Our goal is to understand how to utilize renewable resources to improve global living standards.
Greener Production Group combines expertise in system optimization, process integration, and techno-economics to study sustainable technologies for energy conversion and chemical production (e.g., hydrogen/ammonia production, energy storage, CO2 capture and utilization, biomass and hydrocarbon valorization).
Both experimental and numerical methods are applied to obtain a fundamental understanding of the energy, economic and environmental impacts. We are interested in processes that require multiple energy inputs and can be utilized to decarbonize multiple sectors. Process modelling, energy system optimization, techno-economic analysis and life-cycle assessments are some of the tools that we use to evaluate the impacts of these processes. While the goal is not to develop new technologies, our group aims to provide critical information to the public for decision making.
We are looking for self-motivated undergraduates, graduates (both master and PhD), postdocs and visiting scholars to join our sustainable endeavor. Find out more about current opportunities in the openings page.
If you are interested in collaborating with our group, sponsoring some projects, or just chatting about energy and sustainability, please contact XiaoYu!
News
Congratulations to Carlo and Pengcheng on finishing their MASc theses!
Congratulations to Carlo and Pengcheng on finishing their MASc theses!
- Entry of the Electrolytic Ammonia Industry: Incentives and Effects, Carlo Cunanan
- Fabrication of Proton Conducting Electrochemical Half-cell Based on Perovskite Structure Material, Pengcheng Zhao
Cost to decarbonize ammonia production for different sectors
We calculated how much it costs to reduce one ton CO2 emissions by using a novel electrolytic ammonia production technology to replace conventional ammonia production in three different sectors in Canada, i.e., fertilizer, hydrogen domestic use and hydrogen export. The work is now open-access in Applied Energy.
Spring convocation
Greener production group celebrates our graduates and friends in the Spring convocation