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Catalyst-based hydrogen production may be a game-changer

Ataullah Khan is one of the lead researchers in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science catalyst research group. Photo: U of R Photography

For Saskatchewan, at least for now, fossil fuel-generated power is the only viable option, which means that carbon capture is an essential technology for this province. As a result, researchers at the University of Regina and the International Test Centre for CO2 Capture (ITC) are focused on making carbon capture work.

But, that’s not their only focus.  In fact, these researchers are taking a uniquely long view to the problem of clean energy and greenhouse gas emissions reduction.  In addition to their comprehensive post-combustion capture program, they also have R&D programs in biofuels and other alternative energy options.  

Of particular note is the work of professors Raphael Idem and Hussameldin Ibrahim and senior researcher Ataullah Khan on catalyst-based hydrogen. This team has designed an extremely promising novel catalyst that allows hydrogen production to be both feed flexible and process flexible.  In other words, a single catalyst can be used to switch between feedstocks without disrupting plant operations.  Even better, the catalyst can convert even unprocessed feedstocks, like raw ethanol and low-grade natural gas, into hydrogen.  This means that many waste products, such as glycerol, fusel oils, and biogas, can become value-added fuel feedstocks. The process also incorporates capture, recycling, and storage of CO2, making it CO2 neutral when used with fossil fuels and a CO2 sink when used with biofuels.

In an interesting twist, the researchers’ most recent catalyst research suggests that they might just have found the magic bullet to make post-combustion capture not just economically viable, but perhaps even value added.

The group has very recently developed an entirely new catalyst-aided process that dramatically increases the efficiency of the post-combustion capture process. The new catalyst enables the capture process to operate using hot water instead of steam, which virtually eliminates the energy penalty associated with post-combustion capture. 

“With this technology,” explains Idem, “we can make a business case for carbon capture based on added value rather than regulatory requirements.”  In other words, carbon capture plants can be operated without substantially affecting the efficiency of the original process, and the captured CO2 can be sold for use in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations, making this an ideal means of obtaining CO2 for EOR.

This technology has been described by many in the CCS industry as a game-changing breakthrough, and it represents the most recent innovation in CCS to come out of Saskatchewan, which has been a long-established pioneer in CCS development.

http://www.uregina.ca/external/communications/feature-stories/current/fs-05232012.html

University of Regina Finally adds an Extra Parking Lot

It seems the University of Regina has heard the cries of it's students.  Construction on a new parking lot east of the Rams practice field has begun and will hopefully be open by the time a majority of the students return in the fall. Adding hundreds of parking spaces to the already overcrowded campus parking lot might shed light on the issue as it seems to be heading in the direction of a solution to last years problem.  lets hope this some what silences the annoyed and over charged student body.  Check out these pictures of the construction progress below.  

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Best Places to Live in Canada 2012 Rankings

