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DESCRIPTION:Facing the Challenges: Achieving Decarbonization Goals for the 
 Electricity Grid in Canada\n\nThe federal government mandate in Canada for
  electric utilities aims to achieve an emission-free electricity grid by 2
 035. As Canada moves towards transitioning to the emissions-free grid\, th
 is workshop will focus on the challenges and opportunities in decarbonizin
 g the electrical grid. Understanding these complexities is crucial for pro
 fessionals\, students\, and anyone passionate about sustainable energy sol
 utions in light of the federal government’s ambitious mandate to reduce 
 greenhouse gas emissions.\n\nIEEE PES Kitchener-Waterloo Chapter in collab
 oration with the IEEE PES Student Chapter (current or potential)\, IEEE PE
 S Ottawa Chapter\, Department of ECE\, and Waterloo Institute of Sustainab
 le Energy (WISE) is organizing a one-day workshop at the University of Wat
 erloo to discuss the challenges in achieving decarbonization goals.\n\nDat
 e: 28 November 2024 (Thursday)\n\nVenue: University of Waterloo [Faculty H
 all\, Engineering 7 building]\n\nAgenda: \n- 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM: Registra
 tion and Networking (Refreshments provided)\n- 09:45 AM - 09:55 AM: Openin
 g Remarks: Prof. Kankar Bhattacharya\, Chair\, Dept. of ECE\, University o
 f Waterloo\n- 09:55 AM - 10:25 AM: Keynote by Prof. Jatin Nathwani\, Profe
 ssor\, University of Waterloo\n- 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM: Panel 1 - Challenges
  in Achieving Decarbonization Goals in Canada’s Grid\n- 11:45 AM - 12:15
  PM: Technical talk: Nidhi Santen\, Program Manager\, EPRI\n- 12:15 PM - 0
 1:00 PM: Lunch (provided)\n- 01:00 PM - 02:15 PM: Panel 2 - Pathways to an
  Affordable and Reliable Clean Energy System\n- 02:20 PM - 03:45 PM: YP/WI
 E/Student Session: Careers in Emission-Free Electricity Sector\n- 03:45 PM
  - 04:00 PM: Closing Remarks\n\nUniversity of Waterloo [Faculty Hall\, Eng
 ineering 7 building]\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, Canada
LOCATION:University of Waterloo [Faculty Hall\, Engineering 7 building]\, W
 aterloo\, Ontario\, Canada
ORGANIZER:n2padman@uwaterloo.ca
SEQUENCE:27
SUMMARY:Facing the Challenges: Achieving Decarbonization Goals for the Elec
 tricity Grid in Canada
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/444001
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