Collaborative research wins Canadian Energy Innovation Award
November 22, 2010
An innovative solar energy technology co-developed by University of Ottawa photonics expert and Canada Research Chair in Photonic Nanostructures and Integrated Devices, Karin Hinzer is the winner of the first Canada Energy Innovation Award.
The award was presented to Hinzer and Toronto-based solar tech company Morgan Solar Inc. for a collaborative project that yielded a groundbreaking solar technology called “Sun Simba,” which is highly efficient, low cost and holds promise to be broadly applicable in Ontario and around the world.
This is the second groundbreaking collaborative effort for Hinzer, who conducts her research out of the University of Ottawa SUNLab – the only university lab in Canada dedicated to researching the high-efficiency solar cell designs used in Sun Simba.
Recently, Hinzer was part of a team of researchers that designed, developed and implemented a “solar-tracker,” a highly efficient clean energy system based at the University of Ottawa that can capture, boost and convert sunlight into the equivalent of more than 2 kilowatts of power.
The Canadian Energy Innovation Award is jointly presented by Ontario Centres of Excellence, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and the Association of Power Producers of Ontario. It aims to recognize exceptional collaborations and accomplishments in the sustainable energy sector.
The University of Ottawa, one of Canada’s top research-intensive universities, contributes significantly to the development of clean technologies. We are committed to research excellence and encourage an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge creation, which attracts the best academic talent from across Canada and around the world.
- Read the press release published by the Association of Power Producers in Ontario
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