The mining industry relies on decades-old technologies that generate large amounts of waste, release CO2 emissions, and consume significant quantities of chemical feedstocks. As demand for critical minerals increases to support the global energy transition, minimizing these environmental impacts has become crucial, and electrochemical approaches offer a sustainable alternative, using renewable energy to enable circular economy principles through waste recycling and chemical production. However, key technological barriers have hindered commercial adoption. U of T researchers are addressing these challenges to bring electrochemistry to industrial implementation. This includes energy-efficient salt-splitting electrolyzers, impurity- tolerant membranes, and iron-removal electrolyzers. The eMining consortium aims to electrify the mining industry by advancing electrochemical technologies for critical mineral processing, uniting U of T expertise to drive industry-focused research inside U of T labs, with possible additions as the initiative progresses
Uniting deep CO2-to-fuels technological expertise, engagement with Northern Indigenous community-led projects and their leaders, and expertise in environmental politics, resource governance, water, and energy to explore the potential for carbon conversion technologies to support low-carbon energy transitions in the Canadian North.
On August 14, Climate Positive Energy (CPE) was pleased to welcome more than 200 guests to our annual Research Day project showcase event and celebration. The fourth annual iteration of Research Day presented an opportunity for students, faculty, staff and industry partners from Toronto and… Read more »
On Friday, April 25, University of Toronto hosted a private event at its Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus to celebrate the launch of a bold new initiative at the University of Toronto, which will leverage the university’s unparalleled interdisciplinary expertise to advance innovative research and policy… Read more »
Photo credit: Neil Ta On February 12, Parliamentary Secretary Marc G. Serré, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced new funding provided through the Energy Innovation Program (EIP)’s Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Research, Development, and Demonstration (RD&D) call for proposals. Projects funded… Read more »