Canada is the world leader in synthetic fuel production. I’m talking about the oil sands, of course. Though decried by environmentalists for their carbon intensity, Canada’s oil sands operations are actually a stunning example of payoff from industry- and government-supported…
Category: C1 chemistry
Youth and experience: why I’m confident in North America’s energy future
As the manager of a portfolio of C1 chemistry R&D projects, I have the pleasure and privilege of dealing with a lot of bright young chemical engineering students. These projects are collaborations between industry, government, and academia. My position at…
Game-changing nuclear moves in the US: hydrogen economy gets clean and sober
Just under a year ago, I told a nuclear industry gathering that the industry needs to get real about the atom’s role in the Hydrogen Economy. Because it is a huge source of cheap zero-carbon energy, nuclear has great potential…
How to make carbon capture viable: it depends on what happens to the CO2
A lot of people who push carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) as a way of reducing greenhouse gases from coal-fired power generation neglect to consider the reason coal-fired GHGs are a problem in the first place. They are a problem because…
The real hydrogen highway: the future looks like today
The Canadian hydrogen-highway industry is at a crossroads. Compared with the rest in the world Canada is a fading champion in the hydrogen arena. Though the famous Ballard Power started here in Canada, the public funding that kept the venture alive…