PUBLICATIONS
Volume 1
Canada: Winning as a Sustainable Energy Superpower
Volume 2
Canada: Winning as a Sustainable Energy Superpower
Volume 3
Canada: Making the Case
for Nation-Building Projects
Canada:
Becoming a Sustainable Energy Powerhouse
Northern Infrastructure Corridor Seminar
Conference Presentation
Turning the Barrel Upside Down
Article by Ed Brost and Clem Bowman
Electric Vehicle Impact on Oil Sands
Read White Paper
Queens University 2021 Electrification of Transport
June 2021
Ed Brost discusses Carbon Capture
Sarnia News Today
Carbon Capture is historically expensive.
December 2023
SYMPOSIUMS
The Second Richard Marceau Energy Symposium
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A collaboration by Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy,
Canadian Academy of Engineering, and IEEE Electric Power and Energy Conference
November 12, 2020
We are grateful for the support of our sponsors:
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Dr. Ben Luan: Western University, and Associate of the Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy
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McGill University
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Memorial University of Newfoundland
The symposium was an online event of national interest held on November 12, 2020. Our presentations were:
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A collaboration by Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy
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Canadian Academy of Engineering
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IEEE Electric Power and Energy Conference 2020
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Legacy of Dr. Richard Marceau
Dr. Yves Beauchamp is the President of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and a colleague of Dr. Richard Marceau. He delivered personal and professional comments on the legacy of Dr. Marceau after whom this Symposium is named.
Indigenous Leadership in Nation-Building Energy Projects
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In Canada, First Nations and the Crown have a special relationship. This presentation shared the successful experiences of Walpole Island First Nation with infrastructure projects. Their experience in ‘Consultation & Accommodation Protocol’ serve to build capacity for engagement and overcome challenges.
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Dean M. Jacobs is the Consultation Manager, External Projects Program, for Walpole Island First Nation
Electric Vehicle Impact on the Oil Sands; Preparing a Nation for the Future
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Ed Brost, Peter Smith, and Marshall Kern, co-authored a White Paper on the impact of the growth of the electric vehicle market share on the Alberta Oil Sands. The White Paper details that there will be a fundamental and permanent change in the demand for petroleum fuels for transportation. We call for a transition plan for the Oil & Gas sector to address both the opportunities and threats of this structural change. We argue that a tipping point for fuel demand will occur early in this decade. Action is required within the current mandates of the Federal and most Provincial governments.
Links to a Canadian National
Electrical Grid
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The Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy has worked the national electrical grid file for a decade. We know that electricity will continue to grow in importance with respect to the standard of living Canadians enjoy. Our focus has been on sources, or generators, of electricity; and transmission lines from those sources to areas of consumption. This presentation reviewed our successes, and highlights five obstacles to be overcome.
Links to collaborators and sponsors:
Canadian Academy of Engineering - https://cae-acg.ca/
IEEE Electric Power and Energy Conference 2020 - https://epec2020.ieee.ca/
McGill University - https://www.mcgill.ca/
Memorial University of Newfoundland - https://www.mun.ca/
ASSOCIATES IN THE NEWS
June 20, 2021
Why Sarnia-Lambton should become a hydrogen powerhouse
Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy Associate Peter Smith makes the case for Sarnia-Lambton to become a hydrogen powerhouse. Click picture to see story in Sarnia Journal.
Associate
Peter Smith
January 30, 2020
Carbon fibre championed to save Alberta's oil sands
Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy vice-president Don Geaves says small yet significant changes in what’s done with Alberta’s extracted bitumen might help that province and the rest of Canada prosper.
Vice-President
Don Greaves
May 3, 2021
Sarnia-Lambton has potential to become ‘hydrogen hub’
Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy in the news.
Click picture to see story in Blackburn News.
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for Sustainable Energy
Bowman Centre
September 11, 2019
Canada Making the Case for Nation-building Projects
Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy President, Marshall Kern announces the launch of the Centre's latest book, Canada: Making the Case for Nation-Building Projects.
President
Marshall Kern
November 24, 2020
Sarnia area considering its role in Ontario's hydrogen strategy
Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy in the news.
Click picture to see story in The Sarnia Observer.
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for Sustainable Energy
Bowman Centre
November 16, 2016
Walter Petryschuk on the Bowman Centre
Presenting to the Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce, Associate Walter Petryschuk explains why the Bowman Centre exists and what that their mission is to catalyze big Nation-building Projects.
Associate
Walter Petryschuk