Electricity produced from wind energy contributes to a cleaner environment and helps keep energy prices low. This project addresses two challenges encountered in wind turbine operations, namely leading-edge blade protection and mechanical failures. Both challenges present downtime for maintenance and repair, disrupting performance and power output, but more significantly, the sustainability of wind turbines. With […]

The Rural Resilience Research Internship program at Selkirk Innovates aims to provide research support to government and non-profit partners across the Kootenay and Boundary regions of British Columbia. Internships will focus on themes that relate to our region’s ability to successfully respond to economic, social, and environmental changes, including climate change, demographic shifts, and rural […]

Stormwater ponds are widely used across urban areas to improve water quality, yet their actual long-term performance under different design standards remains poorly quantified. This project will evaluate how efficiently these ponds remove sediment and associated pollutants by applying a mass-balance approach and tracking deposition rates through time. Although the technology is assumed to work, […]

Les villes, comme d’autres organisations, cherchent à utiliser l’intelligence artificielle (IA) pour automatiser leurs processus internes et améliorer leur fonctionnement. Mais contrairement aux autres niveaux de gouvernement, les municipalités sont en contact direct avec les personnes citoyennes. Elles doivent donc offrir des services de qualité, rapides et concrets, ce qui complique leur transformation numérique. Des […]

Gas pipelines play a critical role in delivering natural gas safely to homes and businesses, but failures can lead to serious risks, including gas leaks and service disruptions. This research project aims to develop an advanced AI-powered system for monitoring the condition of gas pipelines. By using machine learning techniques, the system will analyze data […]

This project will explore the increase in coyote sightings and incidents in Liberty Village, Toronto. By analyzing data from community reports and speaking with residents and wildlife experts, the team will identify patterns and reasons behind human-coyote conflicts. The goal is to help the City of Toronto understand why these interactions are happening and to […]

L’accès à du répit pour les personnes proches aidantes (PPA) est difficile puisqu’elles font face à diverses problématiques (liste d’attente, horaire peu flexible, distance géographique, etc.). L’organisation Entraidant veut offrir un service de répit atypique (qui n’a pas lieu sur une base régulière, en semaine) aux PPA à l’aide d’une plateforme informatique qui facilitera le […]

USP currently works with storage facilities in a manner akin to a broker network, relying on numerous third-party locations for freight-in and warehousing. USP is considering a strategic revision of its supply chain dynamics, with the intention of optimizing their current supply network in an effort to become more sustainable and cost effective. USP is […]

Ambitious 100% net-zero emissions targets, the growing proliferation of distributed energy resources including wind, solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage, and a rise in modern loads such as high capacity electric vehicle charging stations are ushering Canadian utility companies through a major transformation in how electrical distribution grids are managed and operated. Consequently, the traditional […]

Steel pipelines as key Canadian infrastructure are often exposed to various geological and environmental conditions that cause defects such as cracks, dents, and gouges in the pipe wall, which can lead to pipe fracture in pipelines, compromising the entire pipeline’s functionality and resulting in significant economic losses, environmental issues or even fatalities. There are several […]

This project aims to reduce particulate emissions below 2.5 g/h from wood furnaces to comply with EPA and CSA standards. We will develop an innovative adsorbent column to capture particulate emissions. We will investigate the effects of different adsorbents and their blending ratios on capturing particulate emissions.

Ce projet vise à mieux comprendre comment différentes personnes cohabitent sur et autour des voies cyclables : cyclistes, piétons, personnes en fauteuil roulant ou utilisant une aide à la mobilité, personnes aveugles ou malvoyantes, et utilisateurs de trottinettes. Avec la popularité croissante du vélo et de la mobilité active, ces espaces deviennent des lieux où […]