Review of Carbon-Dioxide Storage Potential in Western Canada: Blue Hydrogen Roadmap to 2050

Richard Hares is Principal, Carbon Management for Sproule, a global energy advisory firm, where he manages the Carbon Management practice area and helps clients chart the pathways to a net-zero future. He was previously a Geological CO2 Storage Engineer at the University of Calgary, where he worked on mapping of geological CO2 storage potential in Western Canada, provided insight into carbon dioxide storage resources required to support future low-carbon intensity products, and developed analytical tools for carbon capture and storage. Richard is a professional engineer with experience in resource evaluation and development as a petroleum and geological storage engineer, having worked in both Canada and the United Kingdom. Richard holds an M.Sc. in Sustainable Energy Development from the University of Calgary.

Sean McCoy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary since 2018. His team focuses on the assessment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction technologies and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies. Current projects include life cycle assessment and techno-economic assessment of direct air capture, CO2 conversion technologies, and low-emission hydrogen; analysis of potential technology futures; and, exploration of policy mechanisms to incentivize emissions reductions and CDR.

Prior to joining the University of Calgary, Sean was an analyst at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the International Energy Agency (IEA). He is an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control (IJGGC), the leading CCS-focused journal.

Sean earned a PhD in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University in 2008 and a B.A.Sc. from the University of Waterloo in Environmental Engineering (Chemical Specialization) in 2003.

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.