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Natural Gas FuturesOpportunities for Research and Innovation Through University Partnership

Dr. Paul Blomerus

Industry Partnerships Advisor, Clean Energy Research Centre 20th March 2019

• 61,113 students (Vancouver: 52,721; Okanagan: 8,392)

• 13,189 international students from 155 countries

• 12,841 degrees granted in 2015

• 306,000+ alumni in 140 countries

• 15,190 faculty and staff

• $2.3 billion annual operating budget

• $600 million per year in research funding for 8,766 projects

• 180 companies spun off from UBC research

• $12.5 billion in economic impact

consistently ranked among the 40 best universities in the world – and top 20 public

universities.

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UBC Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC) Focus Areas



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Natural Gas Futures Vision

Industry + Academia



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Natural Gas Futures Development

MÉRIDA - UBC

CERC Director

BLOMERUS - UBC

Sector Lead

2016

2017

2018

2019 and beyond:• Increasing

international collaborations

• Increasing research impacts

• Increase annual research budget

• Major infrastructure projects



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Natural Gas Futures: Current Status

Consortium Members

Research Leadership

Government and Association Partners

MÉRIDA - UBC

CERC Director

BRINKERHOFF - UBCO

Computational Models

SMITH - UBC

Catalysis

KIRCHEN - UBC

Combustion & Emissions

ROGAK - UBC

Emissions

JELOVICA - UBC

LNG Bunkering

ZIMMERMAN - UBC

Emissions Monitoring

HEWAGE - UBCO

Micro CO2 Capture

BI - UBC

Renewable Natural Gas

MACLACHLAN - UBC

CH4 Catalysts

WOLF - UBC

CH4 Catalysts

SHARAFIAN - UBC

LNG Transport

SADIQ - UBCO

Life Cycle Thinking

LI - UBCO

Decision Making

LI - UBC

Thermofluidics

Contributing Partners

HOOFAR - UBCO

Hydrogen Injection

ESKICIOGLU - UBCO

Renewable Natural Gas

WEI - UBC

Project Manager

BLOMERUS - UBC

Sector Lead

ExecutiveLeadership

KRISHNAN - UBC

Supply Chain

FENG - UBCO

Blockchain



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Environmental Monitoring, Policy and Decision Support

Emissions Monitoring FlareNet Battery vs CNG buses LNG-fueled ships Blockchain

Utilization

Combustion emission reduction

Micro carbon capture

Methane catalyst

Production

RNG production

Micro-liquefaction

Green H2 production

Distribution

LNG transfer & distribution

Isothermal compression

Hydrogen injection

Storage and Refueling

Gas cloud dissipation

CNG fast fill

Ship bunkering safety

Natural Gas Futures: Projects



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BIOENERGY

RESEARCH

DEMONSTRA

TION

FACILITY

(BRDF)



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CEC

Private gas network allows UBC to test hydrogen injection



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The Clean, Connected and Safe Transportation Testbed (CCSTT) will begin to address transportation emissions through greater integration of renewables

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Solar PV

Battery storage

EV charging

Grid Connection

H2 storage

FCEV

sEV

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Building management system (BMS)

Power Mgmnt

Electrolyser



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Transp

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Heat

Backup power

Campus Energy Centre

The next step is to connect the transportation and heating energy systems to:• Address the renewables to

heating challenge• Create better energy storage

options

Hydrogen Energy Hub

Clean Connected and Safe Transportation Testbed



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Transp

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EVs

Heat

Backup power

Campus Energy Centre

Gas blending

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Natural Gas Grid

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Hydrogen Energy Hub

Electrolyser

Solar PV

Battery storage

Grid Connection

H2 storage

FCEV

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Building management system (BMS)

Electricity

Hydrogen (H2)

Natural Gas (NG)

H2/NG blend (0-100%)

EV charging

Power Mgmnt

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H2 storage

Electrolyser



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Collaboration with Natural Gas Futures

Natural Gas Futures actively collaborates with a wide range of partners and is eager to develop new partnerships that will facilitate the environmental and economical use of natural gas fuel. We are committed to providing viable technologies and solutions in the context of our partners needs and constraints.



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Dr. Paul Blomerus

Industry Partnerships Advisor

Clean Energy Research Centre

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Phone: +1-604-813-1830

Email: [email protected]

More information at: http://naturalgas.apsc.ubc.ca/

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