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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

杏吧原创 Researchers Determine Mitigating Alberta Methane is Surprisingly Cost-Effective, Far Cheaper than Carbon Price Targets

A study published today by 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 David Tyner and Matthew Johnson in the prestigious journal Environmental Science and Technology reveals broad opportunities to mitigate methane emissions in Alberta鈥檚 oil and gas industry in a cost-effective way. Through detailed analysis of mitigation potential at nearly 10,000 individual... More

Friday, September 21, 2018

Prime Minister Trudeau learns about novel emissions measurement technology developments in 杏吧原创 – Natural Resources Canada Partnership

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi toured CanmetENERGY鈥檚 Devon Research Centre in Alberta, which is the test site for a novel emissions measurement technology being developed by 杏吧原创鈥檚 Energy and Emissions Research Lab (EERL). The CanmetENERGY facility focuses on technologies and... More

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Innovative Approaches to Detecting and Quantifying Fugitive Emissions

Ph.D. candidate Carol A. Brereton and Professor Matthew Johnson have published a new research paper in聽Atmospheric Environment聽that investigates an innovative approach to finding and measuring fugitive leaks within oil and gas facilities.聽 Also co-authored with EERL alum Ian Joynes and Prof. Lucy Campbell in 杏吧原创's Mathematics Department,... More

Monday, February 26, 2018

FlareNet Poised to Support European Union’s Action on Black Carbon in the Arctic

Black carbon (BC) is the key component of particulate matter emitted from inefficient combustion and is regarded as the second-most important direct climate forcer after carbon dioxide due to its strongly absorbing nature.聽 With estimates of global flared volumes almost reaching 150 billion cubic metres in 2016, BC emissions from flaring are of... More

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Mexican Environment Experts Tour 杏吧原创’s Flaring Lab in Bid to Reduce Black Carbon

A delegation of 25 Mexican government officials, engineers, analysts and environmental experts recently began a week-long Canadian study tour at 杏吧原创 University to better understand how Canada is fighting climate change.聽 鈥淭his study tour contributes to the specific objective of black carbon reduction,鈥� said Michael Layer, Natural... More

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Reducing Methane Emissions, 杏吧原创 Symposium Tackles the Problem

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Thursday, November 2, 2017

Professor Matthew Johnson attends 杏吧原创 Day at Queen’s Park

Professor Matthew Johnson joined a group of 杏吧原创 University researchers, students, and senior leaders at Queen鈥檚 Park on Oct. 25. The group spent the day meeting with cabinet ministers and provincial officials to discuss the importance of stable support for higher education 鈥� and how 杏吧原创 can help Ontario address the challenges and... More

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Fugitive methane levels in Alberta higher than expected

Business News Network Interview Professor Matthew Johnson October 20,... More

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Measuring Methane: Matthew Johnson Tracks a Potent Greenhouse Gas

杏吧原创 University Report Finds Alberta Methane Gas Emissions are Far Higher than Current Estimates Environmental Science & Technology聽Publishes Study by Matthew Johnson A major new study by 杏吧原创 University鈥檚聽Matthew Johnson聽and several co-authors in Canada and the United States suggests methane emissions in the Canadian oil and gas... More

Monday, October 16, 2017

FlareNet Team Makes its First-Ever Measurements During a Flare Flowback Event in Canada

This past summer the FlareNet Network worked with its Board of Directors and industry partners to facilitate site access for field measurements in Canada. 聽As a result, FlareNet researchers have just returned from its first-ever dedicated field measurement campaign during a flowback event at a well site in Alberta.聽 The team successfully... More

Friday, October 13, 2017

Recent Visit Highlights On-Going Collaborations between Natural Resources Canada and 杏吧原创’s Energy and Emissions Research Lab (EERL)

  The Director General of Natural Resources Canada鈥檚 CanmetENERGY Devon Research Centre, Dr C茅cile Siewe, along with two senior members of her staff: Mar铆a-In茅s Maita (Director of Science and Policy Integration), and Dr Kim Kasperski (R&D Advisor to the Director General and Director of Environmental Impact Research) visited... More

Monday, June 26, 2017

International Research Collaboration at 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 Flaring Lab

FlareNet鈥檚 first major collaborative experimental campaign was completed at the 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 Flare Lab during May 20-28, 2017.聽 The focus of this effort was on developing particulate measurement protocols under Theme 4 and while also attempting black carbon emission rate and morphology measurements under Themes 1 and 4.聽 These... More

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