Electric motors consume about half of all electricity generated in Canada.
Wu began developing the lab shortly after his arrival at Ryerson seven years ago. He says the fact that Ryerson had already shown financial committment to the project gave Ryerson an edge over U of T's competing bid for the grant. Rockwell Automation Canada Inc. The money will double the lab's current space to 4,000 square feet. The lab is expected to move to the new centre for computer science and electrical engineering in 2003 and be its flagship research facility.