May
11

by Patrick Mann, Director, Information Technologies.

Launched by IPAC-CO2 and Carbon Management Canada (CMC-NCE) in 2011, Carbon Commons, our online Community of Practice, has attracted 699 researchers from 62 countries.

May
10

Canadian Environment Commissioner Scott Vaughan says federal government will likely fall short on 2020 greenhouse gas targets.

A New York Times piece by Ian Austin has the story: Canada Is Slow to Act on Emissions, Audit Warns

Environmental groups and economists state that the Federal government has not put the regulatory framework in place that is needed in order to reduce Canada's emissions significantly by 2020: No regulatory framework in place to curb greenhouse gas emissions

May
03

Carmen Dybwad, CEO of the Regina-based International Performance Assessment Centre for Geologic Storage of CO2, says carbon capture and sequestration may be the best technology that's never been used to deal with carbon emissions.

Apr
25

REGINA, Saskatchewan (April 23, 2012) – Leaders from government, industry and academia are gathering today in Regina to discuss the future economic potential of Carbon Capture and Storage in Saskatchewan. The meeting, hosted by the International Performance Assessment Centre for Geologic Storage of CO2 (IPAC-CO2) and the Integrated CO2 Network (ICO2N), aims to forge a thoughtful vision for potential CCS infrastructure and economic development in the province.

Apr
25

Is it likely or even possible?

Apr
25

IPAC-CO2's Chief Executive Officer, Carmen Dybwad, was a guest on Talk to the Experts this past weekend.

Apr
25

Hey Saskatchewan!

IPAC-CO2 Research Inc. invites you to test your IQ on April 22nd with a special Earth Day quiz. The quiz will ask questions on carbon dioxide, Climate Change and CCS. Prizes will be awarded to those with the highest Earth Day IQs.

Apr
25

Bill Gates calls himself an optimist who believes that any tough problem can be solved.

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal (March 26, 2012) Bill Gates opined on the possibility of delivering affordable energy – we in the rich world forget that 2 billion of our fellow earth dwellers live in energy poverty – while significantly reducing CO2 emissions.

Apr
25

The World Economic Forum’s 2012 Global Risk Report provides an independent, impartial platform to map, measure and monitor global risks. It does so using five risk categories: economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal and technological. Within these risks are critical centres of gravity identified as having the greatest systematic importance or consequence for the others. One of these critical centres of gravity is GHG emissions. Climate change that comes as a result will pose a significant risk and negative effects for the other categories. One of the risks of greatest concern is the increasing frequency of natural disasters, including persistent extreme weather.

Apr
25

By Majid Nasehi, DIrector of Research and Project Management at IPAC-CO2

When more research must be conducted regarding Carbon Capture and Storage before it can be deployed worldwide, the best way to do so is by examining ongoing projects. The 2012 CCS Conference in Abu Dhabi last week opened many lines of cooperation to make CCS a reality.

Apr
25

By Carmen Dybwad, CEO of IPAC-CO2

CCS technology adoption, in conjunction with the increased deployment of renewable energy and greater energy efficiency, are critical if the world hopes to meet its GHG reduction targets, thereby maintaining the "Goldilocks Climate" the Earth (more to the point humanity) currently enjoys.

Apr
25

Abu Dhabi, a top carbon emitter, is willing to capture and store a third of its emissions by 2020, and IPAC-CO2 will be offering its services at the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) UAE 2012.

Apr
25

By Carmen Dybwad, CEO of IPAC-CO2

If you don't know - ask. Surveys guide us in terms of our programming in pursuit of delivering what the CCS community needs in order to advance the acceptance and deployment of the technology. Since we have a number of audiences we plan to use a number of survey tools to gather the information that we need to do our job well.

Apr
25

It is the nature of scientists to be skeptical. To David Suzuki "the most important lesson science can teach is skepticism." Therefore the fact that climate change skepticism exists is, in and of itself, not a concern. Rather, it is healthy. What is of concern is that what purports to be healthy scientific skepticism is disingenuous skepticism born of ignoring facts and willful construction of misleading arguments.

Apr
25

The 3rd Global Carbon Capture Utilization & Storage Summit (GCCUSS) will be held in Beijing, China from Aug. 21 to 23, and IPAC-CO2 will sponsor a full day.

Apr
25

IPAC-CO2's website is being rebuilt to be more user and mobile friendly. By April 30th, you will be able to access our website more easily using your mobile device, and find an easy to navigate and informative site.

