Welcome to WISE

The Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) was established at the University of Waterloo in 2008. The Institute comprises more than 70 faculty members with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows working as multi-disciplinary research teams across Engineering, Science and Environment. The Institute is the focal point at UW for research in energy studies. In collaboration with utilities, private sector partners, government agencies and civil society groups, the Institute's goal is to foster the development of innovative technologies and alternatives to existing energy production and delivery systems, and to promote energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Our vision is to be recognized internationally as a centre of excellence in energy research and to contribute to the development of energy policies and strategies that enhance the social, economic, and environmental performance of the energy system. We emphasize innovation as the key driver in the transformation of the energy system. Our focus is on research initiatives that provide both timely solutions for the near term and shape the evolution of energy use over the longer-term.

Our areas of research are:

Recent Developments at WISE

UW researchers will play an important role in four of the six "clean energy" projects - worth a total of $28 million announced February 2008 by the Ontario Centres of Excellence Inc. ...

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WISE Research

University of Waterloo is a leader in sustainable energy research and innovation, especially in the areas of ...

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Distributed Power Test Platform

The goal of the project is to construct a functioning 1-10 kW power generation system ... cont.