In this video, join Future Energy Systems Outreach Coordinator Valerie Miller as she introduces you to four Future Energy Systems researchers studying energy and the economy, from the cost of energy in the NWT, to the… getting biojet fuel off the ground, using tax refund policies to encourage habitat restoration and life cycle assessment of land reclamation strategies.

Part 1: Why does energy cost more in the north? What alternative energy strategies exist to reduce costs? Explore these questions and more with Abhimanyu Jamwal MSc, Research Assistant, in Professor Sandeep Agrawal's laboratory. Download a worksheet here to explore further: https://www.futureenergysystems.ca/public/download/files/128439.

Part 2: Can we fly without fossil fuels? Biofuels are produced from living plant material, using a specific type of biojet for flight. Join student Meghan Lim to discover the reasons for biojet production and the challenges it faces, including high production costs. Download a worksheet here to explore further: https://www.futureenergysystems.ca/public/download/files/116188.
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Part 3: Meet Zhanji Zhang, MSc, who shares their research on using tax and tax refund policies to encourage oil and gas companies to restore caribou habitat. For more details, see the article: https://www.futureenergysystems.ca/news/post/what-s-certain-about-caribou-death-and-taxes.

Part 4: In this short video, Maggie Cascadden describes how their research team uses life cycle assessment to identify the inputs and outputs needed for some of the cool recovery technologies that Future Energy Systems' research labs are studying. This information allows them to compare the input and output of each technology. They hope to use this information to gain a more complete picture of the environmental impacts of the production process and to identify which technologies are best suited for commercialization. Maggie Cascadden is a PhD candidate. You can find more information at https://www.futureenergysystems.ca/research/researcher-directory/1024. Click here for the script so everyone can enjoy Energy In A Flash: https://www.futureenergysystems.ca/public/download/files/173358

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