Apr
25

As part of our new social media strategy, we have developed profiles on LinkedIn and Facebook. IPAC-CO2 wants to reach as many people as possible, and these are essential tools that will help us deliver our company's values and messages.

Apr
25

In the absence of a price for carbon set either by the introduction of a tax or via a cap-and-trade system wide scale implementation of CCS technology will depend on a market for CO2 as an input.

Apr
25

IPAC-CO2 participated in the 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Regional Energy Conference from 6 to 8 February. Peter Wyant, Chief Development Officer, gave a presentation on “Building a Business Case for CCS”, and Majid Nasehi, Director, Research and Project Management, gave a workshop on the development of geologic storage standards for CO2. Both presentations were well received.

Apr
25

Regina, Feb. 8, 2012 -- Public awareness and acceptance of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a tool to combat climate change is higher in Saskatchewan and Alberta than the rest of Canada, concludes a national survey released today by IPAC-CO2 Research Inc.

Apr
25

As part of IPAC-CO2's marketing plan, a new Services, Products and Projects Brochure has been developed.

Apr
25

By Dr. Carmen Dybwad

At the opening of a recent Global CCS Institute event in Washington Deborah Lyons, the Deputy Head of Mission at the Canadian Embassy, made it very clear that the world needs to build more, and better, bridges between its energy needs and the need for environmental protection. She was also very clear that Carbon Capture and Storage is a principal tool in building at least one very important bridge: that being the bridge to a carbon responsible future.

Apr
25

The national survey of 1,548 Canadians commissioned by IPAC-CO2, with support from Carbon Management Canada, conducted by Insightrix Research, Inc. will be released on February 8th, 2012.

Apr
25

The largest professional networking and education event of its kind in the United States will be held next week in Phoenix, Arizona, and IPAC-CO2 will be there.

Apr
25

By 2020, Europe will only have 6 of the 12 Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) demonstrations plants that are supposed to be fully functional in 2015.

Apr
25

IPAC-CO2 Research Inc. has been invited to facilitate a workshop on Carbon Capture and Sequestration at the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012.

The purpose of the workshop is to provide an overview of the world’s first set of standards for geologic storage of carbon dioxide, developed by IPAC-CO2 in collaboration with CSA Standards Inc. The standards have been developed by an international Technical Committe from the United States and Canada. The workshop will outline the the scope and structure of the standards in depth.

Apr
25

The survey of 1,104 Saskatchewan individuals commissioned by IPAC-CO2 was conducted by Insightrix Research, Inc. between Sept. 27 and Oct. 11.

Apr
25

The New Year has brought with it some new team members at IPAC-CO2.

Apr
25

IPAC-CO2 CEO Dr. Carmen Dybwad was a featured guest on NewsTalk 980 CJME's Talk to the Experts.

Apr
25

IPAC-CO2 Concludes No Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Leaked on Kerr Farm.

International Team of Scientists Conclude: No Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Leaked On Kerr Farm

Regina, Canada, December 12, 2011 – Carbon dioxide (CO2) is not leaking from depth on the farm owned by Cameron and Jane Kerr, IPAC-CO2 Research Inc. concluded in a 180-page report released today.

Apr
25

A clip from the interview with Dr. Stuart Gilfillan, filmed on location at the University of Ediburgh, is now available for viewing on our official YouTube channel.

Apr
25

CCS Awareness and Acceptance Higher in Sask than Europe

Regina, Nov. 28, 2011 -- Public awareness and acceptance of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a tool to combat climate change is higher in Saskatchewan than Europe, concludes a survey released today by IPAC-CO2 Research Inc.

Apr
25

The draft of the world’s first standard for geologic storage of carbon dioxide now is available for public review.

Apr
25

Dr. Stuart Gilfillan, a world-renowned scientist from the University of Edinburgh, was filmed on his campus this week for an upcoming video documenting IPAC-CO2's work on the Kerr Investigation.

Gilfillan spoke on camera about his role in the Kerr investigation and the purpose of the noble gas study.

Apr
25

If you've been following our newsletter, website and Twitter feed, then you know that IPAC-CO2 has been involved in some major projects for the past year, including:

Apr
25

Majid Nasehi, Senior Project Manager at IPAC-CO2, is the co-author of a new study that has recently been published in the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. The title of the study is "Experimental studying of pore morphology and wettability effects on microscopic and macroscopic displacement efficiency of polymer flooding.

Apr
25

IPAC-CO2 is pleased to announce the newest addition to its team of dedicated CCS professionals: Ken Alecxe, Senior Development Officer at IPAC-CO2.

