Donation powers new Cambrian College Electric Vehicle Lab
Greater Sudbury Utilities kicks in $100,000. The University of Ontario (SUF) has donated $100,000 to the construction and equipping of the new EV Lab at Cambrian College, Ontario, which will host the GSU Engineering Workshop and offer students a conducive environment for research. The lab will also host the new GSU engineering Workshop, designed to ignite innovation and foster collaboration. The GSU's president and CEO, Frank Kallonen, said the investment will help spur innovation and help towards the goal of zero emissions by 2050. Greater Sudbury’s Community Energy and Emissions Plan (CEEP) uses energy, emissions, land use, and financial modelling to determine the community-wide efforts required to meet a net-zero emissions target.
Published : 2 years ago by Star Staff in Auto
Electric vehicles (EVs) – both passenger and industrial – are the way of the future. But what impact will all these additional EVs have on Ontario’s – and Sudbury’s power grid is a question to be answered.
The GSU said on Thursday that it is donating $100,000 toward the construction and equipping of the new EV Lab at Cambrian College. The lab will host the new GSU Engineering Workshop, designed to ignite innovation, cultivate collaboration and offer students a conducive environment for research pursuits. “This $100,000 investment will help spur innovation and get us all closer to the goal of zero emissions by 2050,” Mark Signoretti, GSU’s board chair and city councillor, said in a release. “This next step makes perfect sense in the evolution of our long-standing partnership with Cambrian College.”
Frank Kallonen, GSU’s president and CEO, said the world is “in the beginning stages of a great energy transition. This lab will help us understand the impacts of load increases so that we can develop optimal solutions that provide the services customers need at the lowest possible cost.” Greater Sudbury’s Community Energy and Emissions Plan (CEEP) uses energy, emissions, land use, and financial modelling to determine the community-wide efforts required to meet a net-zero emissions target. This target requires the reduction of 1.2 million tonnes of emissions by 2050. The research and activities taking place in Cambrian’s Battery Electric Vehicle Lab align with two of the plan’s energy and emissions actions in eight strategy sectors: low-carbon transportation and local clean energy generation.
“This investment by GSU aligns almost perfectly with how we, as a college, are approaching the future,” said Kristine Morrissey, the president of Cambrian College. “It’s about moving forward to meet the industry demands for skilled workers head-on and doing our part as global citizens to advance efforts to reduce emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change.” Brandi Braithwaite, Cambrian’s director of Development and Alumni, said GSU’s donation is a sign that people see the school “as the go-to place for partnerships between industry and post-secondary education. This will be an investment with enormous return for the entire region.”
Topics: Academia, Green Energy, Electric Vehicles, ESG