�山ǿ�� News - Sustainability

Financial Services Drop Box /Services financiers boîte de dépôt

webfull — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:40:12 +0000

(La version française suit.)

Dear �山ǿ�� Community Member,

Due to sustainability efforts to go paperless, the use of the Drop Box (at 680 Sherbrooke outside of room 724) has significantly decreased in the past few years, and effective November 5, 2024 will be removed.

We encourage you to use internal Mailing Services when directing cheques to Financial Services as they provide a safe and secure option, but you may give advance notice to the Fund Administrator if you wish.

Published: 4 November 2024

Wind-powered shipping could make a comeback—but it won’t work for everything

webfull — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:26:25 +0000

Wind has been powering the economy for centuries. Long before giant aluminum windmills were fed into the electric grid, wind filled the sails of ships plying the open seas. French businessman Guillaume Le Grand wants to bring back wind-powered shipping, and his company is already shipping French goods to North America that way. However, the approach will work better for some products than others, according to Vice-Dean of Faculty Saibal Ray.

Published: 28 October 2024

Using sunlight to turn two greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals

webfull — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:08:31 +0000

�山ǿ�� researchers have harnessed the power of sunlight to transform two of the most harmful greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals. The discovery could help combat climate change and provide a more sustainable way to produce certain industrial products.

Published: 16 September 2024

�山ǿ�� Spinoff FeX Energy receives major grant from Axelys

webfull — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:43:00 +0000

Company technology leverages high energy density of iron to provide carbon-free, stable renewable energy that is environmentally safe and highly dispatchable

Published: 5 August 2024

AI and Sustainability: Balancing Innovation with Planetary and Social Well-being

webfull — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:01:48 +0000

Date: October 10th, 2024 | Time: 6:00 PM | Location: The �山ǿ�� Faculty Club | Free Event

Published: 17 July 2024

Can hopeful moments lead to hopeful futures?

webfull — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:50:46 +0000

Can hopeful moments lead to hopeful futures?

By Daphne Chalmers (�山ǿ��, Education), Julia Freeman (�山ǿ��, Bieler School of Environment), Diane Dechief (�山ǿ��, Office of Science Education), Natalya Gomez (�山ǿ��, Earth and Planetary Sciences), Blane Harvey (�山ǿ��, Education), Amy Janzwood (�山ǿ��, Bieler School of Environment/Political Science) and Nik Luka (�山ǿ��, Architecture and Urban Planning)

Published: 8 July 2024

Expert: Concerns over Canada’s hydro capacity

webfull — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:13:53 +0000

Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change. In March, U.S. electricity exports to Canada reached their highest level since at least 2010. The increasing flow of power north is part of a worrying trend for North America. (New York Times)

Published: 5 June 2024

SGI’s Inaugural Sustainable Transportation Roundtable on the Future of Urban Mobility

webfull — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:03:29 +0000

This April, interdisciplinary experts came together at �山ǿ�� Desautels for the Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI)’s inaugural Sustainable Transportation Roundtable on the Future of Urban Mobility. Sponsored by Alstom, the event featured discussions on reducing fossil fuel dependence, with electric vehicles highlighted as a potential solution.

Published: 3 June 2024

�山ǿ�� project awarded $1.7 million to mitigate housing crisis and climate change

webfull — Wed, 29 May 2024 18:29:09 +0000

As Canada faces the dual challenges of contending with a housing crisis at the same time as facing the impacts of severe climate change, the need to find innovative and practical solutions remains one of the nation’s highest priorities. �山ǿ��’s Professor Daniele Malomo was recently awarded $1.7 million by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) for a proposed solution that addresses both problems.

Published: 29 May 2024

Battery breakthrough could usher in greener, cheaper electric vehicles

webfull — Tue, 28 May 2024 18:52:54 +0000

The global shift to electric vehicles is gaining momentum, yet the extraction of battery materials has a significant environmental footprint that comes with high costs.

Now, two groundbreaking studies led by �山ǿ�� researchers offer hope in the search to manufacture cheaper and greener lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs).

Their findings unlock the potential to produce batteries using more sustainable and less costly metals, known as disordered rock-salt-type (DRX) cathode materials.

Published: 28 May 2024