In the news

Here we provide links to selected articles related to CESAR published in the media.

360 Energy and Carbon podcast, Episode #13

This podcast features David Layzell, energy systems architect at The Transition Accelerator and director at CESAR, with energy coaches David Arkell and John Pooley, looking at how hydrogen will be used in transportation and other industries and the transition from fossil fuels from hydrogen.

September 15, 2021 Go to article

360 Energy and Carbon podcast, Episode #9

This podcast features David Layzell, energy systems architect at The Transition Accelerator and director at CESAR, with energy coaches David Arkell and John Pooley, in a discussion about the future of hydrogen.

August 18, 2021 Go to article

Invest Medicine Hat, City of Medicine Hat – News release

The Southeast Alberta Hydrogen Task Force, created to establish a framework to implement a hydrogen economy in southeast Alberta, is launched.

August 13, 2021 Go to article

Natural Resources Canada – News release

The Government of Canada announces a $2.3-million investment in the Alberta-Zero-Emissions Truck Electrification Collaboration (AZETEC) project.

June 3, 2021 Go to article

Future Proof: The Road to Zero – Nicolas LeBlanc
This podcast, which looks at the opportunities of a transforming economy, features David Layzell, energy systems architect at The Transition Accelerator, and professor and director of CESAR.

March 15, 2021 Go to article

RE$EARCH MONEY – Adekunbi (Kunbi) Adetona, CESAR, and Dr. (PhD) David Layzell, CESAR and The Transition Accelerator
Open access
This op-ed looks at the unique value of the agri-food sector’s ability to generate negative emissions, to help address climate change.

February 24, 2021 Go to article

Ontario Energy Association webinar

This webinar features a presentation by David Layzell, energy systems architect at The Transition Accelerator and director at CESAR. His presentation starts at 18:30 in the webinar.

February 4, 2021 Go to article

RE$EARCH MONEY – Jessica Galang
This story includes an interview with Kunbi Adetona, a PhD candidate with CESAR, University of Calgary.
NOTE: To access this story and an accompanying infographic on the hydrogen economy, you’ll need to sign up for a free trial (no obligation) of three stories by clicking the “Free Trial” button.

January 13, 2021 Go to article

RE$EARCH MONEY – Lindsay Borthwick
This story features an interview with David Layzell, energy systems architect at The Transition Accelerator, and professor and director of CESAR.
NOTE: To access this story and an accompanying infographic on the hydrogen economy, you’ll need to sign up for a free trial (no obligation) of three stories by clicking the “Free Trial” button.

November 25, 2020 Go to article

News Release – Alberta Industrial Heartland Hydrogen Task Force

November 16, 2020 Go to article

Alberta Primetime – CTV Alberta
This broadcast features an interview with David Layzell, Research Director at The Transition Accelerator and Professor and Director, Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research Initiative.
Note: To watch, in the “BROWSE VIDEO” list, scroll to and click on Alberta Primetime for Wednesday, October 14, 2020.

October 14, 2020 Go to article

ARC Energy Ideas podcast – ARC Energy Research Institute
Peter Tertzakian and Jackie Forrest, from the ARC Energy Institute talk with Dan Wicklum, President and CEO of The Transition Accelerator, and David Layzell, Research Director at the Transition Accelerator and Professor and Director, Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research initiative, about how to successfully build a new hydrogen economy in Canada.

September 15, 2020 Go to article

AEE Alberta and YPE webinar

This webinar, presented by Young Professionals in Energy, Calgary Chapter, and the Association of Energy Engineers, Alberta Chapter, features David Layzell, energy systems architect at The Transition Accelerator and director at CESAR, and Grant Strem, chairman and CEO of Proton Technologies.

July 22, 2020 Go to article

Edmonton Journal – David Staples
This op-ed piece, by Edmonton Journal columnist David Staples, looks at the opportunity for Alberta as a supplier of hydrogen fuel as California moves toward zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks. The op-ed features an interview with Dan Wicklum, president and CEO of The Transition Accelerator.

July 15, 2020 Go to article

EnergiMedia – Markham Hislop
David Layzell, CESAR’s director and research director at The Transition Accelerator, talks with Markham Hislop, CEO of Energi Media, about The Transition Accelerator’s activities, the potential for hydrogen fuel in the heavy-duty commercial freight transportation sector, and the envisioned hydrogen economy for Canada.

July 12, 2020 Go to article

The Transition Accelerator – Jessica Lof
In this blog, Transition Accelerator contributor Jessica Lof, CESAR’s research lead, hydrogen economy, is interviewed by Jess Harris, director of communications at The Transition Accelerator, about the findings and recommendations of a new Transition Accelerator report, “Survey of Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles and Their Fit for Service in Canada.”

July 10, 2020 Go to article

Research Money – Mark Lowey
This story looks in detail at the growing momentum among governments, industry, researchers and innovators to build a transformative and clean hydrogen economy in Canada. It highlights The Transition Accelerator’s work with Natural Resources Canada, and features interviews with: David Layzell, CESAR’s director and research director at The Transition Accelerator; Bruce Lourie, chair of the Transition Accelerator; and Dan Wicklum, CEO of the Transition Accelerator.
NOTE: To access this story and an accompanying infographic on the hydrogen economy, you’ll need to sign up for a free trial (no obligation) of three stories by clicking the “Free Trial” button.

June 24, 2020 Go to article

Corporate Knights – David Layzell and Dan Wicklum
David Layzell, CESAR’s director and research director at The Transition Accelerator, and Dan Wicklum, CEO of The Transition Accelerator, describe how Canada, as it shifts to economic recovery, can lead the world in advancing a hydrogen economy.

May 14, 2020 Go to article

Penticton Western News – Kristy Dyer
This op-ed by Kristy Dyer, a columnist for Black Press Media, discusses the challenges of reducing carbon emissions from British Columbia’s freight and industrial production sectors. The op-ed is illustrated by a CESAR Sankey diagram.

May 6, 2020 Go to article

360 Energy – David Layzell
This webinar presented by 360 Energy features a presentation on building a hydrogen economy in Canada, by David Layzell, CESAR director and research director at The Transition Accelerator.

February 10, 2020 Go to article