Energy and Fluids

在第一任期取得的重大成就的基础上，主席将推进流体和流体系统开发的研究，这是释放可再生能源技术潜力的关键。更好地了解流体和流体系统是实现全球能源向可持续发展过渡的关键。流体作为能量载体无处不在（碳氢化合物，氢），在能源储存（储存的碳氢化合物、水电、抽水蓄能和液流电池），与能源有关的排放也是流体--二氧化碳和甲烷。该计划的首要目标是开发减少二氧化碳排放的技术（或负排放，通过大气二氧化碳捕获），授权可再生能源技术，并扩大可再生能源的利用和储存。这些目标将通过针对两个研究流来实现：1。电化学二氧化碳捕获和转化为产品：主席将开发技术，使清洁和有效的电合成可再生燃料和原料，包括乙醇作为液体燃料，甲烷用于加热，乙烯用于塑料制造和一氧化碳用于工业应用，二氧化碳来自直接空气捕获和工业烟道气排放;和支持能源转型的工业流体的开发和测试：主席将通过筛选和开发工业工作流体来解锁清洁能源技术，用于闭环地热能等应用，其中工作流体将使用相变材料来有效地从热地热岩石中吸收热量，并开发电池冷却流体，这些项目的目标将通过利用公司内部在流体分析和能源系统设计、开发和缩放方面的丰富专业知识来实现。最终，被提名人的研究计划将加速可再生能源技术的开发和部署，这将有助于在加拿大和全球实现到2050年的净零承诺。

Building on the significant achievements of the first term, the Chair will advance research in fluids and fluidic systems development key to unlocking the potential of renewable energy technologies. A better understanding of fluids and fluidic systems is key to enabling the global energy transition toward sustainability. Fluids are ubiquitous as energy carriers (hydrocarbons, hydrogen), in energy storage (stored hydrocarbons, hydroelectricity, pumped hydro, and flow batteries), and energy-related emissions are also fluids - CO2 and methane.The overarching goal of the program is to develop technologies that lead to a reduction in CO2 emissions (or negative emissions, through atmospheric CO2 capture), empower renewable energy technologies, and expand the utilization and storage of renewable energy. These objectives will be accomplished by targeting two streams of research:1. Electrochemical CO2 capture and conversion into products: the Chair will develop technologies that enable clean and efficient electrosynthesis of renewable fuels and feedstocks, including ethanol as a liquid fuel, methane for heating, ethylene for the manufacturing of plastics and carbon monoxide for industrial applications, with carbon dioxide sourced from direct air capture and industrial flue gas emissions; and2. Development and testing of industrial fluids that support the energy transition: the Chair will unlock clean energy technologies through screening and developing industrial working fluids, for applications such as closed-loop geothermal energy, where working fluids will be developed that use phase change materials to effectively draw heat from hot geothermal rock, and developing cooling fluids for batteries, where the thermal properties of battery coolants will be screened.These program objectives will be achieved by leveraging a wealth of inhouse expertise in fluids analysis and energy systems design, development, and scaling. Ultimately, the nominee's research program will accelerate the development and deployment of renewable energy technologies that will help meet Net-Zero by 2050 commitments, in Canada and globally.