Low Carbon Resilience Energy Policies in Manitoba
Daniel Valdivia | MEL Candidate | Dec 17, 2021. Mentors: Hannah MacDonald and Patricia Lightburn, Dunsky Energy Consulting; Abstract Low-carbon resilience (LCR) integrates the concepts of climate migration and adaptation, in the context of energy policies. A jurisdictional scan of international best practices and qualities of energy policies that incorporate LCR was completed. These concepts […]
Optimization of Vacuum Swing Adsorption performance and Literature Review of Carbon Capture and Utilization
Harshit Srivastava | MEL Candidate | Dec 17, 2021. Mentor: Joseph Broda, Fortis BC; Abstract Fortis BC announced its “Clean Growth Pathway to 2050”goals in 2018. One of the four pillars which will contribute towards achieving these goals is through blending of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) into the Natural Gas grid. The production of biomethane, […]
The economics of having a centralized control system for all the buildings owned by RDCO
Ragheed Santina | PMP| MEL Candidate | Dec 17, 2021. Mentor: Divya Gupta, RDCO; Abstract RDCO (Regional district of central Okanagan) is making some efforts on climate action to make their infrastructure and communities greener, reducing regional reliance on continued emergency management activations and supporting the region’s ability to thrive over time. One of the […]
Mapping clean-energy techno-economic pathways from raw feedstocks through to ammonia and methanol
Andrew Medgyesi | MEL Candidate | Dec 17, 2021. Mentor: Omar Herrera, MeridaLabs; Abstract A comprehensive literature review of various established and emerging technologies to transform raw feedstocks into the end products ammonia and methanol has been conducted to provide an overview of useful information for macro production process design consideration. Given that there are […]
Feasibility Study of Green Ammonia Production in British Columbia
Graham MacGillivray | MEL Candidate | Dec 17, 2021. Mentor: Marc Brunet-Watson, Energy Evolution; Abstract The purpose of this project is to evaluate the technical, social, political, and economic feasibility of large- scale green ammonia production in the province of British Columbia. Ammonia has been produced at an industrial scale to support food production for […]
Assessment of Alternative Hydrogen of Production Processes
Mehmud Iqbal | MEL Candidate | Dec 17, 2021. Mentor: Patrick Steiche, Hydra Energy Corporation Abstract About 10.5% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada come from freight transportation, and a majority of these emissions come from heavy-duty trucks. With the focus around the world shifting to net-zero emissions as a solution to the climate […]
The case of Hydrogen in Sustainable Aviation
Manuel Estandia Zeevaert | MEL Candidate | Dec 17, 2021. Mentors: Claire Cameron and Moe Kabbara, Dunsky Energy Consulting; Abstract In December 2020 Government of Canada supported by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), released the Hydrogen Strategy Plan. Creating a framework of opportunities to develop hydrogen economy. Even though aviation has small percentage of total Canadian […]
Hydrogen Delivery Pathways for Long-haul Trucking
Jason Lam, MEL Candidate | April 16, 2021 APPP 506 – Master of Engineering Leadership Capstone Project, University of British Columbia Abstract With countries around the world committing to net zero emissions by 2050, the question for how we should decarbonize our lives remains to be answered. One challenging area is the transportation of goods, […]