on the important technical aspects, and in my experience it is through interdisciplinary collaborations that the most significant breakthroughs are achieved,\u201d Roberts said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, there is a need for researchers to understand the challenges of commercialization, including the context of sustainability, economics, regulatory and market challenges, in order to focus the research towards the delivery of innovative, sustainable solutions.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The CREATE program will also focus on the importance of collaboration and network building, as students will take specialized courses offered at all three universities, both online and in person, and undertake a one-to-four month exchange with other leading research groups in Europe, Asia and the U.S. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have two PhD students who will be visiting the UK in Spring 2018, one at the University of Manchester and the other at University College London,\u201d said Roberts. <\/span><\/p>\n

The CREATE program began on Sept. 1, and is expected to continue for up to six years. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect between 60 and 80 students will participate in the program each year, including undergraduate, masters, doctoral students, as well as 10 to 20 postdoctoral fellows,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cOver the six years of the program we anticipate that 500 to 600 students and postdocs will participate in the CREATE training program.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

NSERC will fund up to <\/span>1.65 million Canadian dollars<\/span><\/a> for the program over six years. <\/span><\/p>\n

The funding offers \u201clonger term stability\u201d for the program, Roberts said in a statement. \u201cThis program gives us continuity \u2014 it allows us to launch an ambitious program, support our students, while also providing administrative support as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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