Overall rank	City	Walk/Bike To Work	Affordable Housing	Household Income	Discretionary Income	New Cars	Pop. Growth	Low Crime	Doctors Per 1,000	Weather	Jobless Rate	Culture
▲
1	Ottawa, ON	39	134	36	43	15	14	27	18	65	60	7
2	Burlington, ON	163	136	20	29	44	17	3	54	2	38	34
3	Kingston, ON	12	113	86	47	110	65	66	4	51	65	44
4	Halifax, NS	24	94	79	130	8	65	116	9	88	42	16
5	Regina, SK	104	78	43	81	130	1	143	73	94	9	27
6	Brandon, MB	45	31	110	136	131	47	137	84	66	12	105
7	Fredericton, NB	50	20	83	134	72	30	103	74	154	47	30
8	Edmonton, AB	108	124	40	22	92	68	109	46	41	33	38
9	Red Deer, AB	126	87	31	11	149	17	168	72	44	17	83
10	Winnipeg, MB	99	76	78	124	112	58	130	46	36	47	44
11	Strathcona County, AB	177	91	4	13	104	85	58	46	53	17	69
12	St. Albert, AB	170	154	9	10	100	31	76	46	50	22	49
13	Newmarket, ON	151	143	15	66	32	2	7	110	19	82	40
14	Calgary, AB	123	119	8	7	59	95	37	59	71	42	25
15	Saanich, BC	26	186	64	19	160	122	33	19	6	68	17
16	Whitby, ON	183	112	24	39	35	35	18	175	9	82	40
17	Oakville, ON	167	165	2	30	14	44	3	110	1	91	13
18	Moncton, NB	66	13	104	141	26	35	98	21	177	106	61
19	Repentigny, QC	168	74	60	128	9	2	13	75	123	72	100
20	Clarington, ON	185	114	34	18	45	9	18	175	16	65	100
21	Levis, QC	147	83	88	138	12	22	18	22	184	10	52
22	Oshawa, ON	153	71	66	43	57	43	18	175	9	127	66
23	Quebec, QC	30	118	138	150	7	56	38	22	184	28	17
24	Swift Current, SK	127	10	74	108	161	35	152	88	86	3	117
25	Lethbridge, AB	112	77	61	20	167	71	125	130	61	10	88
26	Lacombe, AB	44	120	29	9	169	17	91	98	75	27	102
27	Joliette, QC	31	62	170	177	49	6	85	6	59	112	156
28	Gatineau, QC	132	56	77	147	16	34	76	148	63	91	10
29	Canmore, AB	3	178	6	3	144	110	76	7	101	5	4
30	Saskatoon, SK	67	125	47	63	152	75	151	27	89	38	57
31	Guelph, ON	72	141	54	58	90	47	28	127	123	28	42
32	Brantford, ON	141	58	91	25	136	11	104	172	26	102	128
33	Rimouski, QC	16	47	156	159	34	81	30	11	113	173	31
34	Yorkton, SK	87	25	120	127	159	68	185	94	73	52	22
35	Victoria, BC	1	180	179	86	175	104	167	19	4	79	3
36	London, ON	90	54	76	66	42	87	94	26	128	160	77
37	Halton Hills, ON	161	159	12	38	54	22	3	110	42	63	74
38	Yellowknife, NT	2	94	5	1	58	101	187	42	146	121	8
39	Moose Jaw, SK	74	31	97	120	157	95	133	146	72	19	88
40	Medicine Hat, AB	158	52	49	17	156	40	101	143	69	61	138
41	Laval, QC	174	126	84	137	27	17	32	75	79	82	66
42	Waterloo, ON	29	101	32	53	52	124	47	161	98	72	21
43	Estevan, SK	134	43	22	116	72	28	171	185	54	1	111
44	Kamloops, BC	121	139	105	42	165	31	156	56	24	72	81
45	North Battleford, SK	61	41	118	126	176	33	190	86	105	22	142
46	Thunder Bay, ON	96	22	116	105	118	164	132	90	39	82	95
47	Toronto, ON	60	178	48	28	31	71	61	110	25	156	6
48	Aurora, ON	159	153	3	32	12	81	7	110	47	96	17
49	Portage la Prairie, MB	34	12	143	145	185	110	183	128	28	33	117
50	Saint-Georges, QC	156	14	150	169	47	54	25	33	138	47	145

