The Integrated Energy Systems Lab (IESL), an advanced performance testing centre is now fully operational. The IESL provides innovative services for energy components and systems for Canadian Industry partners. We partner with local distribution companies, energy organizations and educational institutions
Student Research Assistants Speaking at SWITCH Meeting
SEARC Student Research Assistants Cedric Pepelea and Russell Horne will be giving a presentation at the November 6th SWITCH meeting on Grounds to Heat: Recycling Coffee Grounds into Home Heating Pellets. Cedric and Russell will be joined by Michael Tkautz,
Construction begins on the Outdoor Solar Inverter Test Facility
Construction has started on the Outdoor Solar Inverter Test Facility (OSITF). TMR Construction Ltd (Kingston) began the site preparation work earlier this week. The OSITF will be used to evaluate solar inverters from inverter manufacturers in collaboration with SEARC staff
Outdoor Solar Inverter Test Facility
The OSITF will be a unique facility that will be used to perform medium to long term (12~18 months) testing and evaluation of inverters used in solar photovoltaic (PV) applications. It will provide additional education and research infrastructure that will
DAS Supercapacitor Project
This project entailed the development of a supercapacitor energy storage system sized to satisfy the power requirements of a standard laptop computer for one hour of operation. High performance, carbon-based supercapacitor formulations developed by researchers at the University of