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Geofirma Engineering Ltd. is taking their knowledge and experience in carbon storage planning in SW Ontario to the Paraná Basin in Brazil! Geofirma colleagues Richard Jackson and Robert Walsh are guest speakers and short course facilitators at the @Carbonless Summit conference in São Paulo, Brazil on November 4th, and 5th, 2024.  The conference brings together industry experts to discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with the storage of ethanol produced CO2 in Brazil. The following is where you can find talks hosted by Geofirma:   Round Table Discussion Title: Risks: how to store safely (Richard Jackson) 📅Date and time: November 5, 2024, 14:00 to 15:30   Closing Talk Title: Is Bioenergy CCS the low hanging fruit? (Robert Walsh, Richard Jackson) 📅Date and time: November 5, 2024, 14:00 to 15:30   Short Course: Title: MC01 – “Geological CO2 Storage in Sedimentary Basins” 📅Date: November 6, 2024   Additional Details at https://lnkd.in/eNgn7dG3   #CCS, #CCUS, #BECCS, #São Paulo Brazil.

The Canadian government is showing big support for carbon capture, including with a "'Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits" scheme announced in June 2024. But most of the CCS developments to date have been in the West - Alberta and Saskatchewan. How might the East catch up?   Dick Jackson, fellow with Geofirma Engineering Ltd. discusses the potential geological CO2 storage reservoirs in Central and Eastern Canada in a webinar hosted by Carbon Capture Journal and Decarb Connect.   A recording of the talk is available here: https://lnkd.in/ecAXj3Xw

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Welcome to the Team, Simon Foster! We are delighted to announce that Simon has joined our Geoscience Team as a Senior Hydrogeologist. Simon brings a depth of expertise in environmental, geophysical, and hydrogeological assessments for municipal, mining, and other industrial clients. His areas of experience include numerical groundwater modelling, aquifer testing, water quality assessments, drilling investigations, and geophysical surveying. Simon’s multidisciplinary experience has been applied to projects throughout Canada and internationally. Simon holds a Master’s degree in Hydrogeology and is a registered Professional Geoscientist in Ontario. Please join Geofirma’s senior team (John Avis, Glen Briscoe, Sean Sterling, Nicola Calder, Robert Walsh) and the rest of Geofirma in extending a warm welcome to Simon as we expand our team’s talents and services offerings in hydrogeology and geosciences! #NewTeamMember, #Geoscience, #Hydrogeology, #MineHydrogeology

Geofirma Engineering is hiring: Computational Modeler Geofirma Engineering Ltd. is looking for a computational modeler to join our team working on groundwater flow, contaminant transport, and geomechanics. You would be joining a team of experienced professionals who conduct leading-edge modelling for radioactive waste management, carbon sequestration, energy storage, and other significant subsurface activities. A deep knowledge of the scientific and mathematical basis of fluid flow and transport modelling is required, and the position requires substantial data analysis skills. The ideal candidate will have a doctorate degree from a recognized Canadian engineering or earth science university program. You should have an established track record in modelling subsurface flow processes including multiphase flow, chemical processes (e.g. dissolution), hydromechanical coupling, and chemical transport. You should have the potential to obtain a P.Eng. or P.Geo. license in Ontario. Experience developing numerical models is essential, and experience with the modeling codes HydroGeoSphere, TOUGH3, and/or FLAC3D would be an asset. Experience with software development is also of interest. Duties for the position include: - Building physics-based models of geological systems to describe subsurface flow of multiple fluid phases and geomechanical effects of pressure alteration in the subsurface. - Performing experiments on large geophysical databases to develop new relationships between geophysical log data and fundamental properties of subsurface flow systems. - Application of machine learning, including artificial neural networks, to optimization problems such as injection well placement and minimization of pipeline network length. - Develop programing scripts and software for extracting, cleaning, and organizing large and complex datasets. - Create high quality visualizations to communicate complex scientific and engineering concepts and model results to colleagues and clients. - Writing high quality client-facing reports or memos which translate complex scientific and engineering products and concepts to provide actionable information to clients. The successful candidate will be offered a permanent position, with the opportunity to assume increasing autonomy and responsibility and equity participation in Geofirma Engineering Ltd. Salary will be in accordance with PEO/APGO salary scales. Company benefits include medical/dental and Group RRSP. The position is based in Ottawa, Ontario and is not a remote position.

I would like to congratulate Dr. Meyer, Dr. Parker and my other coauthors on a paper that was recently accepted in the Journal of Hydrology. The paper shows how complimentary rock core VOC, hydraulic testing, and hydraulic head data can be used to identify aquitards and assess their integrity. Findings from this paper show the limitations of conventional site characterization methods when identifying aquitards in fractured rocks, where there can be signicant anisotropy due to fracture network geometries.

Lauren has shared her recent publication that makes some great contributions to the development of a robust tectonic framework for understanding the architecture of basal sandstones all over North America, which are popular carbon sequestration and storage targets in Canada and the United States.