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Integrating molten carbonate fuel cell technology into a cement plant offers both low-emission cement and power production, CESAR study shows

Posted on November 18th, 2021 – By Mark Lowey, CESAR communications advisor

This is part two of a two-part blog about two CESAR studies focused on pathways to decarbonize the cement industry in the transition to net-zero emissions. Part two examines using molten carbonate fuel cell technology in a gas-fired cement plant for integrated low-emission cement and power production. Part one, which looks at the impacts of using alternative fuels in a natural gas-fired cement plant, is available here.

Using alternative fuels to decarbonize the cement industry won’t significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions, CESAR study shows

Posted on November 18th, 2021 – By Mark Lowey, CESAR communications advisor

This is part one of a two-part blog about two CESAR studies focused on pathways to decarbonize the cement industry in the transition to net-zero emissions. Part one looks at the impacts of using alternative fuels in a natural gas-fired cement plant. Part two, which examines using molten carbonate fuel cell technology in a gas-fired cement plant for integrated low-emission cement and power production, is available here.

What if our Cities only Needed a Fraction of their Parking Spaces?

Posted on October 12th, 2021 – By David B. Layzell PhD, FRSC

Finding parking when and where you need it can be both time consuming and stress inducing. In pre-pandemic days at least, there never seemed to be enough parking.

Hydrogen offers huge potential economic opportunity for Alberta and Canada

Posted on December 18th, 2020 – By Mark Lowey, for The Transition Accelerator

Transitioning to low- or zero-emissions hydrogen fuel, and away from carbon-intensive fossil fuels, presents a significant domestic and export economic opportunity for Alberta and Canada. Making this transition will require a pan-Canadian end-use hydrogen market equivalent to 27% of the primary energy needs of Canada in 2050, equivalent to 64 kilotonnes of hydrogen per day, according to the report, “Towards Net-Zero Energy Systems in Canada: A Key Role for Hydrogen,” by The Transition Accelerator.

Hydrogen fuel can play key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Posted on December 12th, 2020 – By Mark Lowey, for The Transition Accelerator

Alberta has several initiatives, such as the Technology Innovation and Emission Reduction Program, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while keeping its industry competitive. In November, the federal government unveiled proposed legislation to achieve net-zero GHG emissions in Canada by 2050. Hydrogen, used as a low- or zero-carbon fuel, can play a key role in these efforts. Like electricity, hydrogen is an energy carrier that produces no GHG emissions when consumed to provide energy services.

Leveraging Alberta’s advantages to produce clean hydrogen

Posted on December 6th, 2020 – By Mark Lowey, for The Transition Accelerator

The Alberta government’s new natural gas strategy includes large-scale hydrogen production, with a goal to be exporting clean hydrogen across Canada, North America and globally by 2040. As Canada and many other countries pursue hydrogen strategies, Alberta’s several advantages make it strategically well positioned to take a global lead in producing low- or zero-emissions hydrogen as a transportation fuel.

The Transformation of Canadian Personal Mobility: Some Lessons from History

Posted on November 24th, 2020 – By Cameron Roberts, PhD

Discussions about sustainable mobility can often carry a sense of fatalism. Sure, we should probably change our transportation system to one that causes fewer greenhouse gas emissions, less air pollution, and fewer road fatalities. But gasoline-powered cars have been the dominant means of transportation in Canada for over half a century, and as progress in electric vehicles, public transit, and active transportation infrastructure has been slow, profound change may seem a long way off.

Getting Canada energized about hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks

Posted on July 15th, 2020 – By Jess Harris, Director Communications, The Transition Accelerator

Jess Harris interviewed Jessica Lof, Research Lead-Hydrogen Economy, at the Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research initiative, about the findings and recommendations of The Transition Accelerator report, “Survey of Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles and Their Fit for Service in Canada.”

Hydrogen can make Canada an energy superpower again

Posted on May 14th, 2020 – By David B. Layzell PhD, FRSC and Dan Wicklum

Breakdowns, it is said, can lead to breakthroughs. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, made worse by an oil price war, global governments have quite rightly focused on protecting immediate needs for safety, healthcare, food and shelter. But looking forward, national economies will need to be rebuilt.

Alberta can lead the Transition to a Net-Zero Canada – While Re-Energising its Economy

Posted on January 14th, 2020 – By David B. Layzell PhD, FRSC and Jessica Lof MSc

The movement to a net-zero emission energy system in Canada and around the world offers Alberta the new economic opportunity that it has been searching for, concludes the latest report ¹ from CESAR and the Transition Accelerator.

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