renewable energy

McGill study shows low-grade heat from renewable sources could be used to desalinate water

Published: 14 November 2025

A McGill University-led research team has demonstrated the feasibility of a sustainable and cost-effective way to desalinate seawater. The method – thermally driven reverse osmosis (TDRO) – uses a...

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TISEDTalk: Resilient Energy Infrastructure: Engineering for Climate Adaptation, Reliability, and Sustainability

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 15:00to16:00

Date: November 4th, 2025 | Time: 3:00 PM | Location: McGill Engine Centre FDA5- 3450 Rue University | Hosted by TISED and McGill Engine...

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TISEDTalk: How can place based approaches to energy transitions lead to justice and societal transformation?

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 14:00to15:00

DATE: October 30th, 2024 | TIME: 2:00pm (EST) | Free Event LOCATION: Macdonald Engineering Building Rm: 497 /tisedCategory: Sustainability

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Empowering sustainability: circular markets for lithium-ion batteries

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 05:30to07:30

Date: May 21 2024 | Time 5:30 pm| Location: SSMU ballroom - 3480 McTavish St Panelists: Isabel Cyr, Steve Fletcher, and Denis Geoffroy /tisedCategory: Engineering - Faculty Council Sustainability

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Green Hydrogen: avoiding pitfalls to unlock its potential for Canadian industries

Published: 21 March 2024

Date: April 10, 2024 | Time: 3:00 PM | Location: The McGill Faculty Club: 3450 McTavish Street | Free Event...

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McGill University, in partnership with Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, and IEFA announce 'Future-charged: the renewable energy revolution’

Published: 13 June 2023

Today McGill University, in partnership with Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) and the International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) announced the launch of ‘Future-Charged: the...

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TISEDTalk: Climate Change and the War in Ukraine: Can Crises Stimulate Transformative Change?

Thursday, December 8, 2022 02:00to03:00

TISEDTalk: Climate Change and the War in Ukraine: Can Crises Stimulate Transformative Change?...

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Curing Canada’s energy paralysis may mean new climate targets, renewed political will | Global News

Published: 27 September 2022

September 22, 2022 | Director Chris Ragan spoke to Global News about the future of energy sources in Canada and answering the question: Could Canada really be an energy superpower and be a global...

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Zero-carbon energy from sea water a step closer

Published: 26 May 2021

Researchers at McGill University have demonstrated a technique that could enable the production of robust, high-performance membranes to harness an abundant source of renewable energy....

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