2010 SymposiumLow Emission Electricity Generation, Distribution, and Use in Transportation Friday, June 4, 2010 Auditorium, MaRS Collaboration Centre - Toronto, Ontario Opening Welcome Axel Meisen, FCAE, CAE President, Alberta Innovates - Technology FuturesMichael Charles, FCAE, CAE Symposium Chair, University of Toronto Canada's economy continues to be predominantly based in natural resources, with much emphasis on the supply of energy in the form of fossil fuels and electricity. This is reflected in the Energy Pathways Project carried out under the auspices of the Academy, which made important recommendations for the further development of this industry. With a growing trend towards electrification, the focus of the Symposium is on low emission generation, distribution and deployment of electricity, both in the near- and long-term. The presentations are designed to appeal to engineers with diverse backgrounds and to those involved in energy financing and in developing public policy. The Symposium provides a unique opportunity for experts from these areas to advance their knowledge, exchange views and to initiate collaboration. Introductory Background: Present Sources of Electricity in Canada Robert Evans, FCAE, Professor of Mechanical Engineering;Director, Clean Energy Research Centre, University of British Columbia Session 1 — Low Emission Electricity Generation Moderator: Robert Evans, FCAE, University of British Columbia This session will contrast the Alberta approach of continuing to use coal-fired power plants incorporating carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) with the Ontario approach of phasing out coal plants and looking to alternate sources of electricity. “The Alberta Approach, incorporating CCS” James Carter, FCAE, Chairman, Alberta Carbon Capture and Storage Development Council “The Ontario Approach, including the Green Energy Act” Amir Shalaby, Vice President of System Power Planning, Ontario Power Authority Session 2 — Electricity Supply and Interconnecting Canada Moderator: Douglas Reeve, FCAE, Chair,Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto Canada's electricity system was designed and built largely on a province by province basis. Historically, hydro-electricity has featured prominently as a renewable source with built-in storage, and no carbon dioxide emissions. However, its further development is complicated by intergovernmental and environmental issues. And, whatever the source of supply, with massive infrastructure investments required in the decades to come, strategic inter-provincial connections deserve consideration. “Whence Electricity Supply: Politics, Public Policy and the Environment” Sean Conway, Special Advisor to the Principal (External Relations), Queen’s University,and Queen's Institute for Intergovernmental Relations “Electricity: Interconnecting Canada — A Strategic Advantage” Clem Bowman, FCAE, Founding Chairman, Alberta Oil Sands Technology & Research Authority (AOSTRA)Richard Marceau, FCAE, Provost, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Co-Chairs of the Canadian Academy of Engineering's Canada Power Grid Task Force)
Session 3 — Electrification of Transport Moderator: Peter Frise, FCAE, Executive Director of Automotive Research and Studies, The University of Windsor and Scientific Director and Chief Executive Officer, AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence The electrification of transport systems, particularly vehicles and trains, is increasingly regarded has having substantial benefits in reducing the need for petroleum-based fuels and concomitant emissions of carbon dioxide and particulates to the atmosphere, provided, of course, the sources of the electricity are “clean”. “Powering Vehicles: Hybrids, Batteries and Fuel Cells” David Pascoe, Vice President of Electric Vehicle Technology, Magna E-Car Systems “Prospects for the Electrification of Train Travel in Canada ” Salwa Fouda, Product Manager of Energy Management, Bombardier Session 4 — An Ultimate Solution for the Supply of Electricity? Moderator: Michael Charles, FCAE, University of Toronto Although the prospect of nuclear fusion-based electrical energy has long been seen to be a distant reality, recent developments at the National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, U.S.A. and Laser MegaJoule, CEA, France suggest that the demonstration of fuel ignition could be close at hand. "Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy: Recent Developments" Allan Offenberger, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta Symposium Closing Summary Axel Meisen, FCAE, CAE President, Alberta Innovates - Technology FuturesMichael Charles, FCAE, CAE Symposium Chair, University of Toronto
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