IEEE PES ESPAÑA | [Webinar 16.09.2025] | The Energy Transition in Canada and the IEEE PES in decarbonization
IEEE PES ESPAÑA | [Webinar 16.09.2025] | THE ENERGY TRANSITION | Towards a DECARBONIZED ENERGY | The Energy Transition in Canada and the Role of the IEEE and PES in the World’s Decarbonization
Estimados Miembros del Capítulo IEEE PES ESPAÑA y de la comunidad de sistemas eléctricos de potencia,
Dear IEEE PES Spain Members and Colleagues from power and energy community,
Continuing with the [Webinar] series on the topic
LA TRANSICIÓN ENERGETICA | Hacia una ECONOMIA DESCARBONIZADA
THE ENERGY TRANSITION | Towards a DECARBONIZED ECONOMY
The energy transition towards a decarbonized economy will present a relevant challenge and a crucial transformation faced by our Society; Decelerating climate change effects is becoming a moral commitment.
As a society, we are part of the decarbonized energy process that goes through the electrification of the economy and it is supported by renewables within a sustainable energy model.
This means a change of paradigm which heads towards an immediate exciting future full of challenges at all levels associated with flexibility in its widest conception. It is assumed that a change of paradigm, that requires changing the focus from active based asset management towards the digitalization that ensures resiliency and security for the future electric systems.
In this context, we need to contribute and stimulate the exchange of ideas from different perspectives and experiences, creating a framework of reflection through these series of webinars. The expected benefit and impact is the identification of opportunities within the complexity associated with the change of paradigm.
En este webinar, Claudio Cañizares (University of Waterloo) nos hablará sobre la transición energética en Canadá y el papel del IEEE PES en la descarbonización de la sociedad.
Título: The Energy Transition in Canada and the Role of the IEEE and PES in the World’s Decarbonization
Contenido: This talk will provide an overview of Canadian provincial and remote community power grids, and a detailed discussion of Ontario’s provincial grid, market, and future expansion plans, in the context of zero-emission power systems as the backbone of the energy transition. A critical overview of the decarbonization status and policies for energy systems in Canada will be also presented, focusing on zero-emission power grid, EV, and Hydrogen plans and strategies to enable a Net-Zero 2050. Furthermore, the role that the IEEE and, especially, PES can play and is already playing in decarbonization efforts across the globe will be discussed, providing an overview of relevant initiatives led by the Institute and Society on this topic. Finally, concluding remarks will include a personal plea for a commitment to eliminating emissions in our daily energy use and to getting involved in relevant IEEE and PES decarbonization programs and initiatives.
Ponente: Claudio Cañizares (University of Waterloo)
Fecha: Martes, 16 de septiembre de 2025
Hora: 18:00 - 19:30 (CEST)
Idioma: Inglés
La participación en estos webinar es abierta a cualquier asistente, incluyendo miembros de IEEE/PES y no-miembros. Sin embargo, el REGISTRO en el evento es necesario para recibir en enlace URL para el evento WebEx. El enlace de conexión para este [Webinar 16.09.2025] se mandará a los asistentes el día del evento a las 10:00 AM (CEST).
El registro se cierra el día 16.09.2025 a las 09:30 AM (CEST). El acceso al REGISTRO es:
https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/494513
For further information:
[Webinar 16.09.2025]: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/494513
The IEEE PES ESPAÑA System issues participation certificates in these [Webinars] to the attendees under request. The necessary condition for the System to issue the certificate is that the attendee must participate with at least one voice question during the question time.
Looking forward to seeing you.
Un cordial saludo,
José María Maza-Ortega
Vicepresidente
IEEE PES Spain Chapter,
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/pes/spain/
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Claudio Cañizares of University of Waterloo
The Energy Transition in Canada and the Role of the IEEE and PES in the World’s Decarbonization
Biography:
Claudio Cañizares is a University Professor and the Hydro One Endowed Chair at the Electrical and Computer Engineering (E&CE) Department, and the Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) at the University of Waterloo, where he has held various academic and administrative positions since 1993 and has received multiple recognitions, in particular the 2021-2022 Awards of Excellence in Graduate Supervision from both the University and the Faculty of Engineering. He obtained the Electrical Engineer degree from the Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN) in Quito-Ecuador in 1984, where he held different academic and administrative positions between 1983 and 1993, and his MSc (1988) and PhD (1991) degrees in Electrical Engineering are from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research activities focus on the study of stability, control, optimization, modeling, simulation, and computational issues in bulk power systems, microgrids, and energy systems in the context of net-zero, competitive energy markets, smart grids, and energy access. In these areas, he has led or been an integral part of multiple grants and contracts from government agencies and private companies worth over $92 million CAD, and has collaborated with various industry and university partners in Canada and abroad, supervising/co-supervising close to 190 research fellows and graduate students. He has authored/co-authored over 390 publications with more than 36,000 citations at an 86 H-index, including journal and conference papers, technical reports, book chapters, disclosures, and patents, and has been invited to deliver keynote speeches, seminars, tutorials, and presentations at many prestigious venues worldwide. He was the 2020-2024 Editor-In-Chief of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (IEEE) Transactions on Smart Grid; the 2022-2023 IEEE Division VII Director of the IEEE and Power & Energy Society (PES) Boards; and is a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, where he was the Director of the Applied Science and Engineering Division of the Academy of Science from 2017 to 2020, and a Foreign Fellow of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering. He is also the recipient of the 2025 IEEE PES Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award, the 2017 IEEE PES Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award, the 2016 IEEE Canada Electric Power Medal, and of multiple IEEE PES awards and recognitions, holding leadership positions in several IEEE and PES Committees, Working Groups, and Task Forces.