Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy

Archive of a Canadian all-volunteer think-tank.

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Past President of the Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy.

  • About the Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy

    From 2010 to 2025 the Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy was a Canadian all-volunteer think-tank.

    The core group of Associates were involved with the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and active on a Task Force for Sustainable Energy. When their reports were completed, several CAE members continued to work on energy issues facing Canada. They were joined by others who were impressed with what had been done, and who wanted to contribute to a sustainable energy future for Canada.

    The mission of the Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy was to catalyze nation-building big energy projects to support Canada’s sustainable energy future, while providing economic growth and jobs.

    The Associates of the Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy have lived and worked across Canada. In the spirit of peace and friendship, we honour the Anishinaabek of the Three Fires Confederacy, on whose traditional territory our office in Sarnia, Ontario, was located.

    In 2025 we realized that our efforts to raise funds for continuing operations were not sufficient. We realized that we could not deliver future research, articles, and events, that met the expectation of excellence we had demonstrated in the past. It was decided to wind-up our activities and dissolve.

    This website remains as an archive of the activities of the Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy.

  • Dr. Clement W. Bowman (1930-2021)

    (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Bowman

    Clement Willis Bowman CM FCAE PEng (January 7, 1930 – October 7, 2021) was a Canadian chemical engineer, the founding chairperson of the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority. He was a Member of the Order of Canada and a recipient of the Global Energy Prize.

    AND founder of the Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy.

  • President Marshall Kern discusses what the Bowman Centre for Sustainable Development is doing for Canada

    This YouTube presentation was delivered March 29, 2023, to the Unitarian Fellowship of Sarnia.

  • Webinars we have hosted

    A Hydrogen Proposal for Ontario, with Ed Brost (January 2022)

    Alternative Grid Scale Energy Storage, with Ed Brost (January 2023)

    Description of the Ontario Electrical System, with Peter Smith (January 2024)

    A Primer on Energy, with Ed Brost (November 2024)

    Understanding Asphalt: Choosing The Road to Prosperity, with Gary Locke (April 2023)

    Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage, with Ed Brost (May 2023)

    Presentation by Dr. Soheil Asgapour of the Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada (December 2023)

    Small Modular Reactors by USNC (September 2023)

    Carbovate’s Alternative Flare System, with Ed Brost (October 2024)

    Heat Pumps, with Ed Brost (January 2025)

    Hydrogen Carriers, with Ed Brost (September 2023)

    The Future of Agrivoltaics in Ontario, with Emma Vaderjagt (June 2024)

    And webinars showcasing the research projects delivered to us by Queen’s University.

    Quantifying Disturbed Land for Solar Deployment in Ontario (April, 2025)

    Battery Grade Lithium Extraction in Canada (April, 2025)

    Virtual Power Plant (April 2024)

    Investigating the Permanence of Geological Carbon Storage (April 2024)

  • White Papers we have prepared and delivered

    Electric Vehicle Impact on the Oil Sands (By Ed Brost, Marshall Kern, Peter Smith; June 2020)

    Turning the Barrel Upside Down (By Ed Brost, and Clem Bowman; March 2021)

    Powering Canada Towards 2050 and Beyond (By Peter Smith; September 2021)

    How Green is Blue and Green Hydrogen? (By Ed Brost; June 2022)

  • Research Projects we have sponsored through Queen’s University

    Adding Value to Bitumen (2017)

    Carbon Fibre from Oil Sands Bitumen & Other Feedstocks (2018)

    Carbon Fibre Life Cycle Analysis (2019)

    Analyzing Pre-Treatment Processing in Manufacturing Carbon Fibre Precursors from Bitumen (2020)

    Electrification of Transport as a Driving Factor for a Transition (2021)

    National Electric Grid Project (2021)

    Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis of Hydrogen Storage in Salt Caverns (2021)

    Potential Hydrogen Carrier Technology (2022)

    Finding the “Net” in Net-Zero (2023)

    The Permanence of Geological Carbon Storage (2024)

    Design Criteria for a Virtual Power Plant (2024)

    Quantifying Disturbed Land for Solar Deployment in Ontario (2025)

    Battery Grade Lithium Extraction in Canada (2025)

  • Major Activities of the Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy

    This is a list of the major activities of the Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy. This includes published books as well as in-person events.

    2012: CANADA: Winning as a Sustainable Energy Superpower (book)

    2013: Bitumen – Adding Value: Canada’s National Opportunity (ticketed event)

    2014: CANADA: Becoming a Sustainable Energy Powerhouse (book)

    2015: The Big Debate (ticketed event)

    2017: Richard Marceau Energy Symposium (ticketed event)

    2019: CANADA: Making the Case for Nation-Building Projects (book)

    2020: Second Richard Marceau Energy Symposium (non-ticketed online event co-hosted with the Canadian Academy of Engineering)

    2021: Third Richard Marceau Energy Symposium (non-ticketed online event co-hosted with IEEE Canada)