The FlareNet Network showcased its latest research at the sold-out 2019 PTAC Methane Reduction Forum in Banff, Alberta. The two-day forum focused on various aspects of methane reduction initiatives including developments in regulation, industry collaboration efforts and the facilitation of […]
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The FlareNet Network showcased its latest research at the sold-out 2019 PTAC Methane Reduction Forum in Banff, Alberta. The two-day forum focused on various aspects of methane reduction initiatives including developments in regulation, industry collaboration efforts and the facilitation of […]
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The FlareNet Network has had another student graduate with a M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at Carleton University. Congratulations to Nicolas (Nick) Brooker and his supervisor Professor Matthew Johnson. Nick’s research investigates the benzene destruction removal efficiency (DRE) and black carbon […]
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FlareNet researcher Timothy Sipkens recently won best poster at the 2019 European Aerosol Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. Sipkens is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia (UBC) where he holds also holds an NSERC and Killam research fellowships. […]
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Engineering Solutions to Minimize or Eliminate Gas Flaring Armed with equipment and assisted by Ecuador’s state oil company, Johnson and his team went off in search of the lighters—flares at the end of gas pipelines—to find out what exactly was […]
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The radiative forcing effect of black carbon (BC, suggested to be second only to carbon dioxide) is highly sensitive to its source location and therefore atmospheric lifetime. For example, BC emitted in the Amazon rainforest is likely to be quickly […]
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The FlareNet Network has had two more students graduate with a Master’s of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.) in Mechanical Engineering at Carleton University. Congratulations to Jasvardan Sethi and Scott Seymour and their supervisor Professor Matthew Johnson. Scott Seymour successfully defended his […]
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FlareNet is currently running its initial flare experiments at the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel at Western University in London, Ontario. The main focus of this research under Theme 3 of FlareNet, is to complete the world’s first systematic experiments quantifying […]
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FlareNet Network Director, Professor Matthew Johnson provided a research seminar to delegates from the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on November 20, 2018. Johnson’s research focused on mitigating methane and black carbon emissions from upstream oil and gas developments. Both […]
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FlareNet Panel Discussion Tuesday, November 27, 2018 5:00pm – 6:30pm The Banff Centre, Kinnear Centre Banff, Alberta Background: Despite the magnitudes of gas flaring globally, data and models to accurately predict their emissions are critically lacking. Backed by a strong array […]
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The NSERC FlareNet Network is excited to welcome Kristofer Siriunas and Duncan Kenyon to its Board of Directors. Mr. Siriunas will serve as our new FlareNet Board Chair and possesses a comprehensive knowledge of both technical and regulatory issues on […]
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