Apr
25

IPAC-CO2 met last week with delegates from JCOAL, the Japan Coal Information Center, to discuss Clean Coal Technologies (CCT) as well as Carbon Capture and Storage.

JCOAL's mandate is to find new and more efficient ways to continue using coal as an energy source. Theirs is a two-part mission, with an equal focus on CCT and CCS.

Apr
25

The Global CCS Institute have released their report on the Global Status of CCS: 2011.

Apr
25

Global Carbon Capture China Conference - Update

IPAC-CO2 CEO Carmen Dybwad provides her personal insights upon returning to Canada after addressing the 2nd annual Global Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Summit in Beijing, China:

Apr
25

IPAC-CO2 has opted to run two sets of tests to reduce or eliminate uncertainty regarding claims that carbon dioxide injected as part of the Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project is leaking at the Kerr farm near the Hamlet of Goodwater, about 170 kilometres southeast of Regina, Saskatchewan.

Apr
25

Carmen Dybwad, CEO of IPAC-CO2 Research Inc., welcomed today’s announcement that the Government of Canada is moving forward with regulations for the coal-fired electricity sector.

Apr
25

Two scientists from IPAC-CO2 will address the Canadian Unconventional Resources Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 15, in Calgary.

Apr
25

Two new individuals joined the IPAC-CO2 Board of Directors today.

Dr. Laurier Schramm, President of the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), and Dennis Fitzpatrick, Vice-President Research at the University of Regina, fill vacancies created by departures for personal reasons.

Apr
25

IPAC-CEO Carmen Dybwad gives her thoughts on the former AEP CCS project in the current issue of GHG Reduction Technologies Monitor, Vol. 6, No. 29.

Apr
25

Dr. Stuart Gilfillan, the NERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, has provided this explanation about the Noble gas testing he conducted on the Kerr farm with IPAC-CO2 in June.

Apr
25

CEO Carmen Dybwad on August 25 addresses the 2nd annual Global Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Summit in Beijing, China.

The title of her presentation is: “Development of the World’s First Standard for CO2 Storage – Take CO2 Storage to the Next Level of Safety.”

Apr
25

University of Regina graduate student Harsh Joshi and Liming Dai, Program Chair of Industrial Systems Engineering at the U of R, are using IPAC-CO2's 128-node cluster to model a potential new method for Enhanced Oil Recovery using mechnical vibration.

Apr
25

EnviroLine Reports on IPAC-CO2's "Gold Standard Study"

“Gold-Standard Study” Set to Probe Alleged CCS Leak; Major New CCS Project Proceeds

Apr
25

Two ground water wells—a pilot well of six metres in depth and a second well of three metres—were drilled on June 30 on the Kerr farm, about 170 kilometres southeast of Regina near the Hamlet of Goodwater, Saskatchewan.

Apr
25

Water samples were obtained successfully Wednesday from the drinking well on the Kerr homestead, about 170 kilometres southeast of Regina, near the Hamlet of Goodwater, Saskatchewan.

Apr
25

Testing for the presence of noble gases began Tuesday, June 28th, on the Kerr farm, about 170 kilometres southeast of Regina, near the hamlet of Goodwater, Saskatchewan.

Working with Cenovus field staff, samples were obtained from the Cenovus production and injection wells on the Kerr home quarter section.

Apr
25

CO2 Standards Committee Met In Denver, Colorado

A technical committee comprised of experts from Canada and the United States met June 15-16 in Denver to share their observations about the IPAC-CO2 “seed” document to be used to develop the world’s first standard for storing carbon dioxide deep underground.

Apr
25

Jeff Eppink, President and Founder of Enegis LLC, and Mike Marquis, Project Manager with Enegis, were·in Saskatchewan May 23-26 to meet with IPAC-CO2 officials about its independent study launched to determine what caused events on the Kerr farm, about 170 kilolmetres southeast of Regina near the Hamlet of Goodwater.

Apr
25

In addition to IPAC-CO2’s independent investigation into events at the Kerr farm—located 170 km southeast of Regina and near the hamlet of Goodwater, Saskatchewan—the IEAGHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project (managed by the PTRC) has announced that it will undertake a series of new soil gas monitoring and hydrogeological tests this summer at over 300 locations near the Weyburn-Midale project site, including the Kerr property, as part of the project's research program.

Apr
25

IPAC-CO2's Joe Ralko was interviewed on August 4, 2011 by CJWW anchor Sharon Van Houie about the delayed testing for CO2 on the Kerr farm.

Apr
25

IPAC-CO2 CEO Carmen Dybwad is interviewed by Dave Arnold of NewsTalk Radio on Talk to the Experts about 2011 Earth Day.

