A professor at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering has won approval for $900,000 in funding through a provincial program to help Ontario meet its targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Kevin Musselman, a professor of mechanical and mechatronics engineering, is one of 22 recipients of financial backing from the , which invests proceeds from the province’s carbon market.
Musselman, whose work involves solar cells and solar energy, is receiving the money through a LCIF stream that backs concept or prototype projects from companies or academic organizations to help get innovative technologies to market faster.
A total of $28.1 million has been allocated for the fund, which is part of the Ontario government’s .
This article originally appeared on Engineering News.