Like many of the world’s largest mining companies, Newmont is voluntarily targeting net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Recent research on technical feasibility of mining operation decarbonization has shown that mining companies may be able to achieve up to 70% carbon emissions reductions through internal initiatives, but may require options to capture and store carbon (either […]

This project aims to develop two microgrid models based on hybrid energy resources for supplying clean energy to marine applications and waterfront infrastructure. The proposed Hybrid Energy Station (HES) has two models of HES microgrid. The first is a mobile HES (MHES) for supplying offshore power for charging boats and ships and auxiliary services integrated […]

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) represent the most employed technology for use in electric vehicles as they offer high capacity, cycle-life, and power at reduced weight and dimensions. Current LIB anodes are mainly carbon-based materials with a limited theoretical capacity. On the other hand, a silicon (Si) anode has a theoretical capacity close to an order magnitude […]

The Spill Management and Response Toolbox (SMART) can provide decision-makers and stakeholders with effective contingency planning by combining their expertise from multiple concerns such as response time, operational cost, or environmental impacts. The SMART system is designed to expedite the preparation phase, initiate response operations as soon as possible, reduce the workload and stress for […]

Arsenic (As) levels exceeding the acceptable level (10 ?g/L) in drinking water are detected in private, public, and school wells in many of Newfoundland’s small and remote communities. These wells are the main or sole sources of drinking water. This project aims to develop a sustainable solution to remove As from drinking water by diverting […]

For marine autonomous surface ships (MASS), a more acceptable operation is ‘constrained autonomous operation’ where the ship operates fully autonomously. Most of the existing systems have strictly defined operational constraints or limited available decision spaces; therefore, autonomous decisions are only allowed for some predefined scenarios. However, marine environment is dynamic; the environmental disturbances (wind, wave, […]

The purpose of this project is to take existing state-of-art machine learning techniques and implement them for ice classification in polar seas. Ice classification plays a critical role in any icebreaker voyage. An ice specialist onboard the icebreaker is required to classify all ice environments encountered. This process is tedious and time consuming. This project […]

The project will investigate through first-hand experience how Asian technology firms ideate, develop, debug, test, and ship their software products. The methodologies in Asia can be very different from Canada’s software industry, in which some segments still use outdated development practices. The projects main deliverable to the partner organization (The Cansbridge Fellowship) will be a […]

The intern aims to study the Japanese Robotics Industry by looking at several cases such as Ascent Robotics and analyze the advanced products that are produced by the industry. The intern will be studying the market performance, technological proficiency and other such parameters of products such as mobile manipulators that are produced by Japanese startups. […]

Innovation en méthodologies internes de génie-conseil – Développement durable & Appels d’offres à l’international Le but de ce projet est de définir des méthodes internes pour améliorer la réponse aux appels d’offres de projets à l’international pour l’organisme partenaire, EXP. Des équipes multidisciplinaires, des outils généralisés et des méthodes fonctionnelles sont nécessaires pour intégrer transversalement […]

With thousands of accidents annually, often resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries, billions in economic losses, and devastating environmental pollution, the marine industry remains one of the most dangerous industries nationally and internationally. The work environment on ships is inherently risky and poses numerous challenges to the ship crew. Moreover, the nature of their […]

Increasing worldwide energy demand has sparked research interests towards the direct transformation of low-cost light hydrocarbons like natural gas into valuable liquid fuels or chemicals. Conventional thermo-catalytic approaches to achieve these reactions require high reaction temperatures (> 673 K), resulting in less desired products formation with severe coke. Non-thermal plasma (NTP) technology offers an attractive […]