Research – FlareNet

17 May 2019

Congratulations to FlareNet’s Latest Graduates, Whose Research Aim’s to Provide More Accurate Quantitative Measurement Techniques

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 […]

01 Aug 2019

FlareNet Team Works to Minimize Gas Flaring in Ecuador

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 […]

17 Jun 2019

Publication by FlareNet Researchers Highlights Enhanced Climate Implications of Flare Black Carbon

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 […]

17 May 2019

Congratulations to FlareNet’s Latest Graduates, Whose Research Aim’s to Provide More Accurate Quantitative Measurement Techniques

19 Dec 2018

FlareNet Research Team Conducting First Systematic Experiments to Evaluate Impact of Turbulent (Gusting) Winds on Flare Efficiency

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 […]

21 Nov 2018

FlareNet Presents Latest Research on Mitigating Methane and Black Carbon to the World Bank

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 […]

21 Nov 2018

FlareNet Panel Discussion: What it All Means – Flaring Research and Its Implications for Cleaner Fossil Fuels

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 […]

09 Nov 2018

FlareNet Welcomes New Board Members

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 […]