Position: 

Software Engineer/Developer Intern

Job Summary:

Energy Action Partners (EAP), a nonprofit organization with offices in Boston and Kuala Lumpur, has developed a software tool for collaborative design of renewable energy microgrids, called the The Minigrid Game. The Game is a multi-user, networked, simulation game that is used by rural communities and microgrid developers to jointly determine key design parameters for a microgrid and to build local management capacity.

The Waterloo…

By Brian Caldwell Faculty of Engineering

A sense of purpose trumped flat-out fun when four mechatronics engineering students finally settled on a project to cap their undergraduate years at the University of Waterloo.

Now they have confirmation it was the right way to go.

John Curticapean, Ben Hudson, Tony Qu and Malcolm Williams took one of six $10,000 prizes this week as student startups pitched their business ideas at the Norman Esch Entrepreneurship Awards for Capstone Design competition.

Instea…

 Wednesday, 28 March 2018 |Uche Onuora & Nigel Moore

Uche Onuora is the Co-Founder of HITCH, a start-up out of Velocity, a leading entrepreneurship program at the University of Waterloo. HITCH has developed technology to provide internet services in rural Africa, where broadband data is increadibly expensive. MEDA is excited about this emerging technology and the opportunity to explore its use in upcoming projects. 

To a casual observer skimming news headlines it may appear that the world is…

Patrick Greene, University of Waterloo

If the old adage is true and necessity is the mother of invention, then ingenuity must surely be the father.

Globally, 1.2 billion people live without access to electricity. To overcome the decades-old challenges that developing regions face, solutions must not only address today’s needs but also create a bridge toward…

Forty University of Waterloo students will have the opportunity to travel to Africa, Latin America, and Asia to develop innovative technologies to help deliver energy solutions to impoverished communities around the world.

Funded by a $300,000 award through the Queen Elizabeth Scholars (QES) program, the students will receive a $6,000 to $8,000 scholarship and have access to a range of leadership and networking activities provided through the Affordable Energy for Humanity Initiative (AE4H).…

Are you a student looking to commercialize your research or capstone project? Are you a revenue-ready start-up? Apply to the Big Ideas Challenge! We are searching for individuals who are in the process of executing a social impact venture. Winners will receive specialized training in sales, government relations and financial literacy. One-on-one coaching and mentorship will be provided, including a storyteller in residence. There will be a talent recruitment fair to help build your team…

Access to energy is at the nexus of many social problems, and improving the ability of people to gain access to affordable, reliable energy could help mitigate the effects of poverty and a host of related challenges, such as access to clean water, food, healthcare, adequate housing and clean environments.

As governments around the world grapple with advancing economic development while moving toward cleaner energy usage, 1.2 billion people still have minimal or no access to energy (according…

Empowering the powerless: Let's end energy poverty

Jatin Nathwani, University of Waterloo

“Power to the people,” the activists chanted in the 1960s.

The revolutionaries of yesteryear never dreamed of the scientific and technological innovations that could light up distant shelters and…