There is growing pressure from intergovernmental organizations, governments and consumers to reduce the quantity of greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere. Investments in green technology such as renewable energy sources, battery technology and carbon capture and sequestration can often yield significant reductions in carbon emissions. However, the corresponding economic costs of these projects can […]

Les alternateurs hydrauliques font partie des équipements de base de la production d’énergie électrique sur le réseau. La défaillance de ces équipements en service peut occasionner un arrêt indéterminé de la production, des pertes financières importantes et des pannes pour les usagers. La durée de vie des alternateurs hydrauliques, comme tous autres équipements électriques haute […]

The goal of our proposal is to clarify the impacts of low doses of radiation on key biological aspects in a short-lived animal model (the cricket). Current assessments of radiation exposure mainly emphasize cancer. Our model will allow us to more broadly assess important features like growth, maturation, survivorship, reproduction and life span as well […]

By incorporation of distributed power generation to passive distribution networks, these networks will change to active networks and the studies related to active networks should be considered for them. Disconnection of these networks from the upstream power system may let them operate in islanded mode (a micro-grid). One of the studies that should be considered […]

This project aims to test and fully develop a collaborative and adaptive root-cause analysis (CARCA) tool. Designed as an educational technology, the goal of this tool is to enhance learning and retention of knowledge and skills of Health, Safety, Environment, and Regulatory professionals in their incident/accident investigations. The project will extensively test the tool for […]

Behaviour change and the use of nudges are not new phenomenon within academia. However, the difficulty of measuring behaviour change hinders the development of a solid understanding of how behaviour change transpires. As such, the intern will use primary data to asses Thinkwell Shift and ENSC’s current and historical resource use reduction and hevaioural change […]

Un outil de « poisson virtuel » est développé pour évaluer les dommages potentiels aux poissons traversant des turbines hydrauliques de barrage. Il se base sur le traitement de résultats de simulations numériques de ces turbines afin d’estimer la trajectoire probable du poisson et ainsi déterminer si les conditions de pression qu’il rencontre lors de […]

La maintenance et l’entretien des hydro-génératrices nécessitent parfois la réparation des conducteurs de cuivre des alternateurs. La méthode de réparation par brasage à la torche, actuellement utilisée, comporte plusieurs inconvénients techniques rendant la réparation sur site difficile à mettre en oeuvre. La réparation des alternateurs génère des arrêts importants et peu prévisibles de la production […]

Ce projet vise l’optimisation de la compacité des particules cimentaires pour améliorer la durabilité des bétons ordinaires (BO) et celle des bétons à hautes performances (BHP). L’étude inclut l’incorporation des ajouts cimentaires notamment la poudre de verre, le métakaolin et le laitier dans les bétons en vue de réduire considérablement la perméabilité de bétons. En […]

Global population growth, urbanization and changing climate patterns have increased the demand for potable water, wastewater reuse and value recovery from wastewater, and treatment of industrial process water. Population growth also results in increased demand for the shipping of goods by ocean freight, with the associated risk of the transport of unwanted marine life from […]

The goal of this proposal is to clarify the reasons for an increased burden of serious bacterial infections caused by two common pathogens: Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae in Canadian First Nations. Methodology includes comparative analysis of the critical parameters of naturally acquired immunity against these pathogens in adult First Nations individuals living in two […]

The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) coordinates electricity generation and transmission to ensure a reliable and stable electricity supply for the province of Ontario. Human operators monitor the power grid with the help of automated energy management systems. Increasing amounts of data, electricity demand, and renewable generation mean these operators need new tools to help […]