As the world searches for sustainable and low carbon alternatives to traditional energy production methods, hydrogen continues to develop as a potential pathway in decarbonizing various sectors. Decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors such as heavy industry, transportation, power generation and utility/home heating is a critical challenge.

The energy market is quickly changing and renewable fuel projects that involve natural gas and hydrogen are rapidly being deployed across North America to help decarbonize the natural gas grid. Join Scott Martin, David Slavin, Andrew López, and Ahsan Upal as they talk about challenges within the renewable natural gas and hydrogen markets and discuss our team's vision for the energy sector's future.

A traditional distillation system can be reimagined with dividing wall column technology (DWC), resulting in lower capital and operating expenses, a more ecologically friendly process, and a smaller physical footprint.

Security by Design is an innovative approach to the design process for cybersecurity that seeks to harden systems — both hardware and software — by integrating security considerations into engineering and implementation.

Reliability, emissions reduction and cost savings are some of the reasons to alter the electrical infrastructure supporting your oilfield production assets. To fully understand options, costs and implications — as well as capture maximum value for your investments — requires support from a partner who understands every step of oilfield electrification.

The time to integrate sustainability and net zero policies is now. As utilities, municipalities and industrial companies test new technologies, new business models and new hiring processes, people change management needs to be at the forefront.

Resources for utility-scale renewable energy generation have been successfully integrated into the grid for quite some time.

Cellular networks — especially networks operating on 5G technology — are poised to directly and indirectly transform utilities. With their infrastructure and vast device ecosystem, private 4G and 5G technologies can do more than provide a robust and secure communications network for utility providers.

In this live webinar, you will hear about new Burns & McDonnell design approaches for modular substations. Conventional, permanent substations require significant field construction time and have limited flexibility to scale with load and generation growth, resulting in a restricted ability to quickly deploy equipment while controlling costs.

As Canadian energy providers transition toward a low-carbon future, renewable natural gas (RNG) is expected to play a significant role. RNG is a carbon neutral fuel with wide ranging uses including electricity production, heating homes and businesses, and powering public transit fleets.

Electric grids are modernizing to support microgrids, smart city devices, automation and grid operations, and integration of distributed energy resources (DERs). In this dynamic environment, utilities face new cybersecurity challenges.

A number of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) projects are being contemplated to boost interconnectivity across Canada. These interconnections between regions and even countries are needed more than ever as more renewable energy sources are added to the grid to offset retirements of coal-fueled power plants and to meet load growth driven by increased electrification. HVDC is an optimal way to transmit bulk electricity across long distances on the grid.

Storage technologies, both old and new, short and long duration, are competing for space in a rapidly evolving and dynamic energy storage market. The rapid advancement and price decline in lithium-ion technology are among the key factors, but what about pumped hydro, compressed air, flow batteries and hydrogen? Which applications are suited to which technologies? What evaluation criteria should be used and what are the next steps in planning your next storage project?

Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) will play an essential role as Canada transitions toward a net zero carbon economy between now and 2050. The recent announcement of a proposed federal investment tax credit to stimulate major CCUS projects is a significant step forward in solving the complex energy and climate change puzzle facing Canada and the world. The promising early-stage developments in Alberta are positioning Canada as a global leader in CCUS.

Hydrogen is an important part of Canada’s commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. It has the potential to decarbonize many sectors of our Canadian economy, including power generation, resource extraction, transportation, manufacturing, and the production of steel and cement.

Electrifying vehicle fleets typically ranks as an achievable goal as municipalities, fleet operators and electric utilities implement sustainability and emissions reduction plans. This can even be considered “low hanging fruit” when considering recent policy and funding drivers that incentivize a timely transition.

In this webinar, you will learn how many fleet owner/operators, public transit system operators, vehicle manufacturers, technology providers and utilities are moving forward — particularly with respect to the build-out of electrical charging infrastructure.

Utilities face a number of new demands on power infrastructure, while also facing the need for replacement or upgrades of aging transmission assets. The task becomes even more challenging when assets are in dense urban areas and utilize various underground transmission technologies. How should utilities approach and plan for underground projects?

Though a GIS has higher upfront costs, it can be built on a smaller footprint, with lower operating and maintenance costs, and delivers enhanced safety features. In this webinar, you will learn about planning criteria that should be evaluated when considering a GIS or AIS, either as a new substation or an end-of-life replacement. We will also present some case studies of projects where a GIS solution was deemed most suitable.

Please join us for a live webinar discussing steps utilities must consider in building a more resilient power delivery infrastructure that can better respond to future severe weather events.

Learn steps for planning and implementing the decommissioning and demolition of fossil fuel-fired power plants.