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Research Highlights

Solid Carbonate

Basalt carbonation could sequester gigatons of carbon dioxide, study finds

Potential game-changing technologies that capture and store carbon.
Moving to the suburbs

Climate Solutions to Meet the Suburban Surge

Suburbs need to play a central role in post-pandemic climate action planning.
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M-TES charging/discharging station ready for trial tests

Did you know that nearly half the energy we consume is lost as waste heat? Learn in this PICS Snapshot how mobile thermal battery technology may address this problem.
Materials Design and Fundamental Understanding of Tellurium-based Electrochemistry for Rechargeable Batteries

Tellurium-based battery technology shows promise to extend the range of electric vehicles

Materials design and fundamental understanding of Te-based electrochemistry for rechargeable batteries.
Accelerating Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage

Accelerating Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage

A report identifying key opportunities and challenges in offshore carbon capture and storage.
Cover of the report Making Embodied Carbon Mainstream

Making Embodied Carbon Mainstream

A guide to using existing policy foundations as a gateway to reducing embodied carbon in the built environment.
CIty of Surrey pipe network expansion project

M-TES can deliver low-carbon energy by harvesting industrial waste heat

Mobile Thermal Energy Storage (M-TES) could potentially meet the low-carbon heating and cooling needs district energy networks using tanker trucks to collect and deliver waste energy.
March 11, 2020) --- The Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Salish Sea, pictured from the International Space Station, separate the western-most border of the United States and Canada.

The Legal Framework for Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage in Canada

This Sabin Center white paper examines the legal issues associated with deploying the Solid Carbon system in the Canadian portion of the Cascadia Basin. Read the blog too!
Bugaboo_pano_Credit Ben Pelto

First major study of Columbia Basin reveals glaciers are 38% thicker than originally thought

The real picture, as shown by data, reinforces the need to closely study Canada's melting glaciers for streamflow projections.
Building Retrofits

Fuel-switching and building retrofits are potent tools for reducing GHGs in temperate climate cities.

City of Victoria case study showing the most impactful actions for decarbonizing the built environment, potentially applicable for other Canadian cities.
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