Overall rank	City	Walk/Bike To Work	Affordable Housing	Household Income	Discretionary Income	New Cars	Pop. Growth	Low Crime	Doctors Per 1,000	Weather	Jobless Rate	Culture
▲
51	Sherbrooke, QC	76	72	158	161	40	47	38	8	189	72	66
52	Sarnia, ON	111	19	71	71	132	138	105	154	22	69	133
53	Wetaskiwin, AB	41	143	87	50	181	9	181	52	81	2	171
54	Mississauga, ON	181	163	30	115	28	22	16	110	5	143	74
55	Peterborough, ON	35	110	107	64	97	110	76	91	63	100	69
56	Vancouver, BC	6	190	72	41	91	75	123	60	106	112	1
57	Whitehorse, YT	19	156	51	5	1	110	175	89	164	33	9
58	St. John's, NL	117	99	37	153	4	14	127	24	186	106	46
59	Saint John, NB	93	23	103	140	71	75	153	37	165	102	133
60	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	82	2	130	85	111	164	100	143	125	45	114
61	Salmon Arm, BC	32	164	152	84	183	22	142	15	13	96	83
62	North Bay, ON	27	81	136	106	53	131	57	92	167	19	136
63	Rouyn-Noranda, QC	17	46	155	171	36	102	38	104	163	33	90
64	Delta, BC	164	182	44	23	146	92	51	60	37	32	42
65	Victoriaville, QC	36	17	175	163	99	8	28	41	176	117	142
66	Steinbach, MB	8	89	100	118	187	160	128	104	21	14	61
67	Camrose, AB	58	126	70	35	174	56	145	142	57	25	128
68	Woodstock, ON	63	57	111	45	134	51	83	172	82	91	106
69	Pickering, ON	181	110	23	86	81	131	18	110	9	141	23
70	Stratford, ON	5	131	102	89	140	125	75	28	155	56	11
71	High River, AB	51	126	55	6	154	156	93	98	33	7	121
72	Terrebonne, QC	176	79	62	135	20	88	42	75	141	47	99
73	Courtenay, BC	18	160	132	125	182	4	125	29	97	106	69
74	Nanaimo, BC	76	169	145	61	127	35	155	42	110	63	50
75	Kitchener, ON	140	140	68	82	118	11	47	161	98	69	80
76	Greater Sudbury, ON	116	73	93	98	107	120	80	137	114	45	102
77	Hamilton, ON	133	147	82	90	124	98	90	54	45	82	78
78	Milton, ON	174	154	16	32	30	163	3	110	35	44	54
79	Orillia, ON	62	88	140	83	23	144	135	35	126	77	60
80	Maple Ridge, BC	169	162	53	30	153	47	122	60	149	28	73
81	Petawawa, ON	100	116	80	21	33	22	12	180	114	79	108
82	Caledon, ON	187	168	7	45	60	80	1	110	67	38	48
83	Saint-Jerome, QC	84	82	177	168	24	6	121	75	118	133	116
84	Windsor, ON	145	14	75	74	46	164	47	158	31	169	128
85	North Vancouver, BC	155	187	13	15	116	109	67	60	127	56	2
86	Port Hope, ON	101	138	94	48	83	164	14	160	2	56	25
87	Port Coquitlam, BC	173	167	45	78	135	17	69	60	145	91	57
88	Prince Albert, SK	89	37	81	122	155	65	181	33	102	121	169
89	Dawson Creek, BC	53	97	117	60	142	51	170	141	108	91	54
90	Collingwood, ON	21	152	63	66	86	71	102	86	86	129	47
91	St. Catharines, ON	113	67	121	107	117	164	46	170	16	121	64
92	Cobourg, ON	14	148	114	104	62	119	99	134	7	135	61
93	Ajax, ON	178	116	28	90	68	159	18	110	8	133	79
94	Trois-Rivi?res, QC	97	27	174	167	74	62	62	107	146	152	91
95	Grande Prairie, AB	144	60	11	14	96	152	171	106	85	28	145
96	Coquitlam, BC	165	183	65	72	113	51	59	60	143	61	39
97	Cranbrook, BC	48	161	126	73	172	85	164	17	38	56	136
98	Lloydminster, AB, SK	143	42	26	24	98	115	178	161	119	5	121
99	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC	107	85	133	155	67	44	72	107	140	112	111
100	Richmond, BC	154	184	92	132	5	28	7	60	90	121	35

