PLAN's Strategic Partner, Investee Company ZS2 Technologies 
Finalist: ZS2 Technologies (Doug Brown, CTO; Pary Roshan, Research Associate; Danny Wong, Research Associate)
Initiative: Project Prairie Seawater: A greener future for cement
Combining construction and material science, our team is developing a vertically integrated solution to sequester CO2 into a range of value-added Magnisium Based Concrete (MBC) materials. ZS2 Technologies research and development team, comprised of Dr. Doug Brown – Chief Technical Officer, Dr. Danny Wong – Engineering Lead, and Pary Roshan – Research Associate, have carved the pathway to net zero cement production.
• The ZS2 R & D Team, led by Dr. Doug Brown, Chief – Technical Officer and Co-Founder of ZS2, oversees a team of chemists, engineers and other professionals who have significant experience and material science know-how in carbon capture and related fields. Dr. Brown has a Ph.D. in Chemistry and is a founding team member of Carbon Engineering. He holds multiple patents relating to MBC.
• Dr. Danny Wong holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and brings previous experience in carbon capture with two patents and 19 peer-reviewed publications.
• Pary Roshan holds a Master’s Degree in Physical Chemistry, along with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Chemistry and a Bachelor of Applied Technology, furthermore she is the co-inventor of a carbon neutral MBC patent.
Leveraging a circular model through strategic local partnerships, the science from ZS2 incorporates an unused mined Magnesium ore from Baymag, lithium-void wastewater brine from Lithium Bank, with advanced manufacturing technologies from ZS2 to produce an innovative carbon-negative magnesium-based cement (MBC). ZS2’s technology will capture CO2 directly from at Lithium Bank’s site and then integrate the captured CO2 into novel MBC products. The process provides an industry-transforming solution that produces cement from waste brines and utilizes off-spec products from the mining sector in Alberta.