Archives: SE Engineering

Saturday, October 19, 2024

Ambient environmental conditions affect the cost and performance of direct air capture

Direct air capture (DAC) is touted as a potential contributor to climate change mitigation and the achievement of net-zero emission targets, including in nations like Canada. Recent research by faculty affiliated with Carleton University's Sustainable Energy program shows the extent to which ambient environmental conditions, including temperature,... More

Friday, October 4, 2024

Join us for a seminar on the use of AI in the energy sector

In this seminar, Dr. Heike Brugger, an energy and AI expert from Germany, will deliver an insightful talk on energy efficient digitization and green IT. The keynote will provide valuable perspective in the field of AI (including the European AI Act) and its applications in the energy sector. Following the presentation, there will be... More

Friday, September 20, 2024

Laying the foundations for deployment of negative emissions technologies

Researchers associated with the Sustainable Energy Engineering and Policy programme at Carleton University have published a new article in the journal Environmental Research Letters, exploring the opportunities and challenges facing large-scale expansion of direct air capture (DAC) and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). The paper... More

Friday, August 2, 2024

Collaborative Effort to Address Environmental Challenges in India

Collaborative Effort to Address Environmental Challenges in India (July 2024 Carleton International Newsletter) Prof. Alexandra Mallet from the School of Public Policy & Administration has partnered with Prosanto Pal, a Senior Fellow with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi, to tackle the challenge of decarbonizing... More

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Alexandra Mallett speaks to CBC Sudbury on climate action

SPPA Associate Professor and Graduate Supervisor – MPP in Sustainable Energy and the Environment,  Alexandra Mallett speaks to CBC Sudbury about climate action at the municipal level. City of Greater Sudbury declared a climate emergency 5 years ago. It’s not on track to meet its goals Northern Ontario city set a goal to reduce... More

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Congratulations to all our 2023 SE Graduates!

Carleton University held convocation last week, June 12-16th, where twelve students from the MPP Policy (formally MA), and eleven from Engineering (MEng and MASc) walked the stage. We could not be more proud of these students accomplishments and are excited to hear about their future.  ... More

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Ahmed Abdulla: U.S. Should Begin Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors, Says New Report

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor, Ahmed Abdula, Article "U.S. Should Begin Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors, Says New Report" was published in the National Academies, Sciences, Engineering, Medicine. April 27th, 2023 Highlights Nuclear power is witnessing renewed interest as a method of generating... More

Thursday, December 2, 2021

SE Alumnus Austin Zacharko Named a 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leader

Austin Zacharko graduated in 2020 from the Master of Engineering in Sustainable Energy (MEng-SE) program. Austin Zacharko 24, Edmonton, energy management engineer, Capital Power Sustainability has always been a polarizing topic in the oil-producing province of Alberta, where Austin Zacharko was raised. “I was able to see both sides,” says... More

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Energy Road Map: MoCreebec Eeyoud Enlists MA-SEP Students

From the Carleton Newsroom... By Ellen Tsaprailis Photos by Joshua Russell The MoCreebec Eeyoud First Nation in Moose Factory, Ont., wants to reduce energy costs and take ownership of power consumption. Carleton University students Joshua Russell and Keelia LaFreniere are helping them figure out the best path forward. The two Sustainable... More

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