Overall rank	City	Walk/Bike To Work	Affordable Housing	Household Income	Discretionary Income	New Cars	Pop. Growth	Low Crime	Doctors Per 1,000	Weather	Jobless Rate	Culture
▲
101	New Westminster, BC	114	166	106	102	145	98	136	60	122	69	14
102	Vaughan, ON	190	176	10	97	19	157	7	110	12	77	50
103	Thompson, MB	28	35	33	139	38	164	189	71	79	82	185
104	Charlottetown, PE	46	94	119	148	61	11	128	46	182	164	35
105	Centre Wellington, ON	105	146	42	34	139	104	2	179	142	22	12
106	Drummondville, QC	97	35	173	174	87	22	86	167	159	65	119
107	Belleville, ON	83	64	137	102	143	129	107	147	27	82	119
108	Rivi?re-du-Loup, QC	40	40	167	179	77	59	87	13	168	149	161
109	Sorel-Tracy, QC	64	33	166	175	65	104	63	150	43	160	148
110	Leamington, ON	47	49	73	111	101	149	15	188	13	96	189
111	Langley, BC	171	169	35	40	150	68	153	60	129	21	65
112	Richmond Hill, ON	186	189	17	58	11	115	83	110	47	129	31
113	Okotoks, AB	152	145	18	4	108	162	115	182	33	16	28
114	Brooks, AB	122	64	25	35	163	75	162	190	96	7	158
115	Brossard, QC	160	123	50	128	21	75	53	75	152	146	20
116	Grand Falls-Windsor, NL	85	34	69	164	66	125	56	1	157	178	179
117	Cambridge, ON	166	90	57	75	114	54	47	161	130	96	133
118	Blainville, QC	184	97	27	144	3	142	26	75	160	102	91
119	Ingersoll, ON	108	55	95	52	121	92	68	186	77	54	121
120	Barrie, ON	162	115	58	26	82	44	65	166	76	167	83
121	Kenora, ON	33	103	89	70	103	129	158	107	29	135	190
122	Timmins, ON	43	3	99	98	40	147	117	152	169	151	179
123	Duncan, BC	75	173	135	69	158	71	177	38	32	112	56
124	Pembroke, ON	57	107	134	123	133	88	89	140	114	100	82
125	Fort St. John, BC	86	100	38	55	95	62	180	174	70	72	179
126	Cold Lake, AB	80	104	19	12	63	147	169	158	109	4	128
127	Vernon, BC	56	177	127	50	184	41	159	32	20	177	106
128	Niagara Falls, ON	102	59	125	86	138	131	43	168	84	117	95
129	Saint-Hyacinthe, QC	22	92	169	173	56	92	53	39	133	143	155
130	Amos, QC	15	18	139	178	43	164	71	3	148	188	171
131	Strathmore, AB	92	86	46	8	162	155	146	98	74	14	185
132	Penticton	9	169	160	101	186	103	165	31	23	121	110
133	Owen Sound, ON	54	105	142	119	105	164	73	16	161	106	74
134	Lachute, QC	41	30	184	188	84	35	119	56	170	129	145
135	Burnaby, BC	150	188	109	131	94	41	92	60	121	138	24
136	Dollard-Des Ormeaux, QC	180	136	41	143	17	122	94	75	92	146	31
137	Markham, ON	189	180	14	49	2	144	7	110	47	156	35
138	Alma, QC	52	26	157	160	37	88	24	95	156	169	188
139	Sylvan Lake, AB	147	121	21	2	147	154	118	98	29	25	121
140	Cowansville, QC	11	53	180	182	70	104	35	2	188	79	174
141	Val-d'Or, QC	38	51	149	152	69	100	114	139	181	33	91
142	Powell River, BC	79	74	153	112	190	138	97	44	83	117	161
143	Elliot Lake, ON	7	8	188	113	84	164	112	178	117	182	87
144	Kelowna, BC	124	185	98	54	168	59	157	85	52	127	52
145	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC	94	43	171	171	79	131	120	46	56	155	169
146	Saguenay, QC	137	63	154	155	25	131	70	103	173	52	142
147	Chatham-Kent, ON	105	24	128	114	151	164	88	184	13	145	163
148	Parksville, BC	37	150	151	96	170	62	45	134	103	121	97
149	Montreal, QC	25	174	165	165	29	115	94	75	94	175	5
150	Tillsonburg, ON	55	68	115	78	141	95	36	171	91	106	163

Overall rank	City	Walk/Bike To Work	Affordable Housing	Household Income	Discretionary Income	New Cars	Pop. Growth	Low Crime	Doctors Per 1,000	Weather	Jobless Rate	Culture
▲
151	Kentville, NS	142	106	163	154	123	121	139	10	131	47	83
152	Welland, ON	128	38	146	117	148	143	43	168	58	138	153
153	Hawkesbury, ON	23	108	190	186	48	164	147	30	55	102	176
154	Edmundston, NB	120	4	178	181	76	164	60	4	180	158	151
155	Longueuil, QC	138	132	148	158	50	138	53	75	144	135	29
156	Prince George, BC	124	122	85	64	171	125	176	53	107	106	150
157	Matane, QC	59	6	186	189	39	164	74	137	111	185	111
158	Corner Brook, NL	81	93	67	149	10	149	106	12	177	174	94
159	Bathurst, NB	117	10	161	184	63	164	123	25	152	149	183
160	Baie-Comeau , QC	128	4	101	151	17	164	82	56	175	171	114
161	Wood Buffalo, AB	157	142	1	16	6	161	171	183	112	38	173
162	Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC	12	7	181	179	92	164	52	124	60	186	176
163	Granby, QC	115	60	147	165	80	4	34	136	179	172	97
164	Shawinigan, QC	65	9	187	185	126	164	108	92	139	117	187
165	Brockville, ON	78	83	131	100	124	164	141	125	67	141	121
166	Brampton, ON	188	157	39	95	109	158	16	110	18	154	140
167	Cornwall, ON	70	38	176	133	122	141	148	156	62	180	121
168	Surrey, BC	179	172	56	61	102	153	144	60	120	82	108
169	Terrace, BC	49	101	129	80	137	131	174	95	150	175	59
170	Summerside, PE	88	64	185	146	128	110	162	36	171	82	160
171	Temiskaming Shores, ON	10	80	159	110	89	164	138	151	132	129	182
172	Quesnel, BC	146	50	96	76	189	59	184	161	40	181	183
173	Miramichi, NB	130	20	162	141	88	164	111	40	174	165	167
174	Abbotsford-Mission, BC	172	157	90	56	179	14	113	153	134	152	128
175	Chilliwack, BC	139	135	113	57	177	84	130	155	136	112	102
176	Norfolk, ON	103	151	112	94	180	131	41	187	46	54	163
177	Campbellton, AB	73	29	183	190	51	164	134	14	166	187	163
178	Midland, ON	71	130	141	109	129	149	140	126	104	112	156
179	Prince Rupert, BC	4	48	124	93	165	164	186	157	158	189	151
180	Sept-Iles, QC	20	45	122	169	22	108	109	95	187	179	148
181	Cape Breton, NS	131	1	182	157	78	164	81	102	183	184	174
182	Squamish, BC	110	175	52	27	164	125	149	132	151	146	15
183	Bay Roberts, NL	149	70	59	187	55	88	64	189	93	190	159
184	Campbell River, BC	119	149	144	76	173	83	161	44	136	168	140
185	Thetford Mines, QC	91	16	189	183	106	164	31	128	190	138	168
186	Port Alberni, BC	69	109	168	121	187	144	166	143	135	166	69
187	Truro, NS	68	69	164	162	120	115	178	131	172	158	153
188	Kawartha Lakes, ON	136	132	108	92	115	164	160	181	77	163	127
189	Williams Lake, BC	95	129	123	37	178	164	187	149	100	160	178