Focus - Transportation Futures

Current Projects

Projects

We find new solutions that will reduce the carbon footprint and further expand the UBC campus as a city-scale test bed for transportation energy systems.

Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)

A city-scale living laboratory linking transportation, energy, information and communications technology to urban design will be deployed at the University of British Columbia.

Western Economic Diversification Canada

UBC Transportation Futures will receive $2,708,963 to demonstrate the integration of solar energy technologies into clean transportation infrastructure for charging electric vehicles.

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

A project led by the UBC Clean Energy Research Centre (in partnership with BC Hydro and Cypress Power) will receive $2.3 million to develop an efficient, cost-effective and scalable renewable energy system.

Hydra

Hydra received a BCIC Ignite Award to assist in their work to develop innovations in Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (HICE) technology.

Hydrogen Fuel Supply Chain for Light Duty Passenger Vehicles in BC

The aim of this project is to evaluate and exploit the potential of a range of vehicle technologies to reduce GHG emissions in the transportation sector in BC.