Where We Are
The Pacific Energy Innovation Association (PEIA) holds
monthly (except summer) "Energy Breakfasts":
Time: 7:15am-8:45am, on the first Wednesday of the month
Place: Vancouver Community College, Downtown Campus, 250 W. Pender, Room 240.
What We Do
Pacific Energy Innovation Association (PEIA) offers objective, thought-provoking dialogue on energy supply, demand and the associated technologies and policies required by sustainable economies in the near- and long-term.
Who We Are
The Pacific Energy Innovation Association (PEIA) is an independent, non-profit association of energy professionals incorporated under the Societies Act of British Columbia.
- Where We Are
- What We Do
- Who We Are
Breakfasts 2008-2009
"Paving the Way for Tomorrow's Energy Sources"
Date: October 1, 2008
Topic: Implementing British Columbia's Energy Policy
Discussion Leader: Bev Van Ruyven, Executive Vice-President, Customer Care and Conservation, BC Hydro
Date: November 5, 2008
Topic: Biomass, CO2 Capture & Energy Research at UBC's Clean Energy Research Centre
Discussion Leader: John Grace, Clean Energy Research Centre, UBC
Date: December 3, 2008
Topic: Energy in the 21st Century
Discussion Leader: Dr. John MacDonald, CEO, Day4 Energy Inc.
Date: January 7, 2009
Topic: Transmission Service Expansion
Discussion Leader: Paul Choudhury & Kip Morison, System Planning & Asset Management,
British Columbia Transmission Corporation
Date: February 4, 2009
Topic: Smart Buildings
Discussion Leader: David Helliwell, Small Energy Group
Date: March 4, 2009
Topic: BC Climate Action Update
Discussion Leader: James Mack, Acting Head, BC Climate Action Secretariat
Date: April 1, 2009
Topic: Energy Storage Options, including Pumped Storage Hydro
Discussion Leader: Michael Walsh, General Manager Business Development ( Western Canada)
Discussion Leader: David Youlen, Senior Vice President, Brookfield Renewable Power Inc.
Date: May 6, 2009
Topic: NaiKun Wind Project
Discussion Leader: Jack Scott, Vice President, Commercial Operations, NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc
Date: June 3, 2009
Topic: Opportunities in Climate Action
Discussion Leader: Roger Gale, President & CEO, GF Energy Inc. (Washington, DC)
Upcoming Events
Energy Breakfasts
Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Speaker: Dr. José MartÃ, Professor, Complex Systems Integration Laboratory, UBC
Topic: The AC Electrical Grid: Transitions into the 21st Century
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PEIA Supported Forum
Environmental Stewardship: Difficult Decisions for the Uncertain Future
Presented by Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEGBC) Sea-to-Sky and Vancouver Branches, BC Water and Waste Association,
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions and Pacific Energy Innovation Association
February 28 Forum
SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC