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 2011 - 2012
Date: September 7, 2011
Topic: Nanomaterials, Sustainable Energy and Innovation: Positioning BC within a Global Perspective
Speaker: Walter Cicha, Technical Business Analyst, Industrial Research Assistance Program
(IRAP) Pacific, National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
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Date: October 5th, 2011
Topic: The Energy Efficiency Conundrum
Speaker: Eric Mazzi, Ph.D., P.Eng., CEM. Power Smart® Instructor at UBC’s Clean Energy Engineering Master’s Program
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Date: November 2, 2011
Topic: Smart Grids and the Strategic Use of Storage
Speaker: Malcolm Metcalfe, LVO, P.Eng, Founder and CTO of ENBALA Power Networks
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Date: Wednesday, December 7th
Speakers: Ron V. Iacobelli, P.Eng. Chief Technology Officer, Azure Dynamics Corp. &
Nigel P. Fitzpatrick, Ph.D. Senior Strategic Advisor, Azure Dynamics Corp.
Topic: “Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology – made in BC”
Date: Thursday, January 5th, 2012
Speaker: Win Stothert, Chair, RELabs Research Inc., formerly CEO, Stothert Engineering Ltd.
Topic: Renewables Transforming Electric Utilities
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Date: Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Speaker: Gerd Goette, Managing Partner, Siemens Venture Capital in Silicon Valley, CA
Topic: Smart Grid Technology - For Balance Between Supply and Demand
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Date: Wednesday March 7th, 2012
Speaker: Dr. José Martí, Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of theUniversity of British Columbia.
Topic: The AC Electrical Grid: Transitions into the 21st Century
Please stay tuned for an update of upcoming meetings.
Upcoming Events
Energy Breakfasts
Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Speaker: Dr. José Martí, 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