The Potential of Renewable Hydrogen (Ask NRCan)

The Potential of Renewable Hydrogen (Ask NRCan)

Author: Natural Resources Canada May 7, 2019 Duration: 10:33
Research scientist Peter Gogolek explains to us what is renewable hydrogen, how it is used by the energy sector, as well as how it can help Canada lower its carbon footprint.

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Using Satellites to Monitor Floods (Natural Elements) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:19
In the first episode of our new series Natural Elements, Simon Tolszczuk-Leclerc from Natural Resources Canada’s Emergency Geomatics Service explains how we use satellite imagery to monitor flooding. This information is…
Science at the North Pole (Ask NRCan) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:34
On this episode of “Ask NRCan,” research scientist David Mosher talks about his experiences travelling to the North on a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker to map the Arctic Ocean floor.
The Dangers of Underwater Landslides (Ask NRCan) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:14
On this episode of “Ask NRCan,” research scientist Alexandre Normandeau talks about his work on underwater landslides and their impacts on coastal communities.
Back to basics - building with wood (Ask NRCan) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:47
On this episode of AskNRCan, our experts explain how we’re working to increase the use of wood in non-traditional buildings like high-rises, commercial box stores, bridges and more.
Are bioplastics better than regular plastics? (Ask NRCan) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:03
Experts Peter Gogolek and Jean-François Levasseur discuss bioplastics, a type of plastic made from renewable biomass sources like vegetable fats and oils, straw, and woodchips. Are bioplastics truly better than petroleum…
The science of diluted bitumen (Ask NRCan) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:57
On this episode of AskNRCan, scientist Heather Dettman sits down with us to discuss her work with diluted bitumen to improve the transportation of crude oil and better understand how oil spills behave in water.
Why are rare earth elements important? (Ask NRCan) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:11
Rare earth elements are found in just about every type of high-tech device from smart phones to electric vehicles. In this episode of our Ask NRCan podcast, we sit down with expert Janice Zinck to discuss what rare earth…
Nuclear: The Forgotten Clean Energy (Ask NRCan) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:47
In this episode, Diane Cameron and Dave McCauley discuss how nuclear energy will play a key role in meeting our international climate targets.