The Cleantech Hub is Western Canada’s clean technologies innovation hub created through $1.9 million in funding from Pacific Economic Development Canada, and contributions from NSERC, UBC, and industrial partners.

The Hub is a central innovation space that catalyzes academic-industry collaborations to promote clean technologies, help Canadian companies to bring their technologies and products to domestic and international markets, and support Canada’s transition to a low-carbon economy.

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“I believe in the power of innovation and creativity as positive forces that can be harnessed to tackle economic and environmental challenges. By promoting a sustainable future and a thriving economy, the University of British Columbia Okanagan is aligning this project with the priorities of the Government of Canada. Together, we are showing our commitment to a country that provides opportunities and economic benefits to Canadians, while also ensuring the development of technologies that will lead to a cleaner, greener environment for future generations.”

– The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada

“We are delighted that funding from Western Economic Diversification Canada will enable the creation of a new cleantech hub at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. Our engineering researchers have established cutting-edge procedures for recovering and reusing carbon-based materials that would otherwise be discarded and creation of this new hub will allow us to accelerate work in this area, scale our partnerships with industry, and create technical training opportunities that will accelerate transition to a greener economy.”

– Dr. Phil Barker, Vice-Principal and Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus

This project will promote innovation in British Columbia and also support the creation of jobs that are inclusive to women, youth and Indigenous peoples. The project team will also engage with Indigenous scholars within the School of Engineering to develop culturally safe strategies for recruitment and retention of Indigenous students and for outreach into local communities.

– Dr. Rehan Sadiq, Executive Associate Dean, School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus


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Dr. Alexander Uhl and co-workers present the first electron backscatter diffraction studies on ink-based CuIn(S,Se)2 absorber layers

It was prepared using environmentally benign metal chlorides, thiourea, and dimethylformamide. The CuIn(S,Se)2 solar cells exhibit power conversion efficiencies up to 13.2%, which are amongst the highest of all previously reported non-vacuum methods with comparable bandgap.

Dr. Jian Liu has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada

Dr. Jian Liu, an associate professor at the UBC Okanagan School of Engineering, has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada as one of its newest members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists is Canada’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership.

Rubaiya Rumman is a Ph.D. student in Civil Engineering and a UBC Killam Doctoral Scholar at the School of Engineering

Her research focuses on the sustainability and life cycle performance of construction materials. Concrete is a huge emitter of CO2, and the main responsible ingredient is cement. A 1000 kg of cement production emits about 900 kg of CO2 to the environment. Rumman is investigating the feasibility of the use of wood ash, produced in abundance as a by-product of bioenergy in Canada, to be a potential substitute for coal fly ash. Her research aims to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.