Techno-Economics of a New Hydrogen Value Chain Supporting Heavy Duty Transport

Mohd Adnan Khan is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta and the principal investigator for the Energy Transition Lab. He is passionate about renewable energy systems and contributing to developing a future hydrogen economy. Adnan has over 10 years of industrial and academic experience leading research teams across the material/ catalyst development value chain, reactor design, systems-level analysis (techno-economic and life cycle analysis), and commercialization. He has played critical roles in fostering industry, government, and academic collaboration. His research lab aims to develop and analyze novel materials, technologies, and credible transition pathways toward Net-Zero emissions for Canada. He works closely with government organizations and non-profits such as the Transition Accelerator to encourage the spin-out of consortium-led projects, get change moving on the ground, and help drive Canada towards a net-zero future.

David B. Layzell is an Energy Systems Architect with the Transition Accelerator, a Faculty Professor at the University of Calgary, and Director of the Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research CESAR Initiative. Between 2008 and 2012, he was Executive Director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy (ISEEE), a cross-faculty, graduate research, and training institute at the University of Calgary. Before moving to Calgary, he was a Professor of Biology at Queen’s University cross appointments in Environmental Studies and the School of Public Policy), and Executive Director of BIOCAP Canada, a research foundation focused on biological solutions to climate change. While at Queen’s he cofounded a scientific instrumentation company called Qubit Systems Inc and was elected ‘Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) for his research contributions.

Catherine MacKinnon, P.Eng., MSc is an Energy Systems Analyst at the CESAR Initiative at the University of Calgary. She has a Master of Science degree in Sustainable Energy Development (SEDV) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary. She is a Professional Engineer in good standing with The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta and has more than nine years of professional experience in the upstream energy industry in various technical, corporate, and financial roles. She recently completed her capstone project, exploring the carbon footprint and carbon management strategies of direct and indirect GHG emissions associated with operations of a remote, offgrid research station in the Yukon.

Cameron Young, P.Eng., MSc is an Energy Systems Analyst at CESAR. He joined CESAR to help create a hydrogen economy in Canada. His work will include research on different pathways for hydrogen production, transmission, and distribution to provide pragmatic information for industry and policy makers. He hopes his work will help develop projects that convert Alberta’s resources into a sustainable source of hydrogen fuel. Cameron has a Chemical Engineering & Management double-major bachelor’s degree from McMaster University, a Masters in Sustainable Energy Development from the University of Calgary and is registered as a Professional Engineer with APEGA. He has 10 years of process engineering and project development experience in Alberta’s energy sector.