Zaid Al-Chalabi P.Eng, M.Sc.

Principal, Climate & Sustainability

Zaid is passionate about sustainability by unlocking value in operations through energy efficiency and accelerating decarbonization through low-carbon electrification.

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For over 13 years, Zaid has been delivering sustainable energy projects to customers globally.  Zaid works directly with utilities and governments in North America providing technical expertise and developing strategies to achieve their energy conservation and carbon reduction targets.  This includes delivering on their demand side management programs and managing the deployment of DC fast charging stations.

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Zaid has also worked directly with customers to develop roadmaps as part of their net zero strategy which includes short- and long-term fuel switching plans and fleet electrification.  He has evaluated the technical and financial feasibility, as well as program compliance, of energy efficiency and low-carbon electrification projects in the industrial and commercial sectors including mining, forestry, manufacturing, transportation, oil & gas, food & beverage, and municipalities including wastewater treatment.  Over the years, Zaid enabled customers in Canada save over 500 GWh of energy per year, equivalent to supplying over 50,000 homes.

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In addition, Zaid is a member of several CSA Standards technical committees developing novel standards for benchmarking energy performance of industrial systems and whole facilities.  To date he has pioneered the development of 5 CSA standards.

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Prior to forming ASA Energy, Zaid was accountable for overseeing and executing utility scale Solar PV power plants for customers in the Middle East and North Africa.  He helped promote and foster the Solar PV industry in the Middle East by working directly with governments, utilities, and developers to deliver some of the first Solar PV grid connected systems in the region.