Alternate Energy - University of Toronto Magazine

Can Electric Vehicles Save the Planet?

Eliminating gas-powered cars and trucks may help avert a climate catastrophe. But they are only part of the solution

Electricity from renewable sources is getting cheaper, but how do we make it available to all Canadians?

U of T wants to drastically cut carbon emissions by 2050. It’s enlisting on-campus ingenuity for help

Greenhouse gas could be harvested from the atmosphere and recycled into renewable fuel, says researcher

Andrew White’s company not only cleans bio-gas, but also produces fertilizer

Ten concepts that could shape the future: from digital credentials to safer drugs to DNA-tailored diets and more

Solar panels at the Athletic Centre, composting in residence, farming on St. George. What next? A back campus wind turbine?

Shawn Qu's Canadian Solar is already one of the world’s largest solar energy companies. Ten years from now he wants it to be an industry leader

High energy prices are giving solar cells a new-found lustre

Forestry scientists are at the forefront of environmental research

Just how close are we?

Chemist David Boocock has developed a clean-burning fuel from organic waste

Pierre Rivard imagines an "Internet of energy" on Toronto's Port Lands

Could sewage be the energy of the future?

A Blue Sky veteran recalls an epic journey across America

Come ride with U of T's solar car racing team, cutting-edge crusaders for a cleaner future

Low-grade or even recycled food grease can be turned into a usable diesel fuel substitute