Researchers at CERC have been involved in different research projects with industry partners, from contracts and agreements to combined research grants. The university invests $500 M annually on research, which can be used to leverage industrial support through several programs and mechanisms.
Projects
Urban Freight System Emissions: Improved Characterization for Mitigation Planning
As government authorities, ports, and vehicle operators work to identify pathways to decarbonize freight transportation and support healthy and resilient Canadian communities, there is a need for a more comprehensive understanding of emissions from this sector under real-world operating conditions, and the potential for emissions mitigation through changes to fuels and technologies. This improved understanding […]
UBC Group: Thermochemical Energy Conversion Lab (Patrick Kirchen), Lab for Environmental Assessment and Policy (Amanda Giang)
Partners: Governments in Canada
BC-SMART: Biofuels for decarbonizing long distance transport in BC
IEA Bioenergy Task 39 – commercializing conventional and advanced transport Biofuels from Biomass and other renewable feedstocks
UBC Group: Forest Biotechnology & Bioenergy Lab (Jack Saddler)
Partners: Parkland Refinery, Boeing, YVR, Air Canada
Characterization and Mitigation of Methane Emissions in Real-World Conditions of a Marine Vessel
Wave modulation spectrometry (WMS) is a simple and inexpensive technology being used measure methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas, from the exhaust of natural gas-fuelled marine vessels, in partnership with Seaspan Ferries.
UBC Group: Pat Kirchen research group
Partners: Seaspan Ferries Corporation
CERC Spin-off Companies
Membrane Reactor Technology
A membrane reactor for high purity hydrogen production (John Grace & Jim Lim)
Mangrove Technology
An electrochemical reactor for converting CO2 and saline wastewater into chemicals and reusable water (David Wilkinson)
Highbury Energy
A pilot dual fluidized bed biomass gasifier for liquid and gaseous biofuels (Paul Watkinson & Tony Bi, Naoko Ellis John Grace, Jim Lim)
Agora Energy Technologies Ltd
CO2redox flow battery for large-scale energy storage (Elod Gyenge)