Innovation Insights: Carbon capture innovation in the fight against climate change
January 13, 2025
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In this episode of Innovation Insights, Niraj Raythatha talks about the challenges of carbon capture innovation. He is our sector leader for conventional energy and carbon capture technology.
He speaks about his firsthand experience utilizing innovative strategies in carbon capture technology deployment. He also gives advice for others looking to do the same.
Innovation Insights is a monthly video series that features innovation leaders from across Stantec discussing various facets of the world of innovation. They talk about how to apply it to the work we complete for our clients.
For more information about our innovative engineering and design solutions, visit Innovation and our Innovation and Technology Ideas pages.
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As a director of business development for Energy, Niraj’s role involves winning work, building client relationships, and motivating his colleagues to be innovative by bringing in challenging and interesting projects
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