CUGES 2017

Theme: The Environmental Impact of Renewable Energy

Date: November 19th 2017

CUGES 2017 was hosted on November 19th, 2017 @ 9:30 AM in Richcraft Hall (formerly River Building).

Schedule

9:30 am Paperless check-in, Booth viewing

10:00 am Opening remarks, Recognition of Sponsors: Eric Ho

10:10 am John Chinneck (Carleton U) : Introduction to Energy and its Environmental Risks

10:40 am John Jin (CNSC): Construction, Operation, and Decommission of a Nuclear Power Plant

11:10 am Graeme Cunningham (Bullfrog Power): How the energy industry has shaped the ecosystem

11:40 am Lunch, Networking, Booth viewing

12:40 pm Renée L. Gratton (Tiree): Waste as a Renewable Energy

1:10 pm Question and Answer Period

Speakers:

Graeme Cunningham – How the Energy Industry has shaped the Ecosystem

Graeme is a Sales Manager with Bullfrog Power, Canada’s leading green energy provider. Graeme works with Bullfrog Power’s commercial customers in Eastern Ontario and Québec, helping them achieve their GHG emissions targets and meet other sustainability-related objectives with clean, pollution-free energy. With a Masters in Biochemistry from the University of Ottawa, Graeme has a long history working with non-profit and community-focused organizations in the Ottawa area, including with the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, where he serves as the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee.

John Chinneck – Introduction to Energy and its Environmental Risks

John Jin – Construction, Operation, and Decommission of a Nuclear Power Plant

Renée L. Gratton – Waste as a Renewable Energy