Apr
25

Reporter Drew Postey tells listeners of the 8 a.m. news on AM1190 in Weyburn that field work will begin in June on the Kerr farm.

Apr
25

Carmen Dybwad, Chief Executive Officer of IPAC-CO2, talks to Roger Currie on CKRM-AM 980 in Regina about when field work would begin on the Kerr farm.

Apr
25

Field work will begin in June to determine what caused the events on the Kerr farm southeast of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada, Carmen Dybwad, Chief Executive Officer of IPAC-CO2 Research Inc., explained today.

Apr
25

Carmen Dybwad, Chief Executive Officer of IPAC-CO2, discussed the independent study with Roger Currie on his January 17 show Currie's Corner on CKRM 620-AM.

Apr
25

Independent Study Launched into Kerr Family Farm Events near Weyburn, Canada.

IPAC-CO2 Research Inc. is assembling a team of international experts to conduct an independent performance assessment of protocols and practices in the Weyburn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project following complaints by the Kerr family about the possibility of leaks at their family farm.

Apr
25

AirWaterLand, Nov. 25, 2010

A technical committee comprised of almost three dozen experts from Canada and the United States has begun reviewing the draft of the world’s first standard for the geologic storage of carbon dioxide.

Upon completion, this new standard will provide essential guidelines for regulators, industry and others around the world involved with scientific and commercial carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.

Apr
25

Scientific American, Nov. 18, 2010

By Christa Marshall, Climatewire

An environmental think tank released guidelines outlining how communities can work with companies and state regulators to diminish widespread opposition.

Protesters marching with "No CO2" signs against the prospect of stored gas beneath their homes. Town meetings filled with angry residents complaining about lower property values because of carbon dioxide sequestered deep underground.

Apr
25

Carbon Offsets Daily, June 22, 2010

Apr
25

IEA GHG Greenhouse Issues,June,2010

By Joe Ralko, IPAC-CO2

Apr
25

Industrial GHG Solutions, May 26, 2010

By Erin Voegele

Apr
25

Colorado Energy Expert Joins IPAC-CO2 as Chief Operating Officer.

Dr. George William (Jerry) Sherk has moved from his job as Managing Director of the Colorado Energy Research Institute (CERI) at the Colorado School of Mines to become the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of IPAC-CO2 Research Inc. in Regina, Canada.

Apr
25

Carmen Dybwad is interviewed by Jerry Steen on Talk to the Experts. The show was broadcast on News Talk Radio 980 in Regina and News Talk Radio 650 in Saskatoon on Nov. 27, 2010

Apr
25

World’s First Standard for Underground Storage of Co2 under Initial Review by Technical Committee

Regina, November 24, 2010 – A technical committee (TC) comprised of almost three dozen experts from Canada and the United States has begun reviewing the draft of the world’s first standard for the geologic storage of carbon dioxide. Upon completion, this new standard will provide essential guidelines for regulators, industry and others around the world involved with scientific and commercial carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.

Apr
25

World’s First Standard For Deep-Earth Storage Of Industrial Carbon Emmissions To Be Developed By CSA Standards And IPAC-CO2 Research

Toronto, June 16, 2010 – CSA Standards, a leading developer of standards, codes and personnel certification programs, and the International Performance Assessment Centre for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide (IPAC-CO2 Research Inc.) today announced a joint agreement to develop Canada’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) standard for the geologic storage of industrial emissions. Upon completion, the new CCS standard will be submitted to the Standards Council of Canada for recognition, making it the world’s first formally recognized CCS standard in this area. It is intended that the new standard will then be used as a basis for the promotion of international standards through the International Standards Organization.

Apr
25

New Global Network Links Geological Storage of CO2 Research in 8 Countries

The International Performance Assessment Centre for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide (IPAC–C02) has established a global network linking organizations in eight countries which conduct research into the geological storage of carbon dioxide.

Apr
25

The International Performance Assessment Centre for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide (IPAC – C02) today announced the hiring of Dr. Carmen Dybwad as the centre’s new Chief Executive Officer.

Apr
25

The Government of Saskatchewan, Royal Dutch Shell and the University of Regina today announced a new international centre that will help make western Canada a world leader in the worldwide deployment and acceptance of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS). Globally, many governments and industries view CCS as a promising greenhouse gas reduction mechanism, and the University of Regina has been instrumental in pioneering the technology through its CO2 capture research and participation in the Weyburn enhanced oil recovery project.

Apr
25

University of Regina to Host United Nations Session on Carbon Capture and Storage.