Dr Maryam MKhani
Director, CCUS Strategy
“I’ve always loved coming up with new ideas that challenge the status quo. We’re only ever one idea away from transforming the hardest to abate sectors of the global economy.”
“I’ve also been involved in new technological concepts for CCUS in the oil industry. And published dozens of articles and contributed to books and patents on emerging technologies in the energy intensive industries.”
This cross industry experience has given Maryam a unique understanding of the complexities – and often competing demands – at this stage of the energy transition.Finding new solutions for a dynamic energy market
“Utilizing CO2 as a feedstock can help maintain this balance,” says Maryam. “We don’t want more CO2 in the atmosphere, but we can reuse it in other processes and enable a new economy for CO2 in hard to abate sectors.
“My role is to review technologies and strategize their roles across the value chain of CCUS,” she says. “I combine technical skills with design thinking to provide strategic recommendations to our customers. From traditional power and energy producers to hard to abate chemicals and materials producers that are committed to decarbonization.”Addressing the misconceptions about CCUS
“It’s true that no single technology or approach can solve the decarbonization challenge alone. But CCUS can be a viable option for drastic reductions in CO2 emissions to help avert the worst impacts of climate change.
“We can’t turn our backs on carbon intensive industries on this journey to net zero,” continues Maryam. “And it’s rewarding to support projects that prove decarbonization is possible in any sector.”