by Transition Accelerator | Nov 24, 2020 | Blog, Personal Mobility
Blog – The Transformation of Canadian Personal Mobility: Some Lessons from History 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...
by Transition Accelerator | Nov 16, 2020 | Blog, Hydrogen
Blog: How to Build Canada’s First Hydrogen HUB in the Edmonton Region In many ways, 2050 is a mystery. What will life be like in the future? Which new technologies will define the day? Which social, cultural, political and economic factors will drive change? However,...
by shift2020 | Jul 15, 2020 | Blog, Hydrogen
Getting Canada energized about hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks As Globe and Mail writer Adam Radwanski said in a recent column, “hydrogen is so hot right now.” He’s right. In the past few months, countries around the world have become energized about hydrogen and...
by Transition Accelerator | Jul 3, 2019 | Agri-food, Blog
Comparing Canada’s Anthropogenic Systems: Agriculture-to-Food vs. Crude Oil-to-Refined Products By David B. Layzell PhD, FRSC and Kunbi Adetona, MSc, PAg Kunbi Adetona, a PhD student working with me in CESAR, recently published a paper in the journal, Anthropocene. It...
by shift2020 | May 8, 2018 | Blog
Assessing Zero-Emission Alternatives to Diesel in Alberta By David B. Layzell, Jessica Lof and Geoff Martin On February 27 1892, Rudolf Diesel submitted his ideas for a “new, efficient, working engine” to the German patent office. A year later, he demonstrated a...
by shift2020 | May 8, 2018 | Blog
Alberta can Lead the Transition to a Net-Zero Canada – While Re-Energizing its Economy 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...
