BC climate solutions research gets $900K lift from PICS
Five research teams receive $180,000 each from the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions’ Opportunity Project Program.
Backgrounder: PICS Opportunity Projects Program funded projects
Research teams from UVic, UBC and UNBC receive $180,000 each from PICS’ Opportunity Project Program.
Banding together to go electric
Fast Track project examines the factors organizations weigh when considering electric vehicles – and how a group or bulk buy program could help.
Congratulations to 2022 Award for Leadership in Engaged Research recipients
Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Kevin Andrew and PhD student Yue Zhang demonstrate remarkable accomplishments, leadership in engaged research.
Student team chases housing solutions with PICS support
UVic’s Renewable Energy Club competed in the finals of the US Energy Department’s Solar Decathlon – with a little help from PICS.
Materials innovation driving next-gen EV batteries
Incorporating an industrial by-product into lithium-sulphur batteries may enable the creation of smaller, safer and cheaper EV batteries with doubled energy capacity.
All-electric BC transport economical, thanks to low cost renewables
If all BC vehicles were powered by electricity instead of liquid fuels by 2055, BC would need to more than double its electricity generation capacity to meet forecasted energy demand—and the move could prove surprisingly cost-effective.
'Off-grid' homes need dozens, 131 Tesla batteries, BC researchers say
Powering your home with solar panels to go off the grid may seem like an ideal way to save money and combat climate change. But just how feasible is it?
New detailed report: Leveraging BC's wave energy advantage
British Columbia now has enough detailed information about the height, frequency and direction of its coastal waves to start developing and testing wave energy converters in the ocean, according to a new report released at an energy conference at the University of Victoria today.
Seeing is believing: Why thermal imaging can inspire home retrofits
Being able to see where heat is escaping from your own home is a powerful—and underutilized—way to encourage home energy retrofits, especially when those infrared images are packaged with other incentives and promoted within your community.
Are BC electricity imports a realistic solution to Alberta's emissions reduction plan?
Recent proposals to use British Columbia hydropower as a substitute for coal power in Alberta should be viewed in the context of new research showing that in the long-term, BC has little energy to spare, and that an
BC's LNG strategy won't help global climate change: report
Analysis finds stronger climate policies needed to encourage a switch away from coal use, and a reduced role for natural gas in a carbon-constrained world.
Can biochar slash BC's GHG emissions and offer new lucrative markets?
A renewable fuel called biochar could substitute for all coal and some natural gas burned in BC resulting in as much as a 22 per cent reduction in provincial greenhouse gas emission
Report urges a coordinated approach to renewable energy development in BC
Impending expansion of renewable energy projects in BC will require a concerted effort by the province to protect both ecosystems and public interests, according to a report from the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS).