UOIT hosts successful international smart grid conference

Leading researchers from around the world convened at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) in late August to showcase the latest global research and technologies of smart energy grid engineering.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) international conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE ’13) at UOIT attracted  participants and speakers from across Canada as well as Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, India, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, Qatar, the United Kingdom and the United States.

“UOIT was pleased to host this exciting global gathering of academics and industry which was aimed at finding answers to the sustainable energy questions we will face in the years ahead,” said Dr. Hossam Gaber, Professor, Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Engineering, UOIT. “There were representatives from all disciplines of engineering discussing aspects of renewable energy systems – ranging from power generation and fuel sources to energy infrastructure and transportation alternatives.

In addition to a competition for student innovation, SEGE ’13 also featured the first Canadian Workshop on Fusion Energy Science and Technology, co-sponsored by the Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) and the Toronto Section of the IEEE. The workshop’s diverse selection of speakers provided encouragement in the pursuit of developing new energy technologies, stressing the importance of presenting strategies in everyday language – to broaden public understanding of issues and increase the probability of political support of new energy-